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Nicky Hofs

ニッキー・ホフス / にっきー・ほふす

Association football player from Netherlands

May 17, 1983 (age 43) ・ Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

  • Gelderland
  • association football player
  • association football coach

My Take

What draws me to Nicky Hofs is his loyalty in an era when footballers chase contracts across continents. Spending nearly his whole career at Vitesse, then staying on to coach the club's youth and assist its first team, speaks to a kind of devotion I find genuinely rare. He was never a marquee name, and at 170 cm he hardly cut an imposing figure, but players like him are the spine of a club's identity. I admire careers measured not in trophies or transfers but in years of quiet service to one badge, one city, one community.

Overview

Nicky Hofs (born 17 May 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Vitesse. After retiring, he began working as a youth and assistant coach within the Vitesse organisation.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Nicky Hofs
Name (Japanese)
ニッキー・ホフス
Reading
にっきー・ほふす
Born
May 17, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Taurus / Boar
Origin
Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Blood type
Private
Height
170 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Gelderland
  • association football player
  • association football coach
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.