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Fullname: Jos Hooiveld
Born: 22 April 1983
Birthplace: Zeijen, Netherlands
Signed: 11 January 2010 (signing £1.5m)
Left: 1 December 2011 (to Southampton)
Debut: Hamilton 0 – 1 Celtic, SPL, 30th January 2010
Position: Defender, Centre-half
Squad Number: 16 & 6
Internationals: none at senior level
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“I wasn’t performing so I have no issue with the managers but I regret it looking back as I really loved the idea of Celtic and what the club stands for.”
Jos Hooiveld (2023)
A tall and powerful centre back Jos Hooiveld arrived from AIK Solna as a replacement for the much-maligned Gary Caldwell.
A reported transfer fee of £1.5 million was paid for the Dutch defender who was brought to Parkhead in the hope of adding some much needed tenacity to the Hoops backline.
Before opting for Celtic Hooiveld sought the advice of Johan Mjallby, who made the same journey some 11 years previously. While it is to be hoped that the Dutchman will emulate the performances of defensive rock Mjallby, he has arrived at Celtic Park by a more circuitous route.
Mjallby joined after many years as captain of AIK (albeit punctuated by two serious injuries) and as an established international player with Sweden. In contrast Hooiveld had been at AIK for just one season after a spell in Finland.
He received an early-season runaround from Henrik Larsson in April 2009, as AIK crashed to a 3-0 home defeat to Helsingborgs. Henrik’s young protégé Rasmus Jonsson grabbed a hat trick. But improvement followed and AIK eventually won the Allsvenskan conceding just 20 goals in 30 games.
A final day win over Teddy Bjarnason‘s IFK Gothenburg on 1 November 2009 sealed a League and Cup double, with Hooiveld voted Player of the Year.
His footballing odyssey began with youth teams Achilles 1894 and Emmen before he joined Heerenveen in 2001. Sporadic appearances followed his 2003 debut, but with centre back pairing Petter Hansson and Michel Breuer proving difficult to shift, the young Hooiveld was often shunted to left back.
At Heerenveen his path crossed with two precocious strikers named Georgios Samaras and Klaas Jan Huntelaar. One of whom became an international superstar playing for Real Madrid and AC Milan. I’ll let you guess which.
He was loaned to second division FC Zwolle for half of 2004/05 and the entire 2005/06 campaign, reportedly failing a trial with Livingston in between.
Then he spent an unhappy first half of 2006/07 with Austrian second division minnows Kapfenberger SV. This preceded the move to Finland with Inter Turku where he began to blossom, winning the Player of the Year in each of his two seasons. After scooping a Veikkausliiga winners’ medal in 2008 he moved on to AIK and further success.
Celtic Career
Hooiveld had come to Celtic from the Swedish close season and it would take him several weeks to obtain match fitness. When he did he was given his debut in the league clash at Hamilton on January 30th and his presence helped the Celts claim a 1-0 victory.
Against the Accies, Jos Hooiveld had looked unfussy but commanding and his robust style certainly gave the Celtic defence a resilience and confidence they had lacked for sometime. Hooiveld’s introduction had given renewed hope for the title race but this optimism was to be cruelly robbed in the very next game when Jos Hooiveld was injured and Celtic fell 1-0 at Kilmarnock.
Hooiveld’s absence robbed Celtic of a potentially key figure in the hunt for the title and after late goals at Aberdeen and Rangers all but ended the Hoops distant title dreams one can only wonder what would have happened if the Dutchman had been fit and available.
At the start of the 2010/11 campaign Hooiveld seemed to be manager Neil Lennon’s first-choice centre half. But in early games he looked a little rusty and having played & failed in the embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Braga it didn’t help his cause.. He was unable to establish a partnership, Lennon at first preferring Majstorovic and Loovens before settling on Majstorovic and Rogne or Mulgrew. Stories abounded of fall-outs with the management which didn’t help. Taking in that the club was unable to manage and sort out a central defence for many years after numerous combinations, the problem alone wasn’t Hooiveld.
