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'''Wilhelmus Maria''' "'''Wim'''" '''Jonk''' ({{IPA-|nl|ˈʋɪm ˈjɔŋk}}; born 12 October 1966) is a Dutch professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Association football|player]], who is the current technical manager of [[EredivisieEerste Divisie]] club [[FC Volendam|Volendam]].

In his career as a [[midfielder]], he won a variety of national honours with [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]. Abroad, he won the [[UEFA Cup]] with [[Inter Milan]] in [[1994 UEFA Cup Final|1994]], and played in the [[Premier League]] with [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]].

A [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch international]] with 49 caps between 1992 and 1999, he represented the team at [[UEFA Euro 1992]] and the [[FIFA World Cup]]s of [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], helping them come fourth at the latter.

Born in [[Volendam]], Jonk started his career in amateur club [[RKAV Volendam]], before signing for [[FC Volendam|Volendam]] in 1986.<ref name="teamjong-profile">{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk - Teamjonk |url=http://teamjonk.com/players/wim-jonk/ |website=teamjonk.com |publisher=Teamjonk |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> A prolific scorer from midfield, he helped his club achieve promotion to the [[Eredivisie]] in 1987. [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] signed him in 1988.<ref name="parool-background">{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk: van Volendamse huisschilder tot Cruijff-adept |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/wim-jonk-van-volendamse-huisschilder-tot-cruijff-adept~q382e024/ |publisher=[[Het Parool]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=12 April 2015}}</ref>

At Ajax, he merged into the squad easily, scoring six goals in his debut season. He helped Ajax to the [[1992 UEFA Cup Final]], in which he scored to help them overcome [[Torino F.C.|Torino]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maakte Wim Jonk mooiste Europese doelpunt ooit? |url=https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/135906/maakte-wim-jonk-mooiste-europese-doelpunt-ooit |website=at5.nl |publisher=AT5 |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=17 October 2014}}</ref>

He signed for [[Inter Milan]] in 1993 on a three-year deal. He was joined by compatriot [[Dennis Bergkamp]], who also joined from Ajax. He cost £3.3 million, and Bergkamp £7.1 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haylett |first1=Trevor |title=Football: Bergkamp joins Inter for 7.1m pounds |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-bergkamp-joins-inter-for-71m-pounds-1473409.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=16 February 1993 |quote=The Milan club laid out pounds 10.4m for a double-Dutch deal that included Bergkamp's club-mate, Wim Jonk, a defensive midfielder who was valued at pounds 3.3m. The pair will join Inter next season, on three-year contracts.}}</ref> He managed 54 appearances in two seasons and scored eight goals.<ref name="inter-profile">{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk - Players - F.C. Internazionale |url=https://www.inter.it/en/archivio_giocatore/G0330 |publisher=[[Inter Milan]] |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> He scored in a UEFA Cup Final again, this time as Inter won the 1994 final.<ref>{{cite web |title=#OTD IN 1994 |url=https://twitter.com/Inter_en/status/1259793648419569665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1259793648419569665%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsempreinter.com%2F2020%2F05%2F12%2Fvideo-inter-remember-wim-jonks-chipped-goal-from-1994-uefa-cup-final%2F |publisher=[[Inter Milan]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=11 May 2020}}</ref>

When Bergkamp left Inter for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at the end of the 1994–95 season, Jonk felt that his opportunities were limited as he neared the age of 30, and he went back to the Netherlands to sign with [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Cammy |title=Ex-Inter Midfielder Wim Jonk: "Inter Is A Fantastic Club, Winning The UEFA Cup Was Huge" |url=https://sempreinter.com/2018/10/03/ex-inter-midfielder-wim-jonk-inter-is-a-fantastic-club-winning-the-uefa-cup-was-huge/ |publisher=Sempre Inter |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

