Hans Westerhof is a Dutch football coach and currently supervisory board member at SC Heerenveen. Besides the Netherlands, he has coached in the United States and Mexico.
Sportclub Veendam was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 and again SC Veendam in 2011. The club was a founder member of the regional first tier Eerste Klasse Noord in 1916 and became champions of the division in 1931–32; it qualified for the national championship play-offs but finished in bottom place. Veendam took part in the inaugural season of the third tier Tweede Divisie in 1956–57; after yo-yoing between the third and second tiers, the team won promotion to the first tier Eredivisie for the first time in 1985–86. The side spent two seasons in the Eredivisie—1986–87 and 1988–89—but were relegated both times. Veendam then competed in the second tier Eerste Divisie until they were dissolved due to financial problems in 2013.
Foeke Booy is a Dutch football manager, executive, and former player. He serves as the technical manager of Cambuur.
Pieter Egge Huistra is a Dutch football coach for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda and former winger. Huistra played for the Scottish Premier Division club Rangers from 1990 to 1995. He left there to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League. In 2001, he began coaching as the head coach for Jong Groningen. He was with them for four years before being named assistant coach to Aad de Mos at SBV Vitesse. He then became an assistant coach with Ajax and was named as their reserve team head coach on 24 April 2009. He then returned to Groningen, this time as the head coach of senior team, for the 2010–11 season. On 30 May 2012, he then became the head coach of the Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. Finally, on 3 December 2014, he was appointed as the technical director of the Indonesia national team.
Azing Griever is a Dutch football coach and former goalkeeper.
Cornelis "Kees" Hendricus van Wonderen is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. During his playing career, he was mostly utilised as a centre back.
Robert Patrick Maaskant is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Marnix Kolder is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Scott Calderwood is an English retired professional footballer and current manager of DOVO.
Martin Drent is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward for SC Veendam, FC Emmen and FC Groningen.
Kassim Bizimana is a Burundian former footballer who played as a striker.
Johan Korte is a Dutch former football player, who played for BV Veendam and Go Ahead Eagles, and later on became a football manager. He coached BV Veendam for three years (2002–2005).
Hugo Alves Velame, simply known as Hugo, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is the assistant manager of the Jordan women's national team.
Petrit Hoxhaj is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for PKC '83 in the Dutch Eerste Klasse.
Peter van der Vlag is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of SC Cambuur.
The 2011–12 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-sixth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season and ended in June 2012 with the nacompetitie, a promotion-and-relegation tournament also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2011–12 Eredivisie. The competition was won by FC Zwolle on 13 April 2012, after drawing FC Eindhoven 0–0 at home in their 32nd match of the season.
The 2012–13 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-seventh season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first matches of the season and ended on 26 May 2013 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2012–13 Eredivisie. On 3 May 2013, during the last round of the regular season, SC Cambuur secured the championship and the only direct promotion berth. Go Ahead Eagles won promotion to the Eredivisie in the play-offs.
Joop Brand is a Dutch former football player and manager.
Hennie Spijkerman is a Dutch football coach and former player who was most recently assistant manager to Marcel Keizer for Eredivisie side AFC Ajax.
Dick Lukkien is a Dutch football manager and former footballer currently in charge of Eredivisie club FC Groningen.
