Ron Groenewoud

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Ron Groenewoud
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Ron Groenewoud in 1974
Personal information
Full name Ron Groenewoud
Date of birth (1937-01-24) 24 January 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth Grootegast
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Velocitas 1897
Managerial career
1962–1965 Sparta (assistant)
1965–1966 Holland Sport
1966–1967 Heerenveen
1967–1970 KNVB (various teams)
1971–1975 FC Groningen
1975–1996 KNVB (various teams)
1976 Netherlands Women
1986 Netherlands Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ron Groenewoud (born 24 January 1937) is a former Dutch footballer and football manager. [1] [2]

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Playing career

During his football career, he played as a defender for Velocitas 1897 from Groningen. [3]

Managerial career

After his playing career, he was assistant coach at Sparta for three years, under head coaches Denis Neville and Bill Thompson. [3] Afterwards, he managed Holland Sport, Heerenveen, FC Groningen and various teams of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), including the women's national team. [3] He also coached the men's national futsal team, achieving second place at the 1989 World Championship and qualification for the 1992 World Championship, 1996 UEFA Championship and 1996 World Championship. [1] [2] [3] He retired in 1997. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - GROENEWOUD Ron". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Staflid: Ron Groenewoud" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Prominenten" (in Dutch). Velocitas 1897. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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