Jeroen Rijsdijk

Jeroen Rijsdijk (born 24 May 1977) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the head coach of Almere City.

Playing career Rijsdijk was a semi-professional footballer who trained with Feyenoord and VV SHO. From 2003 to 2007, he was with IJsselmeervogels where he became captain. He ended his career with ASWH, where he subsequently became assistant manager.

Managerial career Rijsdijk's managerial career formally began with his former club VV SHO, who he managed from 2010 to 2015. In 2015, he moved to Excelsior Maassluis, helping them win the 2015–16 Topklasse. In 2018, he moved to Jong Sparta in a role where he also was assistant to the head coach of the senior Sparta Rotterdam squad.

In August 2021, Rijsdijk returned to Sparta Rotterdam to help manage their youth academy. In April 2021, he was promoted to assistant manager under Maurice Steijn. After Steijn moved to Ajax, Rijsdijk was appointed senior manager with Sparta in the Eredivisie on 1 July 2023. After a disappointing start to the 2024/2025 season, Sparta announced in November 2024 that Rijsdijk was released as the club's manager. In January 2025, Risdijk returned to Almere City as head coach on a six-month contract until the end of the season.

Managerial record

Honours Excelsior Derde Divisie: 2015–16