René van der Gijp

René van der Gijp

Van der Gijp in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-04-04) 4 April 1961
Place of birth	Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	DFC
1975–1976	Feyenoord
1976–1978	Sparta Rotterdam
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)
International career
1982–1987	Netherlands	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René van der Gijp (born 4 April 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Sparta Rotterdam, Lokeren, PSV, Neuchâtel Xamax, Aarau and Heerenveen, as well as for the Netherlands national team. Since retiring from football in 1992, he has worked as a sports pundit and commentator.

The son of former footballer Wim and nephew of Cor, van der Gijp was born in Dordrecht and began his senior career with Sparta Rotterdam in 1978. During his career, where his best period was in the mid-1980s for PSV, he gained 15 caps for the Netherlands national team in which he scored two goals.

After ending his playing career, van der Gijp became known on television as a co-host in the football talk show Voetbal Inside (later Veronica Inside). His contribution to the program earned him a nomination for the "Televizier Talent Award" in 2010. The biographies Gijp (2012) and De wereld volgens Gijp (2016) were bestsellers and were awarded the "NS Publieksprijs" (NS Audience Award).

Career

During his club career, van der Gijp played for Sparta Rotterdam, KSC Lokeren, PSV, 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. He is now active in the same role in Veronica Inside (which has the same format as Voetbal International) on Veronica.

Van der Gijp announced a theater show scheduled for 2 September 2020 in Rotterdam Ahoy.

References

Bibliography

Printed

• van Egmond, Michel (2013). Gijp. Gouda: Voetbal International. ISBN 978-90-71359-47-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• van Egmond, Michel (2016). De wereld volgens Gijp. Gouda: Voetbal International. ISBN 978-90-488-3952-0. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Online

• "René van der Gijp will be in Ahoy in 2020 with a theater show". www.tellerreport.com. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

Media related to René van der Gijp at Wikimedia Commons

• René van der Gijp at National-Football-Teams.com
• René van der Gijp at WorldFootball.net