Rogier Veenstra

Rogier Veenstra
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987
Place of birth Middelburg, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Quick Boys (head coach)
Youth career
DVV Duiven
RCS Oost-Souburg
2001–2006 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 NAC Breda 13 (0)
2008 → Excelsior (loan) 20 (1)
2009 → Haarlem (loan) 12 (2)
2010–2011 Hoek
2011–2013 Kloetinge
Total 45+ (3+)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Zeelandia (assistant)
2016–2017 Zeelandia
2017–2019 Goes
2019–2022 ASWH
2022–2024 Excelsior (Youth Academy mngr.)
2023 Excelsior U21 (interim)
2024–2026 Kloetinge
2026– Quick Boys
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rogier Veenstra (born 17 September 1987) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer who played as a forward or left winger. He is the head coach of Tweede Divisie club Quick Boys.

Career

Player

Born in Middelburg, Veenstra began his career at amateur side DVV Duiven, before joining RCS Oost-Souburg, where he was scouted by Eredivisie club NAC Breda.[1] He spent five years in NAC's youth academy.[2] Veenstra made his professional debut for NAC during the 2006–07 season.[3] He spent the 2008–09 season on loan at Excelsior Rotterdam,[4] and in January 2009 joined HFC Haarlem on loan.[5]

In June 2010, Veenstra returned to amateur football with Topklasse club HSV Hoek.[6] The following year he joined VV Kloetinge, where he played until 2013.[7]

Manager

Veenstra began coaching in 2015 with Zeelandia, initially as assistant before taking charge of the first team the following year. He subsequently spent two seasons in charge of VV Goes, leading the club to promotion to the Derde Divisie and to victory in the district cup.[8]

In the summer of 2019, Veenstra was appointed manager of ASWH, which had earned an unexpected promotion to the Tweede Divisie; aged 32, he was the division's youngest manager.[9][10] His first season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic: with ASWH bottom of the table, the competition was halted in March 2020, after which the KNVB cancelled all promotion and relegation for the 2019–20 season, allowing the club to retain its place.[11] Veenstra remained in charge for three seasons, all in the Tweede Divisie.[11]

In 2022, Veenstra joined Excelsior as head of its youth academy, a position he held until 2024.[8] He was presented as manager of VV Kloetinge in December 2023 and took charge from the 2024–25 season.[12] After a fourth-place finish in his first season, he led Kloetinge to the Derde Divisie B title in 2025–26.[13]

On 2 June 2026, Quick Boys announced Veenstra as their head coach from the 2026–27 season on a two-year contract, succeeding Adrie Poldervaart, who had departed for Feyenoord's under-21 team; Quick Boys and Kloetinge agreed terms to release him from his existing contract.[14][8]

Honours

Manager

Kloetinge

References

  1. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra elfde aanwinst voor Hoek". HSV Hoek (in Dutch).
  2. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra". Voetbalreport (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra nieuwe trainer van Quick Boys". Omroep West (in Dutch). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Veenstra en Risamasu naar Excelsior". FCUpdate (in Dutch). 3 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra naar HFC Haarlem". Regiosport Aktueel (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "NAC-aanvaller Veenstra wil bij Hoek plezier in het spelletje terug krijgen". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra nieuwe aanwinst Kloetinge". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 7 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 "Rogier Veenstra nieuwe trainer van Quick Boys" [Rogier Veenstra new manager of Quick Boys]. Omroep West (in Dutch). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra ook volgend seizoen trainer van ASWH" [Rogier Veenstra to remain ASWH manager next season too]. Tweede Divisie (in Dutch). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "ASWH-trainer Rogier Veenstra: 'Het profvoetbal is het uiteindelijke doel'" [ASWH manager Rogier Veenstra: 'Professional football is the ultimate goal']. Tweede Divisie (in Dutch). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Rogier Veenstra: "Voetbal is mijn passie"" [Rogier Veenstra: "Football is my passion"]. ASWH (in Dutch). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Rogier Veenstra vertrekt naar Quick Boys" [Rogier Veenstra leaves for Quick Boys]. VV Kloetinge (in Dutch). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "K.v.v. Quick Boys strikt Rogier Veenstra als nieuwe hoofdtrainer" [K.v.v. Quick Boys sign Rogier Veenstra as new head coach]. Quick Boys (in Dutch). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Klap voor Kloetinge: succestrainer Veenstra naar kampioen uit Katwijk" [Blow for Kloetinge: successful coach Veenstra to champions from Katwijk]. Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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