The announcement of the signing of Kelvin Wilson on a pre-contract agreement in January 2011 seemed to signal the end to Hooiveld’s Celtic career, and he was loaned out to Denmark’s FC Kobenhavn for the second half of the 2010/11 season.
Having played no games at the start of season 2011-2012, Jos Hooiveld was loaned out to Southampton on a loan deal, and after a good period there the deal was made permanent in December 2011. The final deal size was undisclosed (as has become increasingly the case) but Sky Sports estimated just below £2m! If true then it’s an incredible return taking in his lack of first team matches. Probably the true figure was actually lower.
We had to have a fresh start in the squad with a bit of a clear-out. Jos Hooiveld was to be just another on this list. It wasn’t to be for Jos Hooiveld but in fairness he possibly was as good (or better) than some of the other incumbents who had played at centre-half for Celtic over the past five seasons or so. Celtic just could not get it right in defence.
At least he left on a fair note:
“Wish I’d done better up north, never really got to my level. Still feel gutted abt it, but sometimes things just don’t work out as planned. Still want to say I had an amazing time in the cold and rainy but Celtic-mad city! Honour to be part of the Celtic family!” – Jos on Twitter (1 Dec 2011).
Post-Celtic
After Celtic, he had a long stint at Southampton, but then seemed to move around, including loan spells at Norwich & Millwall, followed by moves to AIK (Sweden), FC Twente, Jon FC Twente and then to the US league with Orange County FC where he wrapped up his playing career.
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Playing Career
| APPEARANCES | LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 2009-2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appearances | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Total Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Celtic sign Dutch Defender Jos Hooiveld
Newsroom Staff CELTIC Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Jos Hooiveld from AIK Stockholm on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 26-year-old Dutch defender has been with the Swedish side for the past year and helped them to win the league and cup. Hooiveld began his career with Heerenveen, and after three years at the club, during which time he also had a loan spell at Dutch second division side FC Zwolle, he moved to Austrian side Kapfenberger SV.
After a season there, he joined Finnish club Inter Turku, where two impressive seasons earned him a move to AIK Stockholm.
Speaking to the official Celtic website, Jos Hooiveld said: “I’m delighted to sign for a club of Celtic’s stature. Celtic has a magnificent history and is a club with great tradition and great supporters.
“Having visited the club and spoken to the manager, I feel this is the right place for me and I am very much looking forward to meeting up with my new team-mates and hopefully playing my part in bringing success to the club and our fans.”
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray said: “We are very pleased to welcome Jos to Celtic. He is a player who we believe can make an important contribution to the club and someone we look forward to working with.”
Jos Hooiveld joins FC Copenhagen on loan
By: Newsroom Staff on 18 Jan, 2011 21:23
JOS Hooiveld has joined FC Copenhagen on loan until the end of the season. The defender joined Celtic in January 2010 and has made nine appearances for the club.
Everyone at Celtic wishes Jos every success during his loan spell in Denmark.
Southampton complete deal for Celtic’s Jos Hooiveld
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Hooiveld made just nine appearances in 18 months with Celtic
Championship leaders Southampton have signed Celtic defender Jos Hooiveld for an undisclosed fee.
Hooiveld, 28, has been on loan at the Saints since August and has now tied up a three-and-a-half-year deal.
He has notched three goals in 15 appearances and formed a strong partnership with Jose Fonte.
The Dutchman’s loan was due to expire in January and the Saints were allowed to sign him outside the transfer window as they have his registration.
Last month, Hooiveld told BBC Radio Solent that he was eager to extend his stay at St Mary’s.
“I am here until January but I am very open to staying,” Hooiveld said.
“I am really enjoying myself. The gaffer is pleased with me and I am very pleased to be here.”
JOS HOOIVELD spent most of his career making up for lost time after growing up without a football figure in his life for advice on becoming a professional.
Now the former Celtic and Southampton defender has made it his mission to give young players the head start he never got through his unique and innovative sports coaching programme.
Jos Hooiveld joined Celtic in the 2010 January transfer window
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Jos Hooiveld joined Celtic in the 2010 January transfer windowCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
The defender played in the Premier League with Southampton
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The defender played in the Premier League with SouthamptonCredit: PA:Press Association
Scorelit is an accessible online platform which caters to people of all ages who want to improve their skills in various sports including football, volleyball, boxing, hockey and even Esports.
