Chris Dekker (born 6 December 1945 in Westzaan, North Holland) is a retired football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands. Playing career Club He played in AZ'67's first ever squad after the merger between his club FC Zaanstreek and Alkmaar '54 and also played for NEC, DWS and FC Amsterdam, before moving to Belgium to play for Charleroi (1977–1981). When he returned to Holland in 1981 he signed for Sparta Rotterdam and ended his career at Fortuna Sittard (1982–1985). He also played for Seiko Sports Association in Hong Kong in the early 80s. International He earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team, when he replaced Johan Neeskens on 27 March 1974 in a friendly against Austria. Managerial career Dekker played his last match on 10 March 1985, and became a football manager, who coached Fortuna Sittard, FC Eindhoven, United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Jazira, FC Den Bosch, Qatar U-17, RBC, Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard once again. He also was Academy boss at Feyenoord. His most recent job was coach at his former youth club KFC. See also Sparta Rotterdam season 2002–03 References External links 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Zaanstad Association football utility players Association football defenders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Dutch football managers Association football midfielders AZ Alkmaar players NEC Nijmegen players AFC DWS players FC Amsterdam players MVV Maastricht players R. Charleroi S.C. players Sparta Rotterdam players Fortuna Sittard players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Belgian Pro League players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium FC Eindhoven managers Fortuna Sittard managers Al Jazira Club managers FC Den Bosch managers Feyenoord non-playing staff RBC Roosendaal managers Sparta Rotterdam managers Dutch expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Qatar Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people