Hendriksen began his managerial career in 2007 with Derde Klasse side Zeelandia Middelburg.[4] He took the club to the playoff semi-finals in his debut season, before suffering relegation to the Vierde Klasse in the 2008–09 season. He departed the club in 2010.[5] He returned on a part-time consultancy basis during the 2011–12 season.[6]
VC Vlissingen
Hendriksen was appointed manager at Eerste Klasse side VC Vlissingen in 2010, the club where he began his career as a player.[5] He managed a sixth-place finish with the financially stricken club and departed at the end of the 2010–11 season.[7][8] He was nominated for the Coach of the Year award at the 2011 Zeeland Football Awards.[9]
Helmond Sport
On 6 February 2016 it was announced that Hendriksen would return to Helmond Sport (his final club as a player) as head coach on a two-year contract from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[10] After a mid-table finish at the end of the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie season, a second-from-bottom finish in 2017–18 led to the club's decision to allow Hendriksen's contract to expire.[11]
Coaching career
RKC Waalwijk
In January 2011, Hendriksen was appointed as Ruud Brood's assistant at Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk on a contract until the end of the 2010–11 season.[12][13] A run of 14 wins from 17 matches saw Waalwijk win promotion to the Eredivisie as champions at the end of the season.[14] He signed a new contract in May 2011.[15] Hendriksen assisted Brood to a 9th-place finish and qualification to the Europa Leaguepromotion playoffs in the 2011–12 season,[16] but they were denied a place in Europe after a 5–2 aggregate defeat to Vitesse Arnhem in the final.[17] Brood departed Waalwijk and was replaced by Erwin Koeman as manager in the summer of 2012, who retained Hendriksen as his assistant.[18] Waalwijk narrowly missed relegation to the Eerste Divisie in the 2012–13 season and were relegated the following year after a 4–2 aggregate defeat to S.B.V. Excelsior in the relegation playoffs.[19][20] Hendriksen turned down the offer of a new three-year contract and left the club in May 2014.[21][22]
N.E.C.
Hendriksen reunited with Ruud Brood at Eerste Divisie club N.E.C. in June 2014.[22] In a successful 2014–15 season, the pair sent N.E.C. to the Eredivisie as champions.[23] Hendriksen left the club at the end of the campaign.[24]
Brentford
On 1 June 2015, Hendriksen was announced as assistant to Marinus Dijkhuizen at EnglishChampionship club Brentford.[24] A number of departures and a crippling injury list saw Brentford sitting in 19th position after eight league matches,[25][26][27] which led to Dijkhuizen and Hendriksen being removed from their positions on 28 September 2015.[28]
On 13 October 2019, Hendriksen joined UAE Pro League club Al Jazira as assistant to manager Marcel Keizer.[31] Owing to a suspension suffered by Keizer, Hendriksen presided over a 1–0 win over Al Urooba in September 2021.[32]
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