René van der Gijp

René van der Gijp

Personal information
Date of birth	4 April 1961
Place of birth	Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1978–1982	Sparta Rotterdam	83	(28)
1982–1984	Lokeren	66	(18)
1984–1987	PSV	83	(43)
1987–1988	Neuchâtel Xamax	19	(6)
1988–1989	Aarau	6	(1)
1989–1990	Sparta Rotterdam	17	(0)
1990–1992	Heerenveen	32	(6)
National team
1982-1987	Netherlands	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

René van der Gijp (born 4 April 1961) is a retired Dutch football right winger.

Career

During his club career, Van der Gijp played for Sparta Rotterdam, PSV, KSC Lokeren, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Aarau and SC Heerenveen. He also made 15 appearances for the Netherlands national team, scoring 2 goals. His father Wim, as well as his uncle Cor, also were capped by Oranje.

After his football career, Van der Gijp became known as a television pundit for Dutch football talk show Voetbal International, broadcast by RTL.

External links

• René van der Gijp at National-Football-Teams.com
• World Football profile