For the [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]] season, Jonk went to join [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] for a fee of £2.5&nbsp;million, where he was a regular starter for the relegation-threatened side.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Rory |title=Ajax legends and the bitter civil war tearing club apart |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ajax-legends-and-the-bitter-civil-war-tearing-club-apart-wnpsg2cv6r3 |url-access=subscription |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=21 December 2015}}</ref> He joined the team having been inspired by tales of the [[Premier League]] from his compatriots [[Jaap Stam]] and [[Arthur Numan]].<ref name=telegraaf/> He was frequently injured, which caused the Wednesday fans to voice dissent about a clause in his contract which stipulated that he would automatically receive £7,500 per game, which he would miss through injury.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=James |title=When they mattered: the rise and near demise of Sheffield Wednesday |url=https://fusion.tv/story/91046/sheffield-wednesday-history/ |website=fusion.tv |publisher=Fusion |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=21 January 2015 |quote=The frequently injured Dutch international midfielder Wim Jonk, who reportedly had a clause in his contract that he would receive a $7,500 appearance fee whether he played or not.}}</ref> He barely played in the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]] season, the last of his contract, due to a groin injury, but he said in May 2001 that he wanted to return to playing.<ref name=telegraaf>{{cite news |title=Wim Jonk weigert te capituleren voor blessure |url=https://krant.telegraaf.nl/krant/archief/20010504/teksten/spo.jonk.sheffield.ben.wim.html |work=De Telegraaf |date=5 May 2001 |language=Dutch}}</ref>

Jonk made his debut for the Dutch national team as substitute, coming on in the 75e75th minute for [[Richard Witschge]]. The end result was a 3–2 win in a friendly match against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] on 27 May 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=EK 1992 Kwalificatie |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/programma/wedstrijd/2574 |website=onsoranje.nl |publisher=[[KNVB]] |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> Jonk was also selected in his debutedebut year as an international, for [[UEFA Euro 1992]]. WinkIn Jonk didhis only playedgame, in the first group match against Scotland, heJonk came on for [[Jan Wouters]] in the 5454th minute,; thethey Dutch team did winwon the match with 1-0.

At the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] in the United States, Jonk representedwas part of [[Dick Advocaat]]'s Dutch team. He scored the equaliser in a 2–1 group win over [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Verkamman |first1=Matty |title=Taument redt Oranje Saoedi-Arabië zorgt bijna voor stunt |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/taument-redt-oranje-saoedi-arabie-zorgt-bijna-voor-stunt~b76eca5a/ |publisher=[[Trouw]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=21 June 1994}}</ref> and another long-range goal in a win against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] in the last 16.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Philip |title=Ireland of the sorrows |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/when-a-nation-held-its-breath/ireland-of-the-sorrows-39272467.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=10 June 2020}}</ref>

After his career as a player, Jonk featured as a football pundit on NOS Studio Sport,<ref>{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk wordt commentator bij Studio Sport |url=https://m.hbvl.be/cnt/oid134416/archief-wim-jonk-wordt-commentator-bij-studio-sport |publisher=HBVL |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=5 July 2001}}</ref> before returning to his childhood club [[FC Volendam|Volendam]] as the board member for technical affairs. In this role, Jonk also worked as an individual trainer and assistant to the first and second team of [[FC Volendam|Volendam]].

On 13 April 2019, Jonk was announced as the new manager of [[Eerste Divisie]] club [[FC Volendam|Volendam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk nieuwe hoofdtrainer FC Volendam |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/wim-jonk-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-fc-volendam/ |publisher=[[FC Volendam]] |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507031214/https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/wim-jonk-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-fc-volendam/ |archive-date=7 May 2019 |language=nl |date=13 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three years later, he led the team to the top flight for the first time in 13 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Volendam keert na 13 jaar terug in eredivisie na benauwde zege in Den Bosch|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2426149-fc-volendam-keert-na-13-jaar-terug-in-eredivisie-na-benauwde-zege-in-den-bosch/ |publisher=NOS|date=22 April 2022 |language=Dutch}}</ref> On 16 June 2023, Jonk was moved to the position of "technical manager of professional football" at the club, with his former assistant coach [[Matthias Kohler]] replacing him as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Volendam|url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/nieuwe-rollen-voor-wim-jonk-en-matthias-kohler-bij-fc-volendam/|title=Nieuwe rollen voor Wim Jonk en Matthias Kohler bij FC Volendam|trans-title=New roles for Wim Jonk and Matthias Kohler at FC Volendam|date=16 June 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|language=nl}}</ref>

Jonk and his wife Gina have two children as of 2001.<ref name=telegraaf/> When he played for Sheffield Wednesday, they lived in [[Dore, South Yorkshire]].<ref name=telegraaf/> Jonk is a Catholic; while many of his Dutch teammates were raised in the church, he was the only one of his contemporaries to make the [[sign of the cross]] while playing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verkamman |first1=Matty |title='Je bent wereldkampioen en dan is er niet eens een club voor je' |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/je-bent-wereldkampioen-en-dan-is-er-niet-eens-een-club-voor-je~bff4b2a3/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Trouw |date=11 July 1998 |language=Dutch}}</ref>

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