Rogier Meijer (born 5 September 1981) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rogier Kriston Meijer | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Doetinchem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Zelhem | |||
| VIOD Doetinchem | |||
| SV Babberich | |||
| 2003–2004 | De Graafschap | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | VV Bennekom | ||
| 2005–2014 | De Graafschap | 253 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | VIOD Doetinchem | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | De Graafschap (U14) | ||
| 2015–2017 | De Graafschap (U19) | ||
| 2017–2019 | NEC (U19) | ||
| 2019–2020 | NEC (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2025 | NEC | ||
| 2025–2026 | Bayer Leverkusen (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Meijer appeared his entire professional career for De Graafschap as a midfielder. In May 2014, Meijer announced his retirement from professional football. After a year at his former amateur team VIOD, Meijer completely stopped playing football.
Coaching career
editIn his last year as an active footballer, Meijer was hired by De Graafschap as the manager of the U14's. In the summer 2015, he became U19 manager for the club which he was until the end of the 2016/17 season.[1][2]
In April 2017, it was announced that Meijer would take charge of the U19 team at NEC in the upcoming season.[1] On 3 April 2019, he was appointed as assistant manager for the first team until the end of the season.[3]
In June 2020, Meijer was appointed new head coach of NEC, signing a one-year contract.[4]
Following the end of the 2024–25 Eredivisie season, he left to take up an assistant manager role at Bayer Leverkusen.[5]
On 25 May 2026, he was appointed as the head coach of Sparta Rotterdam, signing a contract until 2028.[6]
Career statistics
edit| Season | Club | Country | League | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | De Graafschap |  Netherlands | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIOD | Tweede Klasse | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 253 | 6 | |||
Last update: 20 August 2014
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 22 May 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| NEC | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2025 | 196 | 79 | 48 | 69 | 323 | 270 | +53 | 40.31 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1 July 2026 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Career totals | 196 | 79 | 48 | 69 | 323 | 270 | +53 | 40.31 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 ROGIER MEIJER VERTREKT NAAR NEC, degraafschap.nl, 25 April 2017
- ↑ Rogier Meijer - Trainer/Coach - NEC Nijmegen | LinkedIn, linkedin.com
- ↑ Ron de Groot, Adrie Bogers en Rogier Meijer maken seizoen af met N.E.C., nec-nijmegen.nl, 3 April 2019
- ↑ "Eerstedivisieclub NEC gunt Meijer eerste baan als hoofdtrainer". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "Rogier Meijer – assistant coach". bayer04.de. Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ↑ "Sparta haalt Meijer als opvolger van Steijn weg bij Leverkusen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 25 May 2026.
External links
edit- Rogier Meijer at Voetbal International
- Rogier Meijer at WorldFootball.net
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