Richard Sneekes
Dutch footballer
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- Richard Sneekes (born 30 October 1968) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer.
- As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers and in the Eredivisie with Ajax and Fortuna Sittard.
- Initially retiring in 2003, he later came out of retirement and had two spells with non-league sides Hinckley United and Dudley Town.
- Since retirement, Sneekes has remained in England and has coached at non-league level for Tamworth and Hereford United.
- Playing career Ajax and Fortuna Sittard Sneekes started as a Youth player at amateur club DWS and went to Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 14, he made 22 appearances for Netherlands National Schoolboys.
Richard Sneekes (born 30 October 1968) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently technical advisor of Rushall Olympic.
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers and in the Eredivisie with Ajax and Fortuna Sittard. He also played in the Football League with West Bromwich Albion, Stockport County and Hull City, in Switzerland with FC Locarno, in Norway with Herfølge BK and in his native country with Volendam. Initially retiring in 2003, he later came out of retirement and had two spells with non-league sides Hinckley United and Dudley Town. He was capped twice at Netherlands U21 level.
Since retirement, Sneekes has remained in England and has coached at non-league level for Tamworth and Hereford United. He has also had spells as manager of Rushall Olympic and Sutton Coldfield Town.
Playing career
Ajax and Fortuna Sittard
Sneekes started as a Youth player at amateur club DWS and went to Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 14, he made 22 appearances for Netherlands National Schoolboys. He made his debut for Ajax at the age of 16, and broke through into the Netherlands U21 team, but never quite fulfilled his potential for the club and was transferred out at the age of 21.
After a short spell at Volendam Sneekes signed for Fortuna Sittard and spent four years at the club after which he moved to FC Locarno in Switzerland before being transferred to England.
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