Jack Tuijp

Jacobus Johannes "Jack" Tuijp (born 23 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with FC Volendam. The media often misconstrued his surname as Tuyp. Tuijp, born in Volendam, started his football career at RKAV Volendam like many other footballers from the fishing village. In the 2002–03 season, he made his debut in professional football for FC Volendam. After two seasons he left for Groningen. There he made eleven league appearances in his first season, after which the club sent him on loan to his old club for the next two seasons. After this, FC Volendam signed the striker on a permanent basis. He became a key player in the team and became the top goalscorer of the second-tier Eerste Divisie three times. In the summer of 2013, Tuijp left for Hungary to play for top-tier club Ferencváros. After Dutch manager Ricardo Moniz was fired by the club in December, Tuijp did not make any more appearances. During the 2014–15 season, the club sent him on a one-season loan to Helmond Sport. In the summer of 2015, Tuijp returned to FC Volendam together with Kees Kwakman. After two seasons, his contract was not extended by the club, after which he signed with amateur club ASV De Dijk at the end of May 2017, which had been promoted to the third-tier Tweede Divisie the previous season. In January 2018, he announced his retirement from football due to unrest in the club. With 176 goals in 400 games, Tuijp number is two on the all-time topscorer list of Volendam, behind his great-uncle, Dick Tol.