The 29-year-old Mats van Huijgevoort once played for Feyenoord, although he did not get further than 45 minutes in the 2-1 lost away game against VVV-Venlo in 2012. Yesterday the defender took on his current club Achilles Veen at Varkenoord. SC Feyenoord (2-2).
“There is not an unpleasant word to say about my time at Feyenoord. It was very nice to play for Feyenoord and I am happy that I have reached the first team,” said Van Huijgevoort, who had his eyes on the greatly improved Varkenoord , in conversation with the Brabants Dagblad. “The training complex is very modern. I actually only recognized the view of the Kuip. There are still some trainers around who have trained me and some players I still know.”
In 2015, after a period of playing football at FC Den Bosch, his professional career came to an end and Van Huijgevoort threw himself into a bachelor’s degree in business administration. “I do not regret that I chose my social career. I only regret when I see someone on television with whom I played football. Then I think: I could have been there. But I also like working. In the early years I still played in higher amateur football at Kozak Boys and SV Oss’ 20. At Achilles Veen I can better combine work and football because I only have to train twice a week.”
