Michel Kreek (born 16 January 1971) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made one international appearance for the Netherlands national team: on 22 February 1995, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Portugal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1971-01-16) 16 January 1971 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jong Ajax (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Ajax | 83 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Padova | 53 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Perugia | 32 | (3) |
| 1997–2002 | Vitesse | 130 | (18) |
| 2002–2004 | AEK Athens | 29 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Willem II | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 350 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2013 | Ajax (academy) | ||
| 2013–2016 | Almere City (U19) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Inter Milan (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Netherlands (women's assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands (women's U20) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Ajax (youth coordinator) | ||
| 2021– | Jong Ajax (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was part of Frank de Boer's backroom staff at Inter Milan.
After retiring, Kreek immediately began his coaching career at Ajax' academy.[1] He worked in several positions at Ajax' academy until his departure in the summer 2013, where he joined Almere City as U19 manager. Beside that, he would also be the head responsible of Almere's academy.[2] In the 2015-16 season, Kreek also functioned as assistant coach for the Dutch U-19 national team.[3]
In August 2016, Kreek was appointed assistant coach to Frank de Boer at Italian club Inter Milan.[4] However, de Boer and his staff, including Kreek, was fired in the beginning of November 2016.[5]
In November 2017, Kreek was named assistant coach to Sarina Wiegman at the Netherlands women's national team.[6] In addition to his duties as assistant coach of the Dutch women's team, he was also appointed manager of the U-20 women's team in March 2018 ahead He left the position in July 2019 to re-join Ajax, this time as a youth coordinator.[7] In June 2021, he promoted to assistant coach for Jong Ajax under manager Johnny Heitinga.[8]
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