Gertjan Verbeek

Gertjan Verbeek
Verbeek in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gerrit Jan Alfons Verbeek
Date of birth (1962-08-01) 1 August 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Deventer, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
VV Zuid Eschmarke
–1982 ATC '65
1982–1984 Achilles '12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1994 Heerenveen 254 (38)
1986–1987 → SC Heracles (loan) 31 (9)
Total 285 (47)
Managerial career
2001–2004 Heracles Almelo
2004–2008 Heerenveen
2008–2009 Feyenoord
2009–2010 Heracles Almelo
2010–2013 AZ Alkmaar
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg
2014–2017 VfL Bochum
2017–2018 FC Twente
2019–2020 Adelaide United
2021 Almere City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gertjan Verbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛrtɕɑɱ vərˈbeːk]; born 1 August 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who last managed Eerste Divisie side Almere City.

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] He was sacked on 11 July 2017.[9]

FC Twente

On 29 October 2017 he returned to management in his native Holland, where he signed with FC Twente, which was going through a disastrous campaign of the 2017-18 Eredivisie.[10] On 26 March, after 149 days, Verbeek was fired as FC Twente's manager, with the team at the bottom of the table with six games remaining of the season.[11][12]

Adelaide United

On 23 May 2019, Verbeek was officially announced as Marco Kurz' replacement as manager for A-League club Adelaide United.[13] Verbeek led Adelaide United to their third FFA Cup victory by defeating Melbourne City 4–0 at Coopers Stadium.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Verbeek took a leave of absence to return home to the Netherlands indefinitely while still being under contract with the club.[15] Verbeek and Adelaide United decided to mutually part ways on 29 April 2020.[16]

Career statistics

Playing career

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Total
1984–85 Heerenveen Eerste Divisie 21 6
1985–86 22 1
1986–87 SC Heracles 31 9
1987–88 Heerenveen 31 3
1988–89 30 4
1989–90 34 10
1990–91 Eredivisie 30 2
1991–92 Eerste Divisie 32 6
1992–93 29 5
1993–94 Eredivisie 25 1
Total Netherlands 285 47
Career total 285 47

Coaching record

As of match played 27 March 2020
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2001[17] 30 June 2004[17] 117 60 22 35 051.28 [18][19][20]
[21][22][23]
Heerenveen 1 July 2004[17] 30 June 2008[17] 176 83 34 59 047.16 [24][25][26]
[27][28][29]
Feyenoord 1 July 2008[17] 14 January 2009[17] 26 8 4 14 030.77 [30]
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2009[17] 30 June 2010[17] 39 19 6 14 048.72 [31]
AZ 1 July 2010[17] 29 September 2013[17] 157 76 33 48 048.41 [32][33]
[34][35]
1. FC Nürnberg 22 October 2013[4] 23 April 2014[6] 22 5 5 12 022.73 [4]
VfL Bochum 22 December 2014[7] 11 July 2017 88 31 30 27 035.23 [36]
FC Twente 29 October 2017 26 March 2018 21 2 8 11 009.52
Adelaide United 23 May 2019 29 April 2020 26 14 0 12 053.85
Total 672 298 142 232 044.35 —

Honours

AZ

Adelaide

References

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  2. ^ "Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban sent off for kicking pitch invader". BBC Sport. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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  8. ^ "Verbeek lässt Nürnberg verzweifeln" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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