Rogier Meijer (born 5 September 1981) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.
As a player, Meijer appeared his entire professional career for De Graafschap as a midfielder. In May 2014, Meijer announced his retirement from professional football. After a year at his former amateur team VIOD, Meijer completely stopped playing football.
Coaching career In his last year as an active footballer, Meijer was hired by De Graafschap as the manager of the U14's. In the summer 2015, he became U19 manager for the club which he was until the end of the 2016/17 season.ROGIER MEIJER VERTREKT NAAR NEC, degraafschap.nl, 25 April 2017Rogier Meijer - Trainer/Coach - NEC Nijmegen | LinkedIn, linkedin.com
In April 2017, it was announced that Meijer would take charge of the U19 team at NEC in the upcoming season. On 3 April 2019, he was appointed as assistant manager for the first team until the end of the season.Ron de Groot, Adrie Bogers en Rogier Meijer maken seizoen af met N.E.C., nec-nijmegen.nl, 3 April 2019
In June 2020, Meijer was appointed new head coach of NEC, signing a one-year contract.
Following the end of the 2024–25 Eredivisie season, he left to take up an assistant manager role at Bayer Leverkusen.
On 25 May 2026, he was appointed as the head coach of Sparta Rotterdam, signing a contract until 2028.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDe Graafschap2005–06Eerste Divisie35210404022006–0732010—3302007–08Eredivisie26010—2702008–0932040504102009–10Eerste Divisie34110—3512010–11Eredivisie30110—3102011–1231030203402012–13Eerste Divisie25010202802013–1482002082VIOD2014–15Tweede Klasse00——00Career total25361301502816
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord NEC1 July 202030 June 2025Sparta Rotterdam1 July 2026present Career totals
References
External links Rogier Meijer at Voetbal International