 Tuijp talking toVolendam fans in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacobus Johannes Tuijp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-08-23)23 August 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Volendam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKAV Volendam | |||
| Volendam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Volendam | 46 | (14) |
| 2004–2007 | Groningen | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | →Volendam (loan) | 63 | (25) |
| 2007–2013 | Volendam | 187 | (105) |
| 2013–2015 | Ferencváros | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | →Helmond Sport (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Volendam | 54 | (7) |
| 2017 | De Dijk | 12 | (5) |
| Total | 405 | (188) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jacobus Johannes "Jack" Tuijp (born 23 August 1983) is a Dutch former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He spent most of his career withFC Volendam. The media often misconstrued his surname asTuyp.[2][3]
Tuijp, born inVolendam, started his football career atRKAV Volendam like many other footballers from the fishing village. In the 2002–03 season, he made his debut in professional football forFC Volendam. After two seasons he left forGroningen. There he made eleven league appearances in his first season, after which the club sent him on loan to his old club for the next two seasons. After this, FC Volendam signed the striker on a permanent basis. He became a key player in the team and became the top goalscorer of the second-tierEerste Divisie three times.
In the summer of 2013, Tuijp left for Hungary to play for top-tier clubFerencváros. After Dutch managerRicardo Moniz was fired by the club in December, Tuijp did not make any more appearances. During the 2014–15 season, the club sent him on a one-season loan toHelmond Sport. In the summer of 2015, Tuijp returned to FC Volendam together withKees Kwakman. After two seasons, his contract was not extended by the club, after which he signed with amateur clubASV De Dijk at the end of May 2017, which had been promoted to the third-tierTweede Divisie the previous season. In January 2018, he announced his retirement from football due to unrest in the club. With 176 goals in 400 games, Tuijp number is two on the all-time topscorer list of Volendam, behind his great-uncle,[4]Dick Tol.
Tuijp started playing football atRKAV Volendam and made the switch to the youth academy ofFC Volendam as a teenager. In the 2002–03 season of the second-tierEerste Divisie he was promoted to the first-team squad. On 8 November 2002, Tuijp made his debut in a 1–2 loss toFortuna Sittard. He came on as a substitute after 72 minutes to replace Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou.[5] On 14 February 2003, Tuijp was in the starting line-up for the first time in an away match againstHFC Haarlem and scored the only goal of the match, securing three points for Volendam.[6] A week later, he scored again in a 6–1 victory overGo Ahead Eagles. On 19 June 2003, Tuijp scored the opening goal in the last group match of the promotion play-offs against Heracles. Volendam eventually won the game 3–1 and thus secured promotion to the Eredivisie as group winners.[7] Tuijp scored ten goals in 24 appearances in his first season.
Tuijp made his debut at the highest level in theEredivisie season opener againstSC Heerenveen on 17 August 2003. Tuijp became the starting striker of the Volendam team under head coachHenk Wisman and later under his successorJohan Steur and scored his first Eredivisie goal one month after his debut in the league, in a match againstADO Den Haag. However, he was unable to surpass his number of goals from the previous season, as Volendam finished seventeenth and relegated to the Eerste Divisie.
In the Eredivisie, Volendam was the only club with semi-professional contracts in the team at the time. Tuijp was one of those players. He played under a youth contract and was simultaneously a student ofbusiness economics at the Hogeschool voor Economische Studies (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences).[8]
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Tuijp left Volendam before their return to the Eerste Divisie, and signed a five-year contract with Eredivisie clubGroningen in the summer of 2004, who paid approximately €800,000 for him.[9] In his first season, however, he mainly had to make do with appearances as a substitute and out of the eleven games he played, he only started once.[10] He returned to Volendam on a loan the following season.[11] There, Tuijp came to play more and with the club he finished in third place behind title winnersExcelsior and vice-championVVV-Venlo that season. Tuijp and Volendam were unable to promote through the play-offs. In March 2006, towards the end of the season, Groningen released the news that Tuijp and teammateKiran Bechan were allowed to look for a new club because there was no prospect of playing time in Groningen.[12]
Groningen then decided to send Tuijp on loan again. Despite interest fromVeendam andDordrecht, he decided to stay in Volendam.[13] He made 30 appearances that season, scoring ten goals.
