Johan Derksen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johan Derksen

football player

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1949

Place of Birth: Heteren, Gelderland, Netherlands

Profession: writer, singer, biographer, association football player, television presenter, columnist, journalist, radio personality

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johannes Gerrit "Johan" Derksen (born 31 January 1949) is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player.
He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for five clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur Leeuwarden, BV Veendam, HFC Haarlem and MVV Maastricht.
During and after his active career, he became well known as a sports journalist, specialising in football.
He was the editor-in-chief of Voetbal International from 2000 until his retirement in 2013, the Netherlands' most prominent football magazine.
He was also a television football pundit on RTL7's Voetbal International; Derksen is now active in the same role on the Veronica Inside show on Veronica TV.