Jan de Koning (footballer)

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Jan de Koning
Personal information
Full name Jan de Koning
Date of birth (1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 73)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1970 Ajax 0 (0)
1970–1971 → Vitesse (loan) [1] 18 (0)
1971–1973 Ajax 0 (0)
1973–1978 Lokeren 97 (17)
1978–1980 Cercle Brugge 32 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan de Koning (born October 7, 1949, in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer, scout and manager. He played as a forward. After working as assistant technical director at Liverpool F.C.'s Academy, he now scouts for Portsmouth F.C. in Europe.

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Player

In his playing career, de Koning played for Ajax, Vitesse Arnhem, Lokeren, and Cercle Brugge. [2] De Koning also regularly played for the Netherlands U18 and U21 national teams. During his career de Koning played with many of renowned players such as Johan Cruyff, Ruud Krol, Johan Neeskens, Arie Haan and Johnny Rep.

After his playing career de Koning spent time in his family’s scrap metal business while achieving his coaching qualifications in the Netherlands. In 1990, after receiving all of his coaching qualifications, de Koning was asked to join Ajax by Louis van Gaal to develop young talent. During his time at Ajax he trained some internationally known players such as Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Johnny Heitinga and Dave Van den Bergh. Van der Vaart later stated in a Dutch TV interview that de Koning was the best coach he ever had.[ citation needed ]

Scout

De Koning also is renowned for his eye for talent. In 1994, #10 of Top Sport Group, and later ISM International brought him in as a talent scout. During the following eight years de Koning oversaw the transfer of several big-name players between clubs, notably Cristian Chivu. Chivu was bought by Ajax on de Koning's recommendation for 2.5 million euros and later sold to AS Roma for 20 million euros. In 2002, de Koning scouted for Premier League clubs in England, working with Sunderland, Newcastle United, and for Ray Clarke at Southampton.

Manager

Later in 2003, de Koning was yet again asked for help, this time from ex-Ajax footballer Piet Hamberg. Over the next two years, Hamberg and de Koning managed Al Jazira Club (United Arab Emirates) and Ettifaq FC (Saudi Arabia).

In 2005, the Stoke City F.C. board appointed Arnor Gudjohnsen to find a new manager. His nomination was Jan de Koning, but he did not want to be No 1, so suggested his friend, the former Holland midfielder Johan Boskamp. [3] de Koning served as assistant manager under Boskamp. De Koning was twice suspended by Stoke due to disagreements within the management team. [4] He was sacked by Stoke in April 2006. [5]

During 2006 de Koning once again worked with Ray Clarke, serving as head scout for Celtic, until 2007 when he joined Piet Hamburg at Liverpool's Academy. He is now scouting for Portsmouth, concentrating on Holland, Belgium and Germany.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jan de Koning". stats.sv-vitesse.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Just who is Johan Boskamp?". BBC Stoke & Staffordshire. BBC. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Thorley, Andy (March 2006). "Bearing a Rudge". When Saturday Comes . Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Stoke suspend Rudge and De Koning". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Reynolds, Lee (April 2006). "JAN IS AXED BY STOKE". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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