van Deinsen was born in
Tiel,
Gelderland. He made his professional debut for
NEC on 12 September 1971 against
SC Telstar and also played for
Go Ahead Eagles, before joining Dutch giants
Feyenoord for whom he played for seven years. He won the
1979–80 KNVB Cup with the club, but he had to quit football in 1984 due to injuries of his achilles tendon. ==International career==