Richard Sneekes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Sneekes | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Ajax | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Volendam | 31 | (7) |
| 1990–1994 | Fortuna Sittard | 126 | (20) |
| 1994 | FC Locarno | 26 | (13) |
| 1994–1996 | Bolton Wanderers | 71 | (11) |
| 1996–2001 | West Bromwich Albion | 251 | (34) |
| 2001 | 10 | (0) | |
| 2001–2002 | Hull City | 25 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Herfølge BK | ||
| 2007 | Hinckley United | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Dudley Town | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 546 | (85) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1984 | Netherlands Schoolboys | 22 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Tamworth (academy coach) | ||
| 2011 | Hereford United (First Team Coach) | ||
| 2014– | Rushall Olympic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richard Sneekes (born 30 October 1968 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is now manager of Sutton Coldfield Town.
Sneekes started as a Youth player at Ajax Amsterdam, and made 22 appearances for Netherlands National Schoolboys. He made his debut for Ajax at the age of 16, and broke through into the Netherlands U21 team, but never quite fulfilled his potential for the club and was transferred out at the age of 21.
After a short spell at Volendam Sneekes signed for Fortuna Sittard and spent four years at the club after which he moved to FC Locarno in Switzerland before being transferred to England.
Sneekes first came to prominence in England when he signed for Bolton Wanderers in August 1994 for £200,000. He was part of their team that won promotion to the Premier League that season, but was a casualty the following season when Bolton struggled in the Premier League and was transferred shortly before the end of the season. Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final.
Alan Buckley signed the Dutchman for West Bromwich Albion in March 1996 for £400,000. Despite Buckley claiming it would be a while before he made any difference, Sneekes almost immediately became a cult hero at The Hawthorns. Sneekes was an overnight sensation, and many of the Baggies crowd took to wearing long blond wigs - even the club shop was selling them. Sneekes finished his first season with ten goals from thirteen games, arguably for some Albion fans saving them from relegation. Sneekes spent seven seasons at West Brom before finally being transferred at the start of the 2001–02 season. After Sneekes' retirement in 2007, he went on to captain West Bromwich Albion in the Midlands 'Masters' and has done so ever since. He scored in the 2008 and 2011 tournaments.
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