Wim Jonk

Wilhelmus Maria "Wim" Jonk (born 12 October 1966) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam.

Wim Jonk
Jonk in 2016
Personal information
Full name Wilhelmus Maria Jonk
Date of birth (1966-10-12) 12 October 1966
Place of birth Volendam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Volendam (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Volendam 59 (28)
1988–1993 Ajax 96 (18)
1993–1995 Inter Milan 54 (8)
1995–1998 PSV 89 (20)
1998–2000 Sheffield Wednesday 70 (3)
Total 368 (77)
National team
1992–1999[1] Netherlands 49 (11)
Teams managed
2011–2015 Ajax (head of academy)
2019– Volendam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is a former Dutch international and Head of Academy at Ajax. Together with Jordi Cruyff, Jonk manages Cruyff Football and is responsible for the worldwide continuation and dissemination of the football legacy of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff, who died on 24 March 2016.

Playing career

Born in Volendam, Jonk started his career in amateur club RKAV Volendam, before signing for Volendam in 1986.[2] A prolific scorer from midfield, he helped his club achieve promotion to the Eredivisie in 1987. Ajax keenly monitored his progress and his skills did not escape the scouts of the club, who hastened his transfer to Amsterdam in 1988.[3]

At Ajax, he merged into the squad easily, even scoring six goals in his debut season. First team chances were regular, if not abundant, but his first appearance for the Dutch national team seemed a long way away. His gameplay was not very artistic, but he has earned a reputation as a midfield anchor in the same mould as other Dutch players like Aron Winter, Erwin Koeman, Philip Cocu, Mark van Bommel and Kevin Strootman. Therefore, with the Dutch 1990 World Cup squad brimming with attack-minded midfielders like Richard Witschge and Jan Wouters, he was unsurprisingly omitted from selection for the national team in the late 1980s as well as the 1990 World Cup squad. He helped Ajax to the 1992 UEFA Cup Final in which he scored to help them overcome Torino.[4]

His pin-point passing, outstanding vision and combative and hard-working style of play earned him his debut for the Dutch national team in a 3–2 win in a friendly against Austria on 27 May 1992,[5] and he signed on for Inter Milan in 1993 before the 1994 World Cup, where he was joined by compatriot Dennis Bergkamp.[6] The Italian club had seemingly followed their illustrious city rivals Milan into buying Dutch players in the hope of emulating Milan's success with Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Netherlands 1994 World Cup squad selected by then coach Dick Advocaat had been tipped to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament and Advocaat had opted for a central midfield pairing of Jonk and usually Jan Wouters or Rob Witschge, supported by speedy wingers such as Marc Overmars and Bryan Roy. In the first group match against Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands fell behind to a goal by Saudi player Fuad Amin in the 19th minute of the match before Jonk opened his World Cup scoring account by netting a 50th minute long-range effort from a good 35 metres out. Though the keeper could have saved the shot, it went in nonetheless, and the goal became one of the most spectacular of the tournament. The Dutch went on to win the match by a goal from Gaston Taument in the 86th minute.[7] Jonk would score another goal against the Republic of Ireland from another long-range effort and a goalkeeping blunder, in a convincing 2–0 win to help the Dutch qualify for a quarter-final meeting with Brazil.[8]

Meanwhile, at Inter, he managed 54 appearances in two seasons and scored eight goals.[9] He scored in a UEFA Cup Final again, this time as Inter won the 1994 final.[10] However, when teammate Dennis Bergkamp left Inter for Arsenal at the end of the 1994–95 season, he felt that opportunities for a first team place at the Italian club seemed to be under threat (he was by then close to being 30 years old) and he went back to the Netherlands to sign with PSV.[11] He stayed long enough at PSV to convince then manager Guus Hiddink to be selected for the 1998 World Cup in France, after being overlooked for Euro 1996.[12] At the 1998 World Cup, Jonk played in five of the seven matches that the Netherlands played and did not score any goals.

With the appointment of Frank Rijkaard as the new manager after the 1998 World Cup, Jonk's international career seemed to be over. However, he did play once more for the Netherlands in a friendly against Denmark on 18 August 1999.[13] Jonk finished his international career on 49 caps and 11 goals.

For the 1998–99 season, Jonk went to join Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £2.5 million, where he was a regular starter for the relegation-threatened side.[14] Apparently, his once-impressive performances for both club and country had gone and he was frequently injured, which caused the Wednesday fans to voice dissent about a clause in his contract which stipulated that he would automatically receive £7,500 per game which he would miss through injury.[15] At the beginning of the 2000–01 season, he announced his retirement from the game.

Managerial career

Head of Academy

After his career as a player, Jonk featured as a football pundit on NOS Studio Sport,[16] before returning to his childhood club FC Volendam as the board member for technical affairs. In this role, Jonk also worked as an individual trainer and assistant to the first and second team of FC Volendam.

Between 2008 until November 2015, Jonk worked for Ajax. First as an individual technical skills trainer (2008–11), later as the Head of Academy and member of the technisch hart ("technical heart") (2011–15). In 2010, Jonk, Johan Cruyff and Ruben Jongkind wrote the Plan Cruyff which led to the so-called ‘velvet revolution’. In 2011, the Plan Cruyff was officially adopted as the new Ajax club policy. One of its core pillars was the fundamental reform of the Ajax youth academy, based on an individual approach in talent development. In concert with Cruyff as an advisor and Ruben Jongkind as Head of Talent Development, Jonk implemented this innovative vision between 2012 and 2015, sparking a rebirth of the academy including a new organisational structure and culture. During his time as Head of Academy, Jonk was a coach of a various Ajax youth teams, including Ajax Under 19.

After ongoing disagreement between Jonk and Cruyff with the board of directors, about the interpretation and lack of implementation of the Plan Cruyff at the first team and in the overall club policy, Jonk left the club in December 2015, together with Johan Cruyff and a large group of key academy personnel.[17]

Cruyff Football

As of September 2016, Jonk and Jordi Cruyff co-manage and lead the Amsterdam-based international football institute Cruyff Football. Cruyff Football, the official heir of the football legacy of Johan Cruyff, is responsible for managing, protecting, sharing, developing and implementing the Cruyff football vision and talent development philosophy worldwide, at both professional football clubs and national football federations.

Volendam

On 13 April 2019, Jonk was announced as the new manager of Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam.[18]

Honours

Ajax

Inter Milan

PSV

References
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  6. Haylett, Trevor (16 February 1993). "Football: Bergkamp joins Inter for 7.1m pounds". The Independent. Retrieved 3 October 2020. The Milan club laid out pounds 10.4m for a double-Dutch deal that included Bergkamp's club-mate, Wim Jonk, a defensive midfielder who was valued at pounds 3.3m. The pair will join Inter next season, on three-year contracts.
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  14. Smith, Rory (21 December 2015). "Ajax legends and the bitter civil war tearing club apart". The Times. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. Young, James (21 January 2015). "When they mattered: the rise and near demise of Sheffield Wednesday". fusion.tv. Fusion. Retrieved 3 October 2020. The frequently injured Dutch international midfielder Wim Jonk, who reportedly had a clause in his contract that he would receive a $7,500 appearance fee whether he played or not.
  16. "Wim Jonk wordt commentator bij Studio Sport" (in Dutch). HBVL. 5 July 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  17. "Technisch hart Ajax is een gedrocht" (in Dutch). NOS. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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  • Wim Jonk at Wereld van Oranje (in Dutch)
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