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They reached a domestic cup final in 96/97 and finished second in the league in 99/00, resulting in Champions League football the next season.
They reached a domestic cup final in 96/97 and finished second in the league in 99/00, resulting in Champions League football the next season.
Vonk began his career at RKC Waalwijk where he made 25 appearances in 3 seasons. He became first-choice goal keeper for Football Club Wageningen, but was forced to leave after just one season, when the club went bankrupt and ceased to exist. Vonk returned to Noord-Brabant where he played for Football Club Den Bosch, before joining his first club RKC, this time as their first keeper.
His breakthrough came with his transfer to, a club on the rise.
After 8 years, Vonk was approaching the autumn of his career. He left to become third-choice goalkeeper for behind Maarten Stekelenburg and Bogdan LobonČ›.
In a surprising turn of events, Vonk managed to play 26 games in 2 seasons. After 18 years of professional playing Vonk left the Netherlands to return to his country of birth, and played 2 seasons for " satellite club, Cape Town.
He was terminated from his contract after a conflict with the coach of Cape Town, which made him a free agent. signed him due to injury problems with their current goalkeepers Maarten Stekelenburg and Dennis Gentenaar, leaving the Amsterdam club with only 1 professional goalkeeper left: Kenneth Vermeer.
In the winter transfer window of "08/"09, with the regular keepers back in shape, he once again moved to an old club, to become second-choice goalkeeper behind Brian Vandenbussche. Continuing his tour amongst clubs he"d already played for, Vonk once again moved, this time back to his homeland, to play for Cape Town, citing family reasons, as well as sensing an opportunity to make the Bafana Bafana World Cup 2010 squad. Club Cape Town.