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In June 2007, Tuijp returned to Volendam, signing a three-year contract. Tuijp's first season back on a permanent contract was highly successful. In the last matchday, Volendam only needed to defeatADO Den Haag to win the Eerste Divisie title. ADO played for a better position for the play-offs. After 26 minutes of play, Tuijp scored the only goal of the game and thus secured the title for Volendam and a return to the Eredivisie after an absence of four seasons.[14] Tuijp scored eight goals in the last six league games (including a hat-trick againstSC Cambuur) and became the top goalscorer of the Eerste Divisie with 26 goals. Tuijp had made a bet with Volendam-based singerJan Smit prior to the season, that if he scored 25 or more goals, Smit had to compose a new club song. Tuijp achieved this number on 4 April in a match againstAGOVV (3–6 win).[15][16]
Prior to the2008–09 season, Tuijp extended his expiring contract with Volendam until mid-2011.[17] Again, the return to the highest level was short lived. Tuijp started the season well and scored twice in the first game againstHeerenveen, but could not prevent Heerenveen winning 2–3. After this, there was no winning for seven weeks. On 2 November 2008, Volendam only booked its second victory, againstDe Graafschap (3–1). Tuijp scored once in the match. Still, the team from Volendam continued to struggle and occupied the lowest positions in the league table throughout the season. Tuijp was, however, successful with Volendam in theKNVB Cup. In the second round, in which Volendam won overVVV-Venlo after a penalty shootout, Tuijp scored once. In the next round, Eredivisie clubAjax was the opponent. Against all odds, Volendam managed to drag the game into extra time. Tuijp scored the 1–0 in the second half of extra time and with that, Ajax were eliminated. Tuijp later indicated that this was one of the best moments of his career.[18]
In December 2008,sports journalistJohan Derksen brought out a rumor in the talk showVoetbal International that Ajax would be interested in Tuijp.[19][20] Tuijp later announced that Ajax had never contacted him nor Volendam.[16] January 2009 saw the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup againstExcelsior. In this matchup, Tuijp scored in cup for the third game in a row. After beatingRoda JC in the quarter-finals, Volendam was eliminated in the semi-finals after a 2–0 defeat by Heerenveen. Tuijp was in the startling lineup and was replaced in the 65th minute byMelvin Platje.[21] On the last day of the Eredivisie, Volendam played against direct relegation competitor De Graafschap. A victory had to be achieved to avoid direct relegation. Tuijp scored the 1–2 goal after 68 minutes on a pass from Platje, but ten minutes later the game reached its final result of 2–2 due to an own goal byGerry Koning. Tuijp thereby suffered relegation with Volendam after one season at the highest level.
In the 2009–10 season, Tuijp achieved one of the worst results with Volendam. The club finished in 16th place of the second tier, the second lowest ranking ever. Tuijp did become club top scorer with 17 goals. The following season, Volendam finished in sixth place and thus qualified for the promotion play-offs. Volendam defeatedMVV in the first round. In the second round, VVV-Venlo knocked Volendam out of contention. Tuijp appeared in all play-off matches. At the end of the season, he extended his contract by another two years.[22]
In the 2011–12 season, Tuijp managed to score eight goals in the "first period" and scored seven league matches in a row. This earned him his first "Bronze Bull" as the top scorer of the first period.[23] In the last game of this series, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over AGOVV, who were declared bankrupt in 2013. With this, Tuijp brought his total number of league goals for Volendam to 109 and rose to second place on the all-time top scorers list based on league matches.[24] Tuijp then scored twice againstTelstar andHelmond Sport respectively. Tuijp also became top scorer in the "second period" and received his second Bronze Bull from singer Jan Smit.[25] He finished the season with 20 goals and became the top scorer of the Eerste Divisie for the second time. Volendam ended the season in a disappointing twelfth place. Despite this, Tuijp was voted Volendam Player of the Season by the supporters at the end of the season.[26]
ManagerHans de Koning appointed Tuijpteam captain of Volendam ahead of the 2012–13 season. Tuijp again scored continuously for his club. He scored in 17 of the 28 games he played that season. He scored twice againstFC Eindhoven (4–1),Excelsior (3–1) andFC Oss (2–2). On 10 February 2013, he scored three goals and assisted in a match against Telstar (6–2 win).[27] Tuijp became the top scorer of the Eerste Divisie for the second time in a row and for the third time in his career. He finished the season with 27 league goals, breaking his personal record from the 2007–08 season. At the end of the season, Tuijp was voted Eerste Divisie Player of the Season and he received the "Gouden Stier" fromNetherlands national team coachLouis van Gaal.[28] Despite all these personal successes, Volendam missed out on promotion. On the last round of play, a draw was enough for the championship, but they lost toGo Ahead Eagles who would later achieve promotion to the Eredivisie via the play-offs at the expense of Volendam.
