Rogier Marinus Molhoek (born 22 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works as a youth coach at NAC Breda.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rogier Marinus Molhoek | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-07-22) 22 July 1981 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SHO | |||
| Dordrecht '90 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Dordrecht '90 | 30 | (3) |
| 2001–2005 | RKC Waalwijk | 83 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | AZ | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Vitesse (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Vitesse | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dordrecht | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 229 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Molhoek previously played several years for Dordrecht '90, RKC Waalwijk, AZ, Vitesse and VVV-Venlo.[1][2] He had emerged as a talented defensive midfielder at RKC, and was signed by AZ in January 2006 on a four-and-a-half year contract in a move, which saw Danny Mathijssen move the other way on loan.[3] His time in Alkmaar was, however, marked by injuries and he struggled to establish himself in the starting lineup.[4] After loans at NAC Breda and Vitesse, he signed a permanent two-and-a-half year deal with the latter on 14 January 2009 with Julian Jenner making the same move.[5]
Molhoek signed his last professional contract with FC Dordrecht in July 2012.[6] On 8 April 2013, Molhoek announced his retirement from professional football, returning to his youth club SHO in his hometown Oud-Beijerland, after the season. Due to a lingering ankle injury, Molhoek was no longer able to continue playing professionally.[7] He would also join the coaching staff of the youth department of Dordrecht.[8] He retired from SHO in early 2015 due to injuries.
Molhoek gained three caps for the Netherlands under-21 team, making his debut on 6 September 2002 in the 0–1 loss to Belarus.[9] He also appeared as team captain of the U21s.[10]
In February 2015, he became assistant coach of the Dordrecht first team. In March 2017, he became a part of the NAC Breda youth department, initially coaching the U17 team.[11] He was promoted to assistant coach of the NAC first team in January 2020 under head coach Peter Hyballa,[12] before stepping down from the position on his own initiative on 10 February, instead choosing to coach the U17 team again.[13][14] From the 2020–21 season, Molhoek formed a coaching duo together with Michael Dingsdag of the U18 team, after the U19 team of NAC was dissolved.[15]
Ooit was Rogier Molhoek een groot talent, aanvoerder van Jong Oranje zelfs. Ex-ploeggenoten van toen spelen nu in het Nederlands elftal en de Champions League.