Thijs Waterink

Thijs Waterink
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-12-26) 26 December 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 FC Wageningen
1989–1991 De Treffers
1991–1996 TOP Oss
1996–1998 Den Bosch 60 (24)
1998–1999 FC Gütersloh 28 (3)
1999–2000 Arminia Bielefeld 21 (0)
2000–2003 Karlsruher SC 90 (3)
2003–2005 SC Paderborn 51 (6)
2005–2009 De Bataven
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thijs Waterink (born 26 December 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a libero and forward for FC Wageningen, TOP Oss, FC Den Bosch, FC Gütersloh, Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, and SC Paderborn 07.

In 2005, he received a four-month suspension by de German Football Association for his role in the bribe scandal with referee Robert Hoyzer and his club SC Paderborn fired him. After his suspension he played until 2008 at Dutch hoofdklasse amateur club De Bataven in Gendt.

References

  1. ↑ "Waterink banned in match-fixing case". ESPN FC. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "German match-fixing trial starts". BBC Sport. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Newman, Paul (18 November 2005). "German referee jailed for two years". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2017.