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Tim Bakens

Tim Bakens is a Dutch coach and retired footballer who played as a centre back.

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Personal information
Full name Tim Bakens
Date of birth (1982-11-02) 2 November 1982
Place of birth Groesbeek, Netherlands
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
De Treffers
VV Doetinchem
VIOD
De Graafschap
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 De Graafschap 76 (10)
2005–2008 RKC 65 (2)
2008–2009 Volendam 29 (0)
2009 Sparta 10 (0)
2010 Volendam 16 (1)
2010–2012 St. Gallen 17 (1)
2012–2013 Cambuur 26 (0)
2013–2014 De Graafschap 14 (2)
Total 253 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tim Bakens (born 2 November 1982) is a Dutch coach and retired footballer who played as a centre back.

Club career

Bakens is a tall central defender who was born in Groesbeek and made his debut in professional football, being part of the De Graafschap squad in the 2001–02 season. He joined FC Volendam from RKC Waalwijk in 2008. He joined Sparta Rotterdam in June 2009.1 In December 2009 Bakens left Sparta after a conflict about the way of working. In January 2010 he signed with FC Volendam until the end of the season.2 At the end of the season, he signed with Swiss side St. Gallen.3 After two seasons, Bakens returned to the Netherlands and signed with SC Cambuur,4 with which he promoted to the Eredivisie. However, he decided to leave the champion as a free agent. In July 2013, he signed a one-year deal with his former team De Graafschap which plays in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. In June 2014, Bakens had to retire from professional football due to a chronic hip injury.

Coaching career

In June 2025, he became an assistant coach at PEC Zwolle to Henry van der Vegt, alongside Scott Calderwood.5

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