Ruud Dokter

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Ruud Dokter is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who is a JIRA Panel Member/Technical Instructor for UEFA.

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Playing career

As a player, Dokter played in the Dutch lower leagues. [1]

Managerial career

In 2013, Dokter was appointed high performance director of the Football Association of Ireland. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] After that, he worked as JIRA Panel Member/Technical Instructor for UEFA.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dokter debuteert met winnend elftal". dekrantvantoen.nl.
  2. ↑ "Ruud Dokter never truly grasped Ireland's unique football culture". irishexaminer.com.
  3. ↑ "Ruud Dokter gives his first impressions of Irish football". the42.ie.
  4. ↑ "'Ruud Dokter must be strong and stick to the mantra 'the best, with the best, against the best". the42.ie.
  5. ↑ "Dokter who? FAI's performance director Ruud Dokter". indenpenent.ie.
  6. ↑ "HOW IS RUUD DOKTER DOING AS IRISH FOOTBALL'S HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR?".
  7. ↑ "Dokter vows to deliver remedy for Ireland's ills". irishmirror.ie.
  8. ↑ "Operation Dokter – new performance director sets out Irish plan". independent.ie.
  9. ↑ "Hoe een Nederlander het Ierse jeugdvoetbal verandert". decorrespondent.nl (Archived).
  10. ↑ ""The future for the League of Ireland is to have academies" according to Ruud Dokter". offtheball.com (Archived).
  11. ↑ "Does Ruud Dokter have the cure for Irish football?".
  12. ↑ "Ook de Ierse koppenmakers zijn in hun sas met Wonder Dokter". lc.nl.


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