Hooiveld, 40, has already called on the likes of fellow Dutch footballers Ron Vlaar, Danilho Doekhi, Joel Drommel and Willem Janssen to join the business as professional experts who can assist clients as their chosen coaches.
Over 150 athletes across various sports have agreed to work with the platform, which will begin trialling in the UK and USA in the near future.
Hooiveld told SunSport: “It’s a pretty easy concept. Players record a match and upload it into our system before picking the coach they want feedback from.
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“For example, let’s say Scott Brown is there and you’re a midfielder who wants Scott Brown to watch your match so he can tell you where you can improve.
“They send it to him and I make all sorts of reports for their position and age group before the experienced professional fills out the reports to give feedback on every department of their game.
“They can do that by making video clips and adding texts and graphics to the footage to identify areas for improvement.
“That’s what they get back. Their full performance is analysed and they can then go away and work on the areas that the expert has identified.”
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The Dutch centre-back went around the block during his footballing career having played in his homeland, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark as well as the UK.
But the concept of Scorelit finally came to him when he moved to Rangers’ affiliated club Orange County in the USA in 2018.
He said: “The idea came to me when I got to America. There are platforms over there which focus on expert football coaching and six of my team-mates were involved at the time.
“It was an eye opener for me seeing how they do it in America, and how everyone gets personal attention.
“I talked to my team-mates about it and they said it’s a brilliant opportunity but I asked them ‘do you go to their match and tell them how they can improve their performances too?’
“Most of the time you can train whenever you want as there’s football schools and you can play on pitches yourself, but I believe matches are the most important thing in the end.
“Pros have elite coaches who can analyse their performances but if you’re at an amateur level and your dad wasn’t a football player then you don’t get the attention or eye for detail that others do.
“It made me think about the ways I could do it differently and make sure players have the advice at the tip of their fingers.
“It was then just a case of figuring out how to create a platform where players can upload their match and send it to professionals for feedback.
“I think it’s an interesting idea because the way you play in a match is a blueprint.
The centre-back also played for Millwall and Norwich in England on loan
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The centre-back also played for Millwall and Norwich in England on loanCredit: Phil Shephard-Lewis – The Sun
“The things you do well, you need to continue doing but you need to be aware of what you can improve. To do that, you need someone like a coach to point out these areas.
“It’s great for young players as they can get advice from someone who they rate highly.”
Hooiveld played in the Premier League and won national titles in Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
But despite his successful career, the defender found it difficult becoming a pro without a famous sportsperson to look up to for inspiration and advice.
He believes Scorelit can fill that void and provide young players with the knowledge and expertise of someone who has achieved at the highest level in the game.
Hooiveld continued: “I didn’t really have anyone to learn from (when I was younger). Through every coach I had, I just took every tip and piece of advice that fitted my style and I put it in my backpack.
“If there is someone who fills their backpack with one or two tips at a young age then you’re already in the money, you’re in the honeypot.
“For me, it took a change of manager or a change of clubs to gain insight and I then had to just filter it and pick out what worked for me as a player.
“If your only access to knowledge is through experiencing it yourself then it takes a long time.
“Scorelit is a way to fill up your backpack a lot easier and earlier in your career.”
Hooiveld has also identified a big gap in one market which he plans to exploit through his platform – and that’s Esports.
The ex-Celtic star reckons there’s a lack of extensive coaching available for gamers who want to improve their skills.
Dutch Fifa experts Timo Maartense, Thomas de Zeeuw, Tjardo Paliama and Dennis Van Beek are a few who have joined his coaching team at Scorelit.
Gamers can learn from some of the very best Esports players through Scorelit
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Gamers can learn from some of the very best Esports players through ScorelitCredit: Getty – Contributor
He said: “Esports is one the fastest growing markets and it’s already adapting to online coaching.
“We have several professional gamers who are available for coaching but we are different from other platforms out there.
“You can find coaches online but they don’t make it last. They log onto your gameplay and will give advice during matches but it’s not something you can open and watch anytime you want.