In March 2013, Volendam made an offer to extend Tuijp's expiring contract, but he did not accept.[29] He indicated that he wanted to try his luck abroad and wanted to take advantage of his transfer-free status next summer.[30] Tuijp had also wanted to leave thePalingboeren the previous season, after Azerbaijani clubKhazar Lankaran had shown their interest. Volendam's asking price had been too high for the club, however, which resulted in the transfer failing to go through.[31] The free agent Tuijp enjoyed the interest of Greek clubAEK Athens in the summer of 2013,[32][33] but again a move failed to go through.
"I've had the thought: should I retire? But the life of a football player is so great, that I had to continue."
On 8 July 2013, Tuijp signed a two-year contract withFerencvárosi TC.[35] He met many fellow countrymen at the Hungarian club, includingJulian Jenner,Mark Otten andArsenio Valpoort who already played for Ferencváros, withRicardo Moniz as the head coach.[36][37] Tuijp made his debut for the club on 27 July during the season opener againstPécsi MFC. He scored the opening goal after 28 minutes. After Pécs equalized after an hour of play, Ferencváros eventually won the match 1–2, thanks to a goal from fellow countryman Arsenio Valpoort in the 77th minute.[38]
Tuijp, however, lost his starting place after four games. He then suffered an ankle injury during practice in October which kept him out of lineup for two months.[39] On 30 November, he made his comeback in a game against Pécsi MFC, when he came on as a substitute in injury time. Three days later, manager Moniz was fired due to disappointing results. At the end of September, teammateAkeem Adams suffered acardiac arrest and after that only one game was won.[40] In the last match before the winter break, Tuijp sat on the bench under interim trainer Csaba Máté the entire game. On 8 December,Thomas Doll was appointed as the new manager. The German coach soon decided that Tuijp did not fit into his system and brought in a new striker inBenjamin Lauth. In February 2014, Tuijp was demoted to the second team together with Mark Otten and Arsenio Valpoort.
After the end of the season, Ferencváros wanted Tuijp to terminate his contract, but he did not consent. The club then began to isolate Tuijp. His access card to the main gate of the club complex was revoked and he had to practice individually and without a ball three times a day. In addition, he missed social contact because all Dutch players had since left.[34][41][42]
On 14 August 2014, it was announced that Tuijp would return to the Netherlands to finish the season on loan atHelmond Sport.[43] However, he was not yet fit to play, which meant he was not part of the matchday squad for the season opener againstJong FC Twente.[44] A week later, he made his debut in a match againstFC Oss (2–1 win). Tuijp came on as a substitute after 73 minutes to replaceOumar Diouck. On 3 October, Tuijp scored his first goal for Helmond Sport in a match againstVVV-Venlo. Nevertheless, VVV won 2–1. In November, he scored in three consecutive matches againstTelstar,Achilles '29 andJong PSV. In the penultimate game before the winter break, Tuijp suffered a hamstring injury, which prevented him from playing his old club Volendam a week later.[45] Due to persistent injuries, Tuijp played less and less for Helmond Sport in the second half of the season and eventually lost his starting place.
A special moment took place during the last game of the season, against Telstar. In the final minutes, Telstar received a penalty kick and goalkeeperWouter van der Steen was sent off with a red card. However, Helmond Sport had already made three substitutions, forcing Jack Tuijp to put on the goalkeeper gloves. He was unable to stop the effort ofTim Keurntjes, who thus brought the final score to 4–0.[46]
On 6 May 2015, FC Volendam announced through their official channels that Tuijp andKees Kwakman were returning to the club ahead of the upcoming season. Tuijp started his third spell at the club and Kwakman returned for his second stint. The Volendam born duo signed a contract for two and three years respectively.[47] Tuijp had an excellent start to the season. He scored in the first four matches againstNAC Breda,Den Bosch,Dordrecht (two goals) andFortuna Sittard. However, this was followed by a long goal drought.[48] Volendam nevertheless won the "first period" unbeaten.[49] On 19 February 2017, Tuijp scored again in a draw againstAlmere City. He finished the season with eight league goals and was second on the club top goalscorer list behindBert Steltenpool.
