Former professional football player Dirk Kuijt is getting divorced after 17 years of marriage NOW

Former professional football player and 104-time international of the Dutch national team Dirk Kuijt (39) will divorce his wife Gertrude after a relationship of 22 years and a marriage of 17 years. Kuijt confirms this in an interview with The Telegraph.

Kuijt says in the interview that there is no split fungus between him and his wife, but that the fire of the relationship has gone out. “It is a sad situation that the family and I are in. Both Gertrude and I have to work it apart and I have to ensure that it also gets a good place for the children.” Dirk Kuijt and his wife have four children.

After Kuijt ended his active career as a footballer at Feyenoord in 2017, he immediately started with a trainer course. “Another would perhaps be on the field for one evening at Quick Boys, I was immediately there three nights and was there at the game on Saturday. I just have that drive to do everything to the maximum. And then you come to it one moment behind that you lose yourself. “

‘Roof construction committed on myself and family’

As a reason for the break, Kuijt indicates that he was lived during his football career. “I wanted to make many people happy, I wanted to let as many friends and family members enjoy as possible.” But such a lifestyle also had its downside. “After my career I notice that a lot of robbery has taken place on myself and on the family. I notice that I am mainly looking for peace …”

Dirk Kuijt’s family life was highlighted in the documentary KUYT by director Deborah van Dam, in which she followed him in the eventful football year 2016-2017 during the matches at Feyenoord, the hours on the reserve bench and at home with Gertrude and his four children. The documentary was seen on television by two million viewers.

Kuijt was in the picture to succeed Dick Advocaat as head coach of Feyenoord in the near future, but he is putting those plans on hold for the time being. “The children are now just as important as the head coach,” said Kuijt

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