Nico-Jan Hoogma

Nico -Jan Hoogma ( born October 26, 1968 in Heerenveen ) is a former Dutch football player. The defender became famous because of its long activity at Hamburger SV, whose captaincy Hoogma after 2001 was at times.

Playing career

Hoogma began his career as a professional football player in the early 1990s at the Dutch club Cambuur Leeuwarden. For the 1992/93 season he moved to honor division club Twente Enschede. In the six years at Twente to Hoogma could always assert itself as a regular player and came to a total of 187 league (18 goals) and ten European Cup Appearances ( no goals ).

Due to its excellent defensive performances of HSV was aware of him and eventually signed him in September 1998 Even with the Hanseatic League he was for the whole six years of his stay regulars and support the defense.; from 2001, as captain of the team of the HSV. After 177 Erstligaeinsätzen with 17 goals and winning the League Cup in 2003, he left Hamburg in order to end his career with Dutch second division side SC Heracles Almelo.

A final highlight was still the rise in 2005, so that Hoogma 2005/ 06 still came to 30 Erstligaeinsätzen in the Eredivisie. After the 2005/ 06 season Hoogma ended his career as a player to move into management of Heracles.

Achievements

• League Cup with Hamburger SV: 2003
• Promotion to the Eredivisie with SC Heracles Almelo: 2005

Official career

Since January 1, 2007 Hoogma works as a manager for the SC Heracles Almelo. In May 2010, negotiations took place between him and his former club Hamburger SV, where he was to take over as successor to Dietmar Beiersdorfer the job as sports director. After advanced discussions former defender but from said.