Andries Jonker


Andries Jonker is a Dutch former footballer and manager.
Jonker was at the helm of Holland outfits Willem II, MVV and Volendam and was also the assistant manager of VfL Wolfsburg, FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich as well. He also took up the role as head of the Arsenal F.C. Academy. Jonker as well was at the helm of Wolfsburg.

Playing career

Jonker as a player featured in Holland for clubs, Volendam, De Volewijckers, De Meer and ZFC.

Managerial career

Jong Oranje

Jonker began his career managing at side DRC Amsterdam II in 1988. Two years afterward he attained the post at the helm of the Netherlands's youth teams. He eventually held on to this role for seven years altogether.

FC Volendam

The head managerial post at Volendam was taken up by Jonker in July 1999. Jonker was in this role at the Kras Stadion until late June of the following year.

MVV Maastricht

In July 2004, Jonker was appointed as the manager of club MVV Maastricht. As such he saw the Sterrendragers get to the quarterfinals of the 2006 KNVB Cup.

Willem II

Jonker was named as an assistant manager at Willem II for the 2006–07 season. The following season saw him fully take up the helm of the Tricolores. Jonker stayed on as manager of the club for another season only to leave the side in February 2009.

Bayern Munich

Jonker then joined Bayern Munich as an assistant to Louis van Gaal in July 2009. Wherein this role, Jonker won with Bayern the double of the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal of 2010.
He then took over the side in April 2011 on an interim basis until the end of that season. Jonker, in June 2011, was announced as the new manager of Bayern Munich II. Jonker eventually left the club altogether in June 2012.

VfL Wolfsburg

Jonker joined up with VfL Wolfsburg soon afterward, thus staying in the Bundesliga. As so at the Volkswagen Arena he took up the position of an assistant manager, where he helped see the Wolves get to the DFB-Pokal semi finals of 2013.

Arsenal

Jonker was announced as the new academy manager at English club Arsenal ahead of the 2014–15 season.
Whilst at the club Jonkers formed an influential and key part in the academy's Hale End based facility being redesigned and rebuilt.

VfL Wolfsburg

Jonker again linked up with Wolfsburg so as to be appointed as the club's new first-team manager in February 2017. Jonker and Wolfsburg parted ways on 18 September 2017.

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