Gertjan Verbeek

Gertjan Verbeek
Personal information
Full nameGerrit Jan Alfons Verbeek
Date of birth1 August 1962
Place of birthDeventer, Netherlands
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
VfL Bochum (Manager)
Youth career
VV Zuid Eschmarke
–1982ATC '65
1982–1984Achilles '12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1984–1994Heerenveen254(38)
1986–1987→ SC Heracles (loan)31(9)
Total285(47)
Teams managed
1994–2001Heerenveen (assistant)
2001–2004Heracles Almelo
2004–2008Heerenveen
2008–2009Feyenoord
2009–2010Heracles Almelo
2010–2013AZ
2013–20141. FC Nürnberg
2015–VfL Bochum
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gertjan Verbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛrcɑn vərˈbeːk], born 1 August 1962) is a retired Dutch footballer who is currently managing VfL Bochum.

Coaching career

Netherlands

After retiring from his playing career in 1994, Verbeek stayed with SC Heerenveen as an assistant-coach. He left for Heracles Almelo in 2001, and after a successful stint there was hired as the successor to Foppe de Haan with SC Heerenveen. In 2008 he was hired by Feyenoord, but was fired after clashing with players a few months into his tenure.[1] He moved to Heracles Almelo for the 2009–2010 season, and after guiding them to a 6th place finish in the Eredivisie, AZ hired him for the 2010–2011 season. Verbeek caused controversy in December 2011 in a 2011–12 KNVB Cup match against Ajax by leading AZ off the pitch in protest at having their goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado sent off for retaliating against a pitch invader.[2] The game was consequently abandoned. On 29 September 2013 AZ fired him due to lack of chemistry with the players.[3]

Germany

The German football club 1. FC Nürnberg hired him on 22 October 2013,[4] giving him the first coaching opportunity outside of Netherlands, with a contract until 30 June 2015.[5] However, he was sacked on 23 April 2014.[6] On 22 December 2014 the VfL Bochum announced signing Verbeek as head coach, starting 1 January 2015.[7] In his return to Nuremberg on 23 March 2015, Bochum defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1.[8]

Career statistics

Playing career

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Total
1984–85HeerenveenEerste Divisie216
1985–86221
1986–87SC Heracles319
1987–88Heerenveen313
1988–89304
1989–903410
1990–91Eredivisie302
1991–92Eerste Divisie326
1992–93295
1993–94Eredivisie251
Total Netherlands 28547
Career total 28547

Coaching record

As of 6 March 2015
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2001[9] 30 June 2004[9] 113 57 22 34 50.44 [10][11][12]
[13][14][15]
Heerenveen 1 July 2004[9] 30 June 2008[9] 173 81 34 58 46.82 [16][17][18]
[19][20][21]
Feyenoord 1 July 2008[9] 14 January 2009[9] 26 8 4 14 30.77 [22]
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2009[9] 30 June 2010[9] 39 19 6 14 48.72 [23]
AZ 1 July 2010[9] 29 September 2013[9] 157 76 33 48 48.41 [24][25]
[26][27]
1. FC Nürnberg 22 October 2013[4] 23 April 2014[6] 22 5 5 12 22.73 [4]
VfL Bochum 1 January 2015[7] Present 7 3 3 1 42.86 [28]
Total 537 249 107 181 46.37 —

References

  1. ↑ Schaerlaeckens, Leander (19 January 2009). "Generation gap foils Verbeek as Feyenoord's imperfect storm rages on". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban sent off for kicking pitch invader". BBC Sport. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar announce surprise sacking of coach Gertjan Verbeek". Sky Sports.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "1. FC Nürnberg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nürnberg: Neuer Trainer unterschreibt bis 2015" (in German). Kicker.de. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gartenschläger, Lars (23 April 2014). "1. FC Nürnberg trennt sich von Trainer Verbeek". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Verbeek neuer VfL-Coach" [Verbeek new VfL-coach] (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Verbeek lässt Nürnberg verzweifeln" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 "Gertjan Verbeek" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Heracles Almelo » Dates & results 2001/2002". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Netherlands Cup (Amstel Cup) 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Heracles Almelo » Dates & results 2002/2003". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  13. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel. "Netherlands Cup (Amstel Cup) 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Heracles Almelo » Dates & results 2003/2004". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  15. ↑ van Seventer, Mark. "Netherlands Cups 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "sc Heerenveen » Dates & results 2004/2005". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  17. ↑ van Seventer, Mark. "Netherlands Cup (Amstel Cup) 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "sc Heerenveen » Dates & results 2005/2006". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  19. ↑ Karel Stokkermans; Antonio Zea. "Netherlands Cups 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "sc Heerenveen » Dates & results 2006/2007". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "sc Heerenveen » Dates & results 2007/2008". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "Feyenoord » Dates & results 2008/2009". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Heracles Almelo » Dates & results 2009/2010". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar » Dates & results 2010/2011". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar » Dates & results 2011/2012". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Netherlands » Eredivisie 2012/2013 » 34. Round". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar » Dates & results 2013/2014". World Football. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "VfL Bochum". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2015.