Michel Vonk
Dutch footballer and manager
Michel Vonk (born 28 October 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player.
As a player, he was a centre-back, notably playing in the Premier League for Manchester City.
Vonk also played in England for Oldham Athletic and Sheffield United, as well as also playing in his native Netherlands for AZ, SVV Dordrecht and MVV. Since 2011 he has managed several teams in Dutch football with stints at both Sparta Rotterdam, Telstar, and Jong AZ.
Playing career
Vonk played as centre back and began his career in 1986 with AZ '67 for whom he played 111 times and scored 8 goals. He transferred to SVV Dordrecht in 1991 and played 51 times for the team scoring 1 goal. Then in 1992 he transferred to Manchester City where he enjoyed three successful seasons playing a total of 91 league games for the club, scoring 4 times. He had been brought in by then City manager Peter Reid costing £500,000. He formed a successful partnership with Keith Curle in the centre of the City defence. In 1995, he criticised then City manager Brian Horton in the News of the World which earned him a suspension and being fined 2 weeks wages.
Subsequent City manager Alan Ball sold the player to Oldham Athletic for £350,000, where he played 5 times and scored 1 goal. He was then transferred to Sheffield United where he played until 1998.
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