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Karel Bonsink

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Karel Bonsink
Karel Bonsink at Ajax, 1979
Personal information
Full name Karel Bonsink
Date of birth (1950-09-21) 21 September 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 DWS 62 (4)
1971–1974 FC Utrecht 98 (24)
1974–1978 RFC Liège 129
1978–1979 RWDM 30 (10)
1979–1980 Ajax 26 (7)
1980–1981 RWDM 27 (10)
1981–1982 Rennes 26 (4)
1982–1983 Seiko 24 (8)
International career
1968-1969 Netherlands U-19 3 (0)
1971 Netherlands U-21 1 (0)
Managerial career
1989–1992 Abcoude
1992–1994 FC Utrecht (Youth)
1994–1996 AGOVV
1996–1997 NAC (Assistant)
1997–2000 Haarlem
2001–2013 Hilversum
2015–2019 Hilversum
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karel Bonsink (born 21 September 1950) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. He last coached FC Hilversum.[1]

Playing career

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Born in The Hague, but raised in the Staatsliedenbuurt in Amsterdam,[2] over the course of his career Bonsink has played as a forward for DWS, FC Utrecht, FC Luik, RWDM, Ajax,[3] Stade Rennais F.C.[4] and Seiko SA.

Bonsink played 3 games for the Netherlands national under-19 football team and one for Jong Oranje.[5]

Managerial career

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Bonsink has managed FC Abcoude, AGOVV,[6] HFC Haarlem[7] and was a coach at FC Hilversum, competing in the Topklasse since 2010, where one of his sons was active as a player.[8]

On 10 November 2013, it was announced that Bonsink would take a managerial position with West African side AS Dragons from Benin. This however faltered due to negotiations with his manager Humprey Nijman at the time.[9] He returned to Hilversum in 2015.[10]

Honours

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Club

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Ajax

Seiko

References

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  1. ^ "Karel Bonsink". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Laatste kunstje ex-topvoetballer Karel 'baron' Bonsink". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. ^ Ajax stats - Ajax
  4. ^ Another Dutchman with the “Rouge et Noir” - Stade Rennais
  5. ^ "Karel Bonsink". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  6. ^ AGOVV vraagt proflicentie aan - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Ontslag Bonsink - NRC (in Dutch)
  8. ^ "Bonsink teleurgesteld in Hilversum". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Bonsink kon aan de slag in Benin". RTV N-H. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  10. ^ Karel Bonsink: "Uiteindelijk hebben ze de beer weer wakker gemaakt" Archived 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine - RTV Noord Holland (in Dutch)
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