Who is Virgil Van Dijks wife Rike Nooitgedagt?
Virgil Van Dijk is a professional footballer, born on 8 July 1991. He plays for Liverpool in the English Premier League and the Netherlands national team. He is considered one of the best defenders to play and arguably the greatest of his generation. Top-class managers and Players haven’t hesitated to accept that. Players like Erling Haaland, the up-and-coming generation taking the world by storm, have confessed out loud about him being the toughest he has ever faced on a football field.
A FIFA Men’s Player of the Year and runner-up in both Ballon d’Or and Best FIFA Men’s Player also proves his quality on the field. At just 31 years of age, he is the captain of his Country, the Netherlands, where he has made approximately 53 appearances in different competitions.
People have always been curious about the personal life of the highly-rated defender; he is now in a relationship with Rike Nooitgedagt. The famous wag used to work as a sales manager in Holland and is currently a housewife.
Virgil Van Dijk and Rike Nooitgedagt, how did they meet and where are they now?
Virgil Van Dijk and his wife Rike Nooitgedagt have been childhood sweethearts. The couple started dating at an early age when Van Dijk started his career and Rike was working as a sales manager for fashion brands. She eventually had to leave her job to follow her man to Glasgow where he played for the Celtics.
When she met the crossroads, she chose personal happiness over a profession. She joined the Dutchman when he moved to Celtic. In a press meeting, she said, “I worked as a sales manager and sold different fashion brands to the stores in Holland. I loved it but had to resign to follow my man everywhere football takes him. So far, we’ve been settling well and having adventures with our lovely dog.”
Lady Luck has always been a major part of every man’s success. In 2014 Rike gave birth to the couple’s daughter as Virgil Van Dijk received his national side’s first-ever call-up. The debut didn’t happen, but it came soon after in 2015 when he joined Southampton. The couple resides in Merseyside with their daughter and a dog.
The wag has deactivated her Instagram account but one can see the private life of Virgil Van Dijk on his Instagram account. The account is not just restricted to football but also his lifestyle and everything.
About Virgil Van Dijk’s career and how he rose to fame
He is tall at 6’5 height and is good in aerial duals. He is the only defender to have won the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. The Dutch player started his career in his home country for FC Groningen where he played 66 games. He joined Scottish champions Celtic in 2013 where he established himself by making 115 appearances.
Just 80 games for Southampton made Liverpool so intrigued by his playing style that they made him the most expensive defender then. The Reds splashed 75 million pounds in the January transfer window in 2018. Since then, he has also been a regular in the Netherlands side while also Captaining them at the highest level. He has been instrumental in getting the Champions League trophy and the Premier League back to Anfield.
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