Mark Wotte

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Mark Wotte
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-12-16) 16 December 1960
Place of birthEnschede, Netherlands
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubScottish FA (performance director)
Youth career
Sportclub Enschede
FC Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981FC Vlaardingen33(4)
1981–1982Feyenoord4(0)
1982–1983FC Den Haag32(1)
1983–1986SVV69(3)
Total138(8)
Teams managed
1983–1988VV Rijswijk
1992ADO Den Haag
1994–1996FC Lisse
1996–1998ADO Den Haag
1998–1999FC Utrecht
1999–2000FC Den Bosch
2000–2002Netherlands U-21
2002–2004Willem II Tilburg
2006Ismaily
2006–2007RKC Waalwijk
2007–2008Al Ahli
2009Southampton
2010Universitatea Craiova
2010–2011Ismaily
2011–Scottish FA (performance director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mark Wotte (born 16 December 1960 in Enschede, Overijssel) is a football manager from the Netherlands, who has managed teams in the Netherlands, Egypt, Qatar, England and Romania. He is currently the performance director of the Scottish Football Association.

Playing career

Wotte played for Feyenoord, FC Vlaardingen, FC Den Haag and SVV in his native Netherlands.[1] Injuries ended his career in 1986.[1]

Coaching and management career

In 1996, he was named manager of ADO Den Haag, where he stayed for two seasons, before signing for FC Utrecht (1997–2000). He later worked for FC Den Bosch, Willem II Tilburg, the Royal Dutch Football Association, Feyenoord Rotterdam (technical director), and Ismaily SC in Egypt. He left Ismaily SC on 16 December 2006 due to family reasons, to return to the Netherlands to coach RKC Waalwijk before moving to Qatar to managed Al Ahli.

Southampton

Having initially been linked with Southampton in 2005,[2] Wotte joined the club as part of the new management team in 2008, with particular responsibility for the development of Southampton's youth squad. He was appointed manager on 23 January 2009, replacing Jan Poortvliet.[3][4] Southampton drew 2–2 against Norwich City in his first game in charge.[5]

Defeats against Sheffield United and Bristol City left the Saints in relegation trouble. Wins against Preston North End, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town gave Southampton hope, but the club went into administration, due to financial problems. The resulting ten-points deduction confirmed their relegation to League One. Wotte left the club after it was taken over by Markus Liebherr in the summer of 2009.[6]

Universitatea Craiova

Wotte signed a one-year and a half contract with Romania's Liga I team Universitatea Craiova on 7 January 2010. After a good run of games and victories against Rapid Bucharest, Vaslui, Poli Iasi, Brasov, Astra Ploiesti with a young and talented team, he was suspended on 10 May 2010 for 30 days, after losing two home games, but was still 4 points clear from relegation.

Ismaily

Wotte returned to Egyptian club Ismaily in June 2010. He coached his first competitive game in 18 July, in a game against Algerian side JS Kabylie in the 2010 CAF Champions League.

Scottish FA

Wotte was named as the first Performance Director of the Scottish Football Association on 23 June 2011.[6] After observing the Scottish national teams and leagues for a few months, Wotte cited James Forrest as being a rare example of a young player who had impressed him.[7]

Statistics

Manager

Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
VV Rijswijk Netherlands 1983 1988
FC Lisse Netherlands 1994 1996
ADO Den Haag Netherlands 1996 1998
Utrecht Netherlands 1998 1999
Den Bosch Netherlands 1999 2000
Netherlands U-21 Netherlands 2000 2002
Willem II Netherlands 2002 2004
Ismaily Egypt 2006 2006
RKC Netherlands 2006 2007
Al Ahli Qatar 2007 2008
Southampton England 23 January 2009 9 July 2009 18 4 7 7 22.22
Universitatea Craiova Romania 7 January 2010 17 June 2010 13 5 1 7 38.46
Ismaily Egypt 17 June 2010 2011
As of 11 December 2010

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile – Mark Wotte". SaintsFC.co.uk. 21 December 2005. 
  2. "Wotte 'set for switch to Saints'". BBC Sport. 21 December 2005. 
  3. "Poortvliet resigns as Saints boss". BBC Sport. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009. 
  4. "Chairman's statement". Saintsfc.co.uk. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009. 
  5. "Norwich 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Mark Wotte is Scotland's first performance director". BBC Sport (BBC). 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  7. "Investment in elite youth key to success – Mark Wotte". BBC Sport (BBC). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 

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