Johan Roijakkers

Johannes "Johan" Roijakkers (born September 15, 1980) is a Dutch basketball coach, who was most recently the head coach for Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[1].

Johan Roijakkers
Personal information
Born (1980-09-15) September 15, 1980
Deurne, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
1997–1999PSV/Almonte Eindhoven
1999–2003Bingoal Bree
As coach:
2011–2012Prievidza
2012–2020BG Göttingen
2020–2021Brose Bamberg
2022Varese
Career highlights and awards
As coach:

Career

His first head coach job was with BC Prievidza in Slovakia, where he won the national title. In 2012, he left for BG Göttingen.[2] In the 2013–14 season, he was promoted to the Bundesliga with Göttingen. The team beat Crailsheim Merlins in the Finals and was named the ProA champion.

On 1 July 2020, Roijakker signed a three-year contract as head coach of Brose Bamberg.[3]

On January 12, 2022 he replaced Adriano Vertemati in the position of head coach in Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[4] On April 14, 2022, Pallacanestro Varese fired him for actions "not in line with the club's values".[5]

Honours

As coach
Prievidza
BG Göttingen

References
  1. "Pallacanestro Varese solleva Johan Roijakkers dall'incarico di allenatore". VareseNews. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. „Ich lebe und esse Basketball“
  3. "Bamberg hires Johan Roijakkers as head coach". Eurohoops. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. "JOHAN ROIJAKKERS È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 12 January 2022.
  5. "Johan Roijakkers Ollevato Dall'incarico di Allenatore". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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