Theo Vonk
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Theo Vonk (middle) in 1976 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theodorus Antonius Vonk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Uitgeest, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 2025 (aged 77) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1978 | AZ'67 | 306 | (11) |
| 1978–1979 | FC Volendam | 12 | (6) |
| Total | 318 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| De Tubanters 1897 | |||
| 1979–1984 | AZ'67 (assistant manager) | ||
| 1984–1986 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 1986–1992 | FC Twente | ||
| 1992 | Real Burgos | ||
| 1993–1994 | FC Groningen | ||
| 1994–1997 | AZ | ||
| 1998 | Roda JC | ||
| 1998–1999 | Heracles | ||
| 2003–2004 | Eintracht Nordhorn | ||
| 2007–2008 | Enschede | ||
| 2012–2013 | Enschede | ||
| 2018 | Glacis United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Theodorus Antonius Vonk (16 December 1947 – 24 August 2025) was a Dutch football player and manager, who was latterly in charge of Gibraltar Premier Division side Glacis United, where he also served as technical director.
Career
Vonk was born in Uitgeest on 16 December 1947. He spent the majority of his playing career at AZ'67, playing for them as a central defender for ten years from 1968 to 1978, before spending a year at FC Volendam and subsequently retiring.
After retiring from playing, he joined his boyhood club AZ'67 as assistant manager, spending five years at the club before moving to Sparta Rotterdam in 1984. After a successful two years at the club, during which he guided them to 4th in his first season, he moved to FC Twente, finishing third three times over six years. A disastrous spell in Spain with Real Burgos followed in 1992, after which he became something of a journeyman manager, aside from three years in charge of AZ. Five years after leaving his last job at Sportclub Enschede, he joined Glacis United as manager and technical director.[2] He left the club on 10 August 2018 for personal reasons.[3]
Personal life and death
Theo Vonk was the father of Michel Vonk, who notably played for AZ and Manchester City during his playing career. In 2013, while in his second spell at Enschede, he suffered a stroke.
Vonk died on 24 August 2025, at the age of 77.[4]
Honours
As a player
AZ'67
As a manager
AZ'67/AZ
- Eredivisie: 1980–81*
- Eerste Divisie: 1995–96
- KNVB Cup: 1980–81*, 1981–82*
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1980–81*
(* as assistant manager)
References
- ^ Theo Vonk at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Glacis appoint former Dutch first division head coach Gibraltar Chronicle.
- ^ Theo Vonk steps down from role as Glacis Head Coach Football Gibraltar. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Voormalig voetballer en trainer Theo Vonk (77) overleden". www.oost.nl (in Dutch). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.