Victor Hermans

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Victor Hermans
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Hermans in 2024
Personal information
Full name Victor Jacobus Hermans
Date of birth (1953-03-17) 17 March 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
MVV Maastricht
K.S.K. Tongeren
International career
1977–1989 Netherlands (futsal) 50 (12)
Managerial career
1990–1992 Netherlands (assistant)
1992–1996 Hong Kong
1996 Malaysia
1997–2000 Netherlands (assistant)
2001 Iran
2001–2007 Netherlands
2009–2011 Malta
2012–2016 Thailand
2017–2018 Indonesia
2018–2020 Malta
2022–2024 Philippines (women's)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor Jacobus Hermans (born 17 March 1953 in Maastricht) is a Dutch futsal coach who has managed 6 different national teams and guided 3 to the FIFA Futsal World Cup. [1]

Contents

Career

Hermans in a huddle with the Philippine women's national team during their match against Myanmar at the 2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship. PHI vs MYA 2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship huddle.jpg
Hermans in a huddle with the Philippine women's national team during their match against Myanmar at the 2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship.

Hermans started his career by playing outdoor football for his hometown when he was a teenager. He later moved to Belgium to play for Tongres. After he left Belgium, he moved back into his own country to play for Caesar Beek. He represented his country 50 times and participated in four international tournaments, including the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship where his team was runner-up, losing at the final to Brazil. [2]

He decided to retire in 1990 and joined the Oranje as an assistant coach for two years. Later, he was appointed as the Hong Kong manager. He managed Hong Kong in their first world cup as a host nation. They played Nigeria and Poland, ending their tournament in the group stage. [3] He later went to manage Malaysia for one year, leaving after they lost all of 1996 World Cup matches. [4]

After leaving Malaysia, he went back to be assistant coach of the Netherlands, for three years. He then became the head coach of Iran for one year, with a 100 percent wins in seven matches. They became the champions of Asia in 2001 Asian Championship. [5] Hermans then managed Netherlands for six years. Despite failing to take them to any world cup, he took them to the European championship and a Grand Prix tournament in Brazil. After having disappointing results in both tournaments, he left as head coach in 2007. He later joined Malta as the head coach for two years, but without major impact.

Hermans in 2020 reportedly agreed to become the Philippine Football Federation's technical consultant for futsal, helping create a groundwork for the Philippine futsal program. [6] He also become head coach of the relaunched Philippines women's national team in 2022. [7] Meanwhile, he was technical consultant of India national futsal team in 2023.[ citation needed ] He was at the time confirmed as Philippines' coach for the upcoming inaugural 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup. [8]

However in December 23, 2024, Hermans was reportedly removed from his position for the team's performance at the 2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship and was "realigned" with the men's program. [9] [10]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 January 1989 Rotterdam, Netherlands Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4–24–2 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2.10 January 1989Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–03–3
3.3–1
4.11 January 1989 Arnhem, NetherlandsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–14–1
5.14 January 1989Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–1
6.2–1

Achievements

Manager

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References

  1. ↑ Victor Hermans – UEFA coaching record (archived)
  2. ↑ "Vic's CV". 13 September 2011.
  3. ↑ FIFA.com
  4. ↑ FIFA.com
  5. ↑ "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2003.
  6. ↑ Olivares, Rick (3 November 2020). "Futsal legend Vic Hermans to develop Philippine futsal". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (15 October 2022). "Pinay5 Futsal Team succumbs to Guam in international friendly". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Suing, Ivan (7 October 2024). "Futsal squad gets help from Filipinas". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Manicad, Julius (28 December 2024). "Philippine Futsal Team Faces Crisis as Key Players Resign Ahead of Wo…". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Manicad, Julius (29 December 2024). "Don't Fire Vic: Pinay5 manager rallies behind embattled coach". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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