Bob de Klerk

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Bob de Klerk
Personal information
Date of birth 1961 (age 62–63)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward, left winger [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1982 Telstar [1]
1982 K.S.V. Waregem [1]
1983 De Graafschap [1]
Managerial career
Ajax A1
2011–2012 Toronto FC (First assistant)
2013 Ter Leede
2023–2024 Al Jazira (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bob de Klerk (born 1961) is a Dutch football manager and former player.

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Playing career

De Klerk was born in Amsterdam. Having started his career with SC Telstar he played for K.S.V. Waregem in Belgium and De Graafschap in the Dutch Eredivise. He was forced into early retirement due to injury.

Coaching career

De Klerk led the Ajax Saturday team to the Hoofdklasse. [2] He also worked with the Ajax A1 youth team alongside Frank de Boer and led the team following de Boer's promotion to AFC Ajax manager.

In addition to his work at Ajax, de Klerk spent time with Ajax Cape Town in South Africa. [3]

He spent nine years working in the Ajax youth system before moving to Major League Soccer. De Klerk joined Toronto FC on 6 January 2011 as First Assistant Coach along with former Ajax colleague Aron Winter who became Head Coach/Technical Director. [4] On 14 May 2012, it was announced that de Klerk had been promoted to technical manager of Toronto with former player and academy coach Jim Brennan replacing him as assistant coach. [5] It was announced on 7 January 2013 that de Klerk would not return to Toronto FC the following season. [6]

In September 2013, after two months of managing Dutch Topklasse side Ter Leede, he became technical director at Dalian Aerbin F.C. of the Chinese Super League. [7] In November 2014, he was appointed the Technical Director for York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League. [8]

Bob was also the Technical Director for KNSC, Kleinburg Nobleton Soccer club. A small community based club in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Just north of Toronto. www.KNSC.ca

In 2019, he returned to the MLS, as an assistant coach under Frank de Boer for Atlanta United. [9] The following season he mutually departed from the club along with de Boer's remaining coaching staff. [10] In the summer of 2023, he was reunited with de Boer once more and joined his coaching staff as an assistant for Al Jazira in the United Emirate's Pro League. [11] He was later elevated to the head coach position on an interim basis in December 2023. [12] [13] After one match his caretaker spell with Al Jazira ended as the club sign Mirel Rădoi in the winter of 2024. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Dutch scribes: Winter to establish Total Football in Toronto | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Trott, Lawrence (12 April 2013). "Former Ajax coach looks for local talent". www.royalgazette.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Reds Make Front Office Changes". Toronto FC. Toronto. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Toronto FC's de Klerk won't return as technical manager | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Trainer Bob de Klerk verlaat topklasser Ter Leede". Omroep West (in Dutch). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  8. ↑ THE CSL IS CHANGING……….player development trend will reap benefits for years to come
  9. ↑ Roberson, Doug (14 January 2019). "Atlanta United's de Boer fills out coaching staff". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta United, Frank de Boer mutually agree to part ways | Atlanta United FC". atlutd. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Inan, Johan (1 August 2023). "Frank de Boer koestert de rust bij Al Jazira: 'Ik werkte me uit de naad en kreeg er alleen maar stress van'" [Frank de Boer cherishes the peace at Al Jazira: 'I worked my butt off and it only caused me stress']. parool.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "De Klerk: We will be ready to give it our best against Emirates | Al Jazira Club". www.jc.ae. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "«الجناح الطائر» ينجح في «المهمة الأولى» مع الجزيرة" [“The Flying Wing” succeeds in its “first mission” with Al Jazeera]. www.aletihad.ae (in Arabic). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Issa, Ahmed (4 January 2024). "الروماني ميريل رادوي يقود الجزيرة" [Romanian Mirel Radui leads the island]. www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 January 2024.


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