| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Jan Derksen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Theole | |||
| Den Bosch | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | BVV Den Bosch | 79 | (21) |
| 1993–1995 | Roda JC | 17 | (2) |
| 1994 | → MVV (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Dordrecht '90 | 52 | (20) |
| 1998–2000 | Zwolle | 67 | (32) |
| 2000–2001 | Austria Wien | 18 | (3) |
| 2001–2003 | Cambuur | 33 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Emmen | 34 | (14) |
| 2004–2005 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | (18) |
| 2005–2006 | Roda JC | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | VVV-Venlo | 47 | (23) |
| 2007–2008 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Helmond Sport | 31 | (9) |
| Total | 464 | (156) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 30 September 2009 (UTC) | |||
Dirk Jan Derksen, (born 17 June 1972) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He is one of the only players who has played for all Limburgian professional clubs (MVV, VVV,[1] Fortuna Sittard and Roda JC).
A prolific striker, Derksen played the large part of his career in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and also had a spell with Austrian giants Austria Wien.[2]
He retired from professional football as part of Helmond Sport in 2009.[3] He would instead continue as an amateur player at EVV Echt while pursuing a managerial career on the side.[4]
After retiring as a player, Derksen worked for VVV's commercial department and in 2011 he was named assistant to Willem II manager Jurgen Streppel.[5] He joined former club Roda JC as a youth coach in 2013.[6]
He is the cousin of sports journalist and former player Johan Derksen.