Wim Jonk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wim Jonk
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1966(1966-10-12)
Age	58
Birthplace	Volendam
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Libra

Wim Jonk Biography

Wim Jonk is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 12, 1966 in Volendam, Netherlands. Wilhelmus Maria “Wim” Jonk (born 12 October 1966) is a Dutch football coach Former international player and the former Head of academy in Ajax Amsterdam. Along with Jordi Cruyff Jonk oversees Cruyff Football and is responsible for the world-wide development and diffusion of the legacy of football of Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, who died on the 24th of March in 2016. Jonk is the coach of FC Volendam for the season 2019/2020. This is the team where Jonk began his career as a footballer. FC Volendam currently plays in the Eerste Divisie.

At the same time in Internazionale the club, he made 54 appearances over two seasons, scoring eight goals. He scored in the UEFA Cup Final again, this time when Internazionale took the trophy in 1994. But, after teammates Dennis Bergkamp left Internazionale for Arsenal towards the end of the 1994-95 season Bergkamp felt the chances of being a first-team player for the Italian club were at risk (he was at the time just a few years young) and he returned to the Netherlands to join PSV. He stayed for long enough at PSV to convince manager Guus Hiddink that he should be picked to play in his team for the 1998 World Cup in France after being omitted for Euro 1996. In 1998’s World Cup, Jonk played in five of the seven games which the Netherlands took part in, but did not score any goals.

For the 1998–99 season, Jonk went to join Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £2.5 million, where he was a regular starter for the relegation-threatened side. Apparently, his once-impressive performances for both club and country had gone and he was frequently injured, which caused the Wednesday fans to voice dissent about a clause in his contract which stipulated that he would automatically receive £5,000 per game which he would miss through injury. At the beginning of the 2000–01 season, he announced his retirement from the game.

With the appointment of Frank Rijkaard as the new manager after the 1998 World Cup, Jonk’s international career seemed to be over. However, he did play once more for the Netherlands in a friendly against Denmark on 18 August 1999. Jonk finished his international career on 49 caps and 11 goals.

His precise passing, impressive vision and the tenacious and hard-working style of playing led to his first appearance for the Dutch national team, winning 3-2 in a friendly game against Austria on May 27, 1992. He was signed to join Internazionale in 1993, prior to his participation in the 1994 World Cup, where he was joined by fellow Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp. The Italian club was reportedly following their famous city rivals Milan in acquiring Dutch players hoping to replicate Milan’s success with Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit in the latter part of the 1980s and into the early 1990s.

Wim Jonk Net Worth

Wim Jonk is one of the richest Association Football Player from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wim Jonk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In Volendam, Jonk started his career with the an amateur team RKAV Volendam, before signing for Volendam in 1986. As a central midfielder He scored numerous goals and helped his team in their climb up to Eredivisie in 1987. There, Jonk scored another five goals. Ajax closely monitored his progress and his abilities didn’t go unnoticed by the attention of the club’s scouts and they accelerated his transfer to Amsterdam in 1988.

At Ajax the club, he was accepted into the squad quickly, scoring six goals in the first season. The chances for the first team were frequent and, while not a lot However, his debut with the Dutch national team appeared to be far off. His game isn’t particularly creative, however the player has established himself as an anchor for midfield similar to other Dutch players such as Aron Winter Erwin Koeman, Philip Cocu, Mark van Bommel and Kevin Strootman. So it is no surprise that with his Dutch 1990 World Cup squad brimming with attacking midfielders such as Richard Witschge and Jan Wouters The latter was not surprisingly excluded from Dutch nationals in later 1980s, as well as from in the 90 World Cup squad. He was a key player in helping Ajax to win the 1991 UEFA Cup Final in which they scored goals to beat Torino.

The Dutch 1994 World Cup squad selected by then coach Dick Advocaat had been tipped to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament and Advocaat had opted for a central midfield pairing of Jonk and usually Jan Wouters or Rob Witschge, supported by speedy wingers such as Marc Overmars and Bryan Roy. In the first group game against Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands fell behind to a goal by Saudi player Fuad Amin in the 19th minute of the match before Jonk opened his World Cup scoring account by netting a 50th minute long-range effort from a good 35 metres out. Though the keeper could have saved the shot, it went in nonetheless, and the goal became one of the most spectacular of the tournament. The Dutch went on to win the match by a goal from Gaston Taument in the 86th minute. Jonk would score another goal against the Republic of Ireland from another long-range effort and a goalkeeping blunder, in a convincing 2–0 win to help the Dutch qualify for a quarter-final meeting with Brazil.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Wim Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Wim Jonk celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.