Pim van de Meent

Pim van de Meent
Van de Meent in 1976
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-11-20)20 November 1937
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 13 October 2022(2022-10-13) (aged 84)
Position(s) Rightback
Youth career
Westerkwartier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 SHS 7 (0)
1961–1962 DOS 1 (0)
1962–1963 VUC
1963–1965 N.E.C. 13 (0)
Managerial career
1965–1966 DWV
1966–1969 Huizen
1969–1970 PEC Zwolle
1970–1972 DWS
1972–1978 FC Amsterdam
1978–1980 De Graafschap
1981–1985 N.E.C.
1985–1986 MVV
1986–1988 FC Den Haag
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pim van de Meent (20 November 1937 – 13 October 2022) was a Dutch football manager and player who played as a defender.

Playing career

Van de Meent was born in Amsterdam, North Holland on 20 November 1937. He played for Holland Sport, DOS, VUC and NEC Nijmegen. He quit playing at 28 years of age.[1]

Managerial career

Van de Meent was better known for being a football coach, who worked for clubs like PEC Zwolle, NEC (1981–1985) and De Graafschap.[2]

In 1965 he started managing, winning two amateur league titles with Huizen.[3] He was the first manager of newly-formed FC Amsterdam, reaching 5th place in the 1973–74 Eredivisie season and losing to 1. FC Köln in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup quarter finals.[1]

He reached the 1982-83 KNVB Cup final, with NEC (3–1 loss to Ajax), and the next season the club participated in the Cup Winners' Cup, teaming up against Diego Maradona's FC Barcelona after beating Norwegian side Brann Bergen in the first round.[4] He was also relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 1983 and again got relegated with MVV in 1986.[5]

Former FC Amsterdam chairman Dé Stoop lured him to his new club FC Den Haag and he also lost the 1986–87 KNVB Cup final with them, but qualified for and played in the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup with Den Haag.[6]

He later worked as caretaker manager, academy manager, technical director and facility manager at AFC.[7]

Personal life and death

Van de Meent died on 13 October 2022, at the age of 84.[8] He was survived by his wife Netty and their three children.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Voormalig succescoach Pim van de Meent op 84-jarige leeftijd overleden - AD (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Oud-trainer Pim van de Meent (84) overleden - De Graafschap (in Dutch)
  3. ^ IN MEMORIAM PIM VAN DE MEENT - SV Huizen (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Oud-trainer Pim van de Meent overleden - NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Oud MVV-trainer Pim van de Meent overleden - MVV (in Dutch)
  6. ^ OUD-TRAINER FC DEN HAAG PIM VAN DE MEENT (84) OVERLEDEN - ADO Den Haag (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Oud-voetbaltrainer FC Amsterdam Pim van de Meent (84) overleden - Parool (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Former trainer Van de Meent (84) passed away
  9. ^ Obituary - AFC