Tuijp scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season on 12 August 2016 in a match againstFC Eindhoven (0–1 win).[50] In the two games that followed, he scored both times. Tuijp scored three goals in September. First, Volendam surprisingly won over league leaders VVV-Venlo thanks to his goal with a small margin. A week later, on 16 September, he scored twice againstJong FC Utrecht. Four days later, Tuijp played for Volendam in the first round of the KNVB Cup againstMVV Maastricht. Volendam fell behind 1–3 in the 62nd minute, after Tuijp had previously scored Volendam's first goal. Tuijp then scored in the 71st and in the 77th minute and forced extra time with his hat-trick. No goals fell in extra time, after which Volendam won on penalty shootout and advanced in the tournament.[51] In March 2017, Volendam announced that they were not renewing his expiring contract.[52] Tuijp appeared less and less in the second half of the season under managerRobert Molenaar, who preferred Steltenpool. On 21 April 2017, Tuijp scored his last goal as a player for Volendam in a match against FC Oss (2–2). Thanks to his goal in injury time, Volendam secured one point in the game. At the end of the season, Volendam qualified for the promotion play-offs with sixth place. First opponent was NAC Breda. After not appearing in the lost home game, interim coach Johan Steur brought on Tuijp after 73 minutes to replaceRihairo Meulens. NAC won 2–0 at home and advanced to the next round. After this last game, Tuijp was thanked by the accompanying fans and left in tears.[53] Tuijp made a total of 400 appearances for Volendam, in which he scored 176 times.[54] He went into the books as second on Volendam's all-time top scorers list, behindDick Tol (276 goals).
On 3 September 2017, prior to the match between Volendam andSC Cambuur, Tuijp said his goodbye to the fans. He received a certificate from Volendam for having played in the first team of the club for more than ten seasons and was appointed Member of Merit.[55]
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After it was announced in late March 2017 that Tuijp was going to leave FC Volendam at the end of the season, he started looking for a new club. No other professional club was deemed interesting, as Tuijp, who lives in Volendam, had just become the father of his second child and did not want to travel far. After the last match of the season, Tuijp said in an interview withFox Sports that he was in talks with a club in the third-tierTweede Divisie.[56] Ten days later, he signed a contract one-year contract withASV De Dijk, who had been promoted to the Tweede Divisie the previous season.[57] The club had already tried to sign him a year earlier, but Tuijp had indicated at the time that he wanted to serve out his contract with Volendam.[57] He was brought in as the successor of strikerDennis Kaars who left for Den Bosch. At De Dijk, Tuijp was reunited with former teammatesJeroen Verhoeven,Frank Schilder, Maarten Woudenberg,Ahmed Ahahaoui and Harry Zwarthoed.
On 5 August 2017, De Dijk played a friendly match against Volendam at Sportpark Schellingwoude. It was the second time for Tuijp that he played against Volendam.[fn 1] Volendam won the match 4–0, thanks to goals fromKevin van Kippersluis,Joey Veerman,Alex Plat and an own goal from goalkeeper Jeroen Verhoeven.[58] On 2 September, Tuijp made his official debut for De Dijk in the Tweede Divisie in a match againstJong Sparta (1–0 win). He came in after 56 minutes to replace Robert Verschraagen. More than a month later he scored his first goal for the team in a 3–1 victory overBVV Barendrecht. On 25 October, Tuijp returned to Volendam's home groundKras Stadion for a while, as De Dijk played a KNVB Cup match against Ajax and because their own ground could not be used for safety reasons, it was decided to move to the FC Volendam stadium. Ajax won the game 4–1.[59]
On 7 November, Heino Braspenning stopped as the main sponsor of ASV De Dijk with immediate effect. The reason for this was a conflict within the club. That led the then board to send verbal intimidation and threats. Due to all the unrest, several players decided to leave the club, including Tuijp. Tuijp announced on 31 January 2018 that he would immediately stop at ASV De Dijk and retire from football. Abderrahim Loukili, Jerghinio Sahadewsing and Nabil el Gourari had at the point already left the club.[60] Tuijp made a total of fourteen appearances for De Dijk, in which he scored five goals.
Tuijp made his debut for theNetherlands U21 team on 20 May 2003 in a friendly international againstBelgium U21.[61] On 2 September 2003, he was called up together withAnouar Diba by interim national coachCor Pot as additions for two qualifying matches for the2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship againstAustria U21 andCzech Republic U21, respectively.[62] Tuijp played in both games. In February 2004, he scored his first and only international goal in a 3–2 defeat againstEngland U21.[63] After Tuijp had moved from Volendam to Groningen in the summer of 2004, he was called up once more for the U21 team. Because Tuijp was behindKlaas-Jan Huntelaar on the depth chart, he mainly played in friendlies. In total, Tuijp made six international appearances, in which he managed to score one goal.[1]
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Better late than never: Jack Tuyp is now Jack Tuijp.
Ferencvaros-trainer Ricardo Moniz kan voorlopig geen beroep doen op Jack Tuyp. De aanvaller is twee weken uitgeschakeld door een enkelblessure, die hij overgehouden heeft aan een training bij de Hongaarse club