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Melvin Kolf
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Quick 1888
Vitesse
NEC Nijmegen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 De Graafschap
2009–2011 FC Oss
2011–2012 NEC Nijmegen II
2012–? FC Presikhaaf
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Melvin Kolf (born 22 March 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward for De Graafschap and FC Oss.[1]

Career

Kolf played youth football for Quick 1888, Vitesse and NEC Nijmegen.[2] He spent two years at De Graafschap[3] before joining FC Oss where he made 29 appearances in the Eerste Divisie.[2]

Kolf moved from the NEC Nijmegen reserves to FC Presikhaaf in March 2012.[2]

Post-playing career

After his retirement from playing, Kolf became a youth worker in the Presikhaaf neighbourhood in Arnhem.[4]

Personal life

Kolf was born in Nijmegen to a Surinamese father and a Dutch mother.[4] He has two siblings.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Melvin Kolf at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "FC Presikhaaf strikt Melvin Kolf van NEC". Gelderlander (in Dutch). 28 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ Sommerdijk, Jan (11 April 2023). "Deze oud-profvoetballer gooide het roer radicaal om na zijn 'pensioen'" [This former professional footballer radically changed course after his 'retirement']. Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "'Hard werken, fouten maken en hulp vragen'" ['Work hard, make mistakes and ask for help']. Gelijke kansen (in Dutch). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2023.