Nicky Hofs
Hofs in 2012
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1995 | Arnhemse Boys | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Vitesse | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Vitesse | 69 | (15) | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Feyenoord | 68 | (21) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Vitesse (loan) | 30 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Vitesse | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | AEL Limassol | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Vitesse | 33 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Willem II (loan) | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 254 | (49) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Vitesse (youth) | |||||||||||||||
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Nicky Hofs was born on May 17, 1983. He is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career playing for Vitesse. After he stopped playing, he started working as a youth and assistant coach for the Vitesse club.
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Playing for Clubs
Starting at Vitesse
Nicky Hofs began playing football at age five. He played for a team called Arnhemse Boys in his hometown of Arnhem. People quickly noticed he was very talented. When he was twelve, scouts from big clubs like Ajax and Vitesse were interested in him.
He tried out for Ajax but didn't make it. However, Vitesse, which was his favorite Dutch team, decided to sign him. He started playing professional football in the 2001–02 season. He played 13 games for Vitesse and scored two goals. In the middle of the 2004–05 season, he moved to Feyenoord. Hofs played 69 official league games for Vitesse and scored fifteen goals before leaving.
Moving to Feyenoord
In his first season with Feyenoord, Nicky played 13 league games. In his second season, he started very well. He scored four goals in just six matches. However, he then got a serious knee injury. This injury meant he couldn't play as many games during the 2005–06 season. On September 1, 2008, he left Feyenoord to go back to Vitesse on a loan. This loan also included a chance for Vitesse to buy him permanently.
Returning to Vitesse
After playing one season on loan, Hofs made 30 appearances and scored seven goals. Feyenoord had decided they wanted to sell him. So, he signed a two-year contract to stay with Vitesse permanently. He played one more season, appearing in 31 games and scoring one goal.
Even though he had a contract, he left Vitesse in the summer of 2010. This was because the club was having money problems. They couldn't afford to pay Hofs' salary, which was quite high.
Adventure in Cyprus
In June 2010, Hofs signed a two-year contract with a Cypriot club called AEL Limassol. He played 14 matches for them in one season but didn't score any goals. After that season, he was allowed to leave the club for free.
In June 2011, he said that he had not received his salary for four months. He decided to take legal action with FIFA to get his money. This situation was resolved in February 2014. Hofs and another former teammate reached an agreement with the club for a payment.
Last Spell at Vitesse
On August 3, 2011, Hofs came back to Vitesse for the third and final time. In his first season back, he played 27 matches. However, in January 2013, he went on loan to Willem II. This was because he had only played six matches in the first half of the season.
In June 2013, Nicky Hofs announced he was retiring from professional football. He was only 30 years old. He explained that his body was no longer able to play at a high level.
Playing for His Country
Nicky Hofs played one game for the main Dutch national team. He was not chosen for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, he joined the Netherlands U21 team for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal.
He played a very important part in helping his team win the European title. He scored two goals in the semi-finals and one goal in the final match. Hofs finished second on the tournament's top scorers list. He was just one goal behind another Dutch striker, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Becoming a Coach
After he stopped playing football, Hofs started a new career as a youth coach at Vitesse. He also played football again for an amateur club called MASV. At the same time, he worked as an assistant coach for MASV.
During the 2018-19 season, he briefly became the temporary manager for Vitesse for a few weeks. In 2017, he joined Vitesse's main coaching staff. Hofs was an assistant coach for the first team for three years. He worked under head coaches like Henk Fraser, Edward Sturing, and Leonid Slutsky.
From the 2020–21 season, he became the head coach of Vitesse U21. This team used to be called Jong Vitesse. He took over from Joseph Oosting. In September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, eight staff members at Vitesse tested positive for the virus. This included the new head coach of the first team, Thomas Letsch. This outbreak caused some changes at Vitesse. Sturing temporarily took over as head coach, with help from Johannes Spors and Hofs.
Trophies and Awards
Feyenoord
- KNVB Cup: 2007–08
See also
In Spanish: Nicky Hofs para niños
