Danny Hoekman (born September 21, 1964) is a retired footballer who briefly played as a midfielder in the Football League for Manchester City.[1][2] He was severely injured by FC Utrecht goalkeeper Jan-Willem van Ede in 1987; he received a financial compensation twenty years later.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danny Hoekman | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | N.E.C. | 81 | (17) |
| 1986–1988 | Roda JC | 25 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | FC VVV | 16 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | FC Den Haag | 42 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | (6) |
| 1993–1997 | N.E.C. | 51 | (13) |
| Total | 240 | (48) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Al Shahaniya | ||
| 2004 | Bonner SC | ||
| 2005 | FC Hämeenlinna | ||
| 2010 | Racing Mechelen | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mesaimeer | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In July 2016, he was appointed technical manager of N.E.C. but was dismissed in January 2017.[4]
Himself a left winger when he was active as a player, Hoekman wrote a book about left sided players.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Manchester City: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "A tale of what might have been - ESPN FC". Archived from the original on 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Zaak Hoekman legt bom onder profvoetbal". Gelderlander (in Dutch). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Breuk tussen Danny Hoekman en NEC". Gelderlander (in Dutch). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Wijffels, Maarten (3 November 2025). "Danny Hoekman schreef boek over linkspoten: 'Schokkend dat Gakpo Rensenbrink niet kent'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
External links
edit- Danny Hoekman at Ererat (in Dutch)
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