“It’s a one off piece of advice and when you’re in the middle of the game and someone is speaking then I can’t imagine it’s the best.
“It’s good for helping gamers with their decision making more than anything.”
While Scorelit is primarily used to help sportspeople or gamers improve their abilities – some also use it to get information on their opponents and an edge over them ahead of a competition.
Hooiveld explained: “In kick-boxing you can use it in two ways.
“You can ask for a professional opinion on your own fighting but you can also send footage of your opponents to see how you can approach the fight by getting a full analysis of their performance.
“The experts can identify their weaknesses and strengths to give you an advantage.”
Scorelit is available to anyone who is interested in improving their skills in their chosen sport.
Clients can register and sign up for the training software and pay a fee for the services provided.
The prices vary depending on the client’s age, length of programme and their chosen expert.
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The professionals currently give their advice in Dutch but English translations can also be provided.
EURO DOWNFALL I was to blame for Celtic crashing out of Europe – I screwed up and will always regret it
He always wanted to succeed in Europe but he was left devastated over the incident after falling in love with the Parkhead club
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JOS HOOIVELD has opened up on his short spell at Celtic and has revealed his one regret from his time in Glasgow.
The Dutch defender, now 40, joined the Hoops from Swedish side AIK for £2million in the 2010 January window but he failed to establish himself in Scotland.
Jos Hooiveld joined Celtic in the 2010 January transfer window
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Jos Hooiveld joined Celtic in the 2010 January transfer windowCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
He made his debut against Hamilton in the league that same month
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He made his debut against Hamilton in the league that same monthCredit: PA:Press Association
He was tipped for big things at Celtic following a stunning season in Sweden, where he won the league and cup double and was named Defender of the Year.
But injuries halted his progress at Parkhead and he fell further down the pecking order when Tony Mowbray was sacked and Neil Lennon took his place in the dugout.
Hooiveld made his debut in a 1-0 win against Hamilton in January – three weeks after he signed – before suffering a hamstring injury a few days later which kept him out for the rest of the season.
The retired centre-half told SunSport: “I came to Celtic with a lot of self confidence because I was Defender of the Year and won two cups in Sweden with AIK.
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“I had two months off by the time I moved to Celtic and 10 days of a mini pre-season before my first match.
“I played three matches in one week and I did my hamstring unfortunately. I just couldn’t recover.
“Every time I went out onto the pitch, I got the same injury and I just couldn’t get over it.”
By the time he returned to the grass, there was a new manager in charge with Lennon taking over from Mowbray in March.
Hooiveld dreamed of playing in Europe with the Hoops and started both legs of their Champions League third round qualifying defeat to Braga.
But Celtic crashed out of Europe less than a month later following a 4-2 loss on aggregate to Utrecht in the Europa League play-off.
The Parkhead club won the first leg 2-0 at home – which Hooiveld was suspended for after picking up a yellow card in both games against Braga – before slumping to a humiliating 4-0 defeat in the Netherlands.
Hooiveld gave away a penalty for the opening goal which Ricky van Wolfswinkel tucked away.
The Dutch defender now admits he “screwed up” and has taken the blame for the shock result after gifting Utrecht their first goal.
He said: “I finally got a rest in the summer and when I came back there was a new manager (Neil Lennon) and my first game back was in the Euro qualifiers.
“I had to hit the ground running but that didn’t happen.
Hooiveld during the Europa League defeat in the Netherlands
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Hooiveld during the Europa League defeat in the NetherlandsCredit: Action Images – Reuters
“We fell out of Europe after losing 4-0 to Utrecht. I was to blame for a lot of that.
“I was never at my optimal level but at Celtic you obviously have to be in every game.
“Qualifying for Europe is huge for a club like Celtic and I screwed up. I obviously didn’t have the best preparation for it due to my injuries and lack of game time but it was just unfortunate.
“The pressure was on me with a new manager coming in. I found myself playing playing third or fourth fiddle.
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“I wasn’t performing so I have no issue with the managers but I regret it looking back as I really loved the idea of Celtic and what the club stands for.”