Rob Alflen

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Rob Alflen
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-05-07) 7 May 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1991 Utrecht 142 (16)
1991–1995 Ajax 26 (5)
1995–1996 Vitesse 7 (0)
1996–1997 Sparta Rotterdam 25 (1)
1997–1999 Heracles 52 (10)
1999–2000 Cambuur 26 (0)
Total278(32)
Managerial career
2006–2008 FC De Bilt
2007–2008 HFC Haarlem (assistant)
2008–2010 FC Breukelen
2009–2011 Jong FC Utrecht
2014–2015 Utrecht
2018–2019 Helmond Sport
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rob Alflen (born 7 May 1968) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is the assistant manager of Dutch Eredivisie club SC Cambuur.

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Playing career

Club

Alflen was born in Utrecht. He played for FC Utrecht, Ajax Amsterdam, Vitesse Arnhem, Sparta Rotterdam, and Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Eredivisie. [1]

Managerial career

Since 2004, Alflen has been co-presenter of the TV program Namen & Rugnummer on RTV Utrecht. Alflen started his coaching career as a youth coach of FC De Bilt, and later became manager of the first team for the 2006–07 season. [2] In the following season, he became assistant manager of HFC Haarlem but still remained as manager of De Bilt. [3] From 2008 until 2010, he was manager of FC Breukelen.[ citation needed ] In February 2009, he also took a job at Jong FC Utrecht as manager of the team alongside his manager job at Breukelen.

When Erwin Koeman quit as head coach of FC Utrecht in October 2011, Alflen was assigned as assistant coach of Jan Wouters for the first team of FC Utrecht. He became head coach after Wouters left the club in June 2014. On 25 March 2015 FC Utrecht said that coach Alflen and his advisor Co Adriaanse would step down from their roles with the Dutch club at the end of the season. [4] On 11 January 2016 he became an assistant at Heracles after Hendrie Krüzen left the club. [5] [6] On 16 April 2018, it was announced that Alflen would take over as the head coach of Helmond Sport on a two-year contract starting next season. [7] [8] On 8 May 2019, Helmond announced, that they had sacked Alflen after a disappointing season, the worst season in the club's history with only four victories in 38 games. [9]

Personal life

Alflen's father was the Dutch wrestling champion Loek Alflen. [10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [11]
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Utrecht 1985–86 Eredivisie 70
1986–87Eredivisie183
1987–88Eredivisie282
1988–89Eredivisie314
1989–90Eredivisie250
1990–91Eredivisie337
Total14216
Ajax 1991–92Eredivisie83
1992–93Eredivisie141
1993–94Eredivisie41
1994–95Eredivisie00
Total265
Vitesse 1995–96Eredivisie70
Sparta Rotterdam 1996–97Eredivisie251
SC Heracles /
Heracles Almelo [lower-alpha 1] 		1997–98 Eerste Divisie 252
1998–99Eerste Divisie278
Total5210
Cambuur Leeuwarden 1999–2000Eredivisie260
Career total27832
  1. ↑ Name changed in 1998

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References

  1. ↑ "Rob Alflen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ↑ De bijzondere carrière van nieuwe NEC-trainer Robbie Alflen, elfvoetbal.nl, 27 May 2017
  3. ↑ Alfen wordt assistent-trainer bij Haarlem, voetbalprimeur.nl, 27 May 2007
  4. ↑ BeNeFoot [@BeNeFoot] (25 March 2015). "FC Utrecht have confirmed that coach Rob Alflen and technical director Co Adriaanse will leave the club this summer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Heracles vindt in Alflen opvolger vertrokken Krüzen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rob Alflen nieuwe assistent-trainer Heracles Almelo" (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Helmond Sport strikt Alflen als nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). NOS. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Robby Alflen komend seizoen hoofdtrainer van Helmond Sport" (in Dutch). Helmond Sport. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Helmond Sport zet Rob Alflen op non-actief na slechtste seizoen uit de clubhistorie, omroepbrabant.nl, 8 May 2019
  10. ↑ "Loek Alflen, de grote kleine man" (in Dutch). De Halter. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rob Alflen » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2020.


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