▁season , ▁he ▁contributed ▁ 1 3 ▁appearances ▁( two ▁goals ) ▁as ▁P SV ▁became ▁E red iv isie ▁champions . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁made ▁five ▁appearances ▁( no ▁goals ), ▁with ▁P SV ▁once ▁again ▁winning ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁D irk x ▁again ▁moved ▁to ▁Fort una ▁S itt ard ▁on ▁loan . ▁He ▁made ▁ 2 3 ▁appearances ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁E er ste ▁Div isie . ▁D irk x ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁P SV , ▁making ▁two ▁appearances ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁D irk x ▁was ▁not ▁offered ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁by ▁P SV , ▁which ▁caused ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁professional ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁D irk x ▁won ▁ 1 7 ▁caps ▁( no ▁goals ) ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁national ▁under - 1 8 ▁football ▁team , ▁and ▁nine ▁caps ▁( no ▁goals ) ▁for ▁the ▁under - 2 1 ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁squad ▁which ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁UEFA ▁European ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Championship ▁in ▁Roman ia , ▁playing ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁matches ▁as ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6