Marinus Dijkhuizen

Coaching career 's-Gravenzandse SV In 2008, Dijkhuizen took up a coaching role at Eerste Klasse club 's-Gravenzandse SV, the club where he began his career. He left the club in 2009.

Utrecht During the 2012–13 Eredivisie season, Dijkhuizen worked as a forward coach at former club Utrecht. In January 2018, he returned to the club as assistant to manager Jean-Paul de Jong. Dijkhuizen served as interim manager of the club for one match early in the 2018–19 season, following the sacking of de Jong and prior to the appointment of Dick Advocaat. Dijkhuizen remained in his assistant manager and video analyst role until January 2020.

Managerial career

VV Montfoort Dijkhuizen began his managerial career with Eerste Klasse Saturday club VV Montfoort in 2009. He led the club to two successive promotions in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, taking the club to the Topklasse.

VV De Meern Dijkhuizen signed a two-year contract with Derde Klasse Sunday club VV De Meern in January 2012. he managed the club until December 2013.

Excelsior On 1 January 2014, Dijkhuizen was announced as manager of Eerste Divisie club Excelsior on a contract running until the end of the 2013–14 season. He took over from Jon Dahl Tomasson, who had departed for Eredivisie club Roda JC. Starting out in seventh position in the table, Dijkhuizen encouraged the club to be more attacking and pushed striker Lars Veldwijk further forward. Veldwijk's 17 goals since the Dijkhuizen's arrival helped fire the Kralingers to third-place in the table and promotion to the Eredivisie, after a 4–2 aggregate victory over RKC Waalwijk in the playoffs. The club endured a difficult 2014–15 season in the top-flight, finishing one place above the relegation zone, though a new defensive style contributed to 14 draws, Dijkhuizen departed the club in May 2015,

Brentford On 1 June 2015, Dijkhuizen was announced as head coach of English Championship club Brentford, replacing Mark Warburton. He installed former SC Cambuur teammate Roy Hendriksen as his assistant. which caused disharmony amongst the club's supporters. Problems with a poor pitch at Griffin Park compounded the injury problems. After two wins, two draws and five defeats from the first nine matches of the season, Dijkhuizen and Hendriksen parted company with Brentford on 28 September 2015. Brentford co-director of football Rasmus Ankersen later revealed that the club "made a mistake" in hiring Dijkhuizen and that the decision to part company "was based on three months of training and there were some fundamental processes, in terms of getting a full football operation to work to its maximum, that weren't at the level we wanted them to be".

NAC Breda On 26 October 2015, Dijkhuizen was announced as head coach of Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda. He guided the club to the third round of the promotion/relegation playoffs, but lost over two legs to the promoted club Willem II. With the club struggling to compete after 18 matches of the 2016–17 season, Dijkhuizen was sacked on 23 December 2016. He was sacked on 28 November 2017, after taking just 14 points from the opening 15 matches of the 2017–18 season.

Return to Excelsior On 29 January 2020, Dijkhuizen returned to Eerste Divisie club Excelsior on a -year contract. Dijkhuizen secured promotion to the Eredivise with victory over ADO Den Haag in the 2021–22 Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoff Final. He signed a new one-year contract in April 2022 and a further 18-month extension in December 2022. A narrow finish above the relegation places in the 2022–23 season was followed by a relegation playoff final defeat in 2023–24. Dijkhuizen departed the club by mutual consent in June 2024.

De Graafschap On 6 January 2025, Dijkhuizen signed a -year contract with Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. He led the club to promotion-playoff finishes in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons, with both campaigns failing to yield promotion. Dijkhuizen departed the club in June 2026.

Personal life Dijkhuizen's brother Marc is also involved in football and the pair worked together on the coaching staff at 's-Gravenzandse SV during the 2008–09 season. Eredivisie 30 7 4 4 34 11

1999–00

As a manager VV Montfoort Hoofdklasse third-place promotion: 2010–11 Eerste Klasse third-place promotion: 2009–10 Excelsior Eerste Divisie play-offs: 2013–14 Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs: 2021–22