Gijs Luirink (born 12 September 1983 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a central defender for RKC Waalwijk on loan from AZ Alkmaar and has played for the Netherlands U-21 team.
He began his career at FC Volendam, making 57 league appearances for the club. In 2004, the club was relegated to the Eerste Divisie, and Luirink moved to F.C. Groningen.
At Groningen, he earned himself a place in the starting line-up as cent...
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Gijs Luirink (born 12 September 1983 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a central defender for RKC Waalwijk on loan from AZ Alkmaar and has played for the Netherlands U-21 team.
He began his career at FC Volendam, making 57 league appearances for the club. In 2004, the club was relegated to the Eerste Divisie, and Luirink moved to F.C. Groningen.
At Groningen, he earned himself a place in the starting line-up as central defender, playing 20 games in Eredivisie, often partnerring with Gibril Sankoh or Arnold Kruiswijk. In that season of 05/06, Luirink helped Groningen surprisingly acheave a fifth place and in the following play-offs UEFA cup football. Halfway in the season, Groningen left the Oosterpark Stadium for a new one, the Euroborg. Which almost immediately got the nickname "the green hell", as it was very difficult for other teams to win there. In the competition, Groningen were unbeaten in the their new stadium. Only PSV managed to win there in a...
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