Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen
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van Nieuwenhuijzen with Excelsior in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tholen | |||
| RBC Roosendaal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | RBC Roosendaal | 54 | (0) |
| 2001–2008 | Excelsior | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Heracles Almelo | 1 | (0[1]) |
| 2010–2011 | HSV Hoek | 29 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Lienden | 60 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen (born 22 August 1978) is a retired Dutch professional footballer and sports entrepreneur. He played as a goalkeeper in the top tiers of Dutch football for RBC Roosendaal, Excelsior Rotterdam, and Heracles Almelo.
Following his retirement from professional football, van Nieuwenhuijzen emigrated to Canada and co-founded Dutch Connections FC, a Toronto-based soccer development and services organization affiliated with Feyenoord. The club focuses on youth training, talent development, and fostering international football partnerships.
In 2019, he founded a Toronto-based international sports consulting and investment firm. He later launched FANCAP, a Toronto-Amsterdam based sports investment, advisory & consulting firm, and established an M&A Advisory Division in partnership with Sports Entertainment Group (SEG), providing merger and acquisition advisory services in sports and entertainment. Through this division, van Nieuwenhuijzen structures sports-related investment vehicles, including public-private partnerships and transatlantic club investments.
Honours
Club
RBC Roosendaal
• Play off winners first division 1999-2000
Excelsior
• Play off winners first division 2001-2002
• Champions First Division 2005-2006