Veurink with England in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1986-09-23) 23 September 1986 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Ommen, Netherlands | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | England Women (assistant coach) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2007 | OZC (Ommen) youth | ||
2008–2010 | FC Twente Women (assistant coach) | ||
2010–2012 | ATC '65 | ||
2012–2016 | FC Twente Women | ||
2017–2021 | Netherlands Women (assistant coach) | ||
2021– | England Women (assistant coach) |
Arjan Veurink, MBE (born 23 September 1986) is a Dutch football coach who serves as the assistant coach of the England women's national team. He previously served as the head coach of FC Twente women and assistant coach of the Netherlands women's national football team.
Career
FC Twente Women
In 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of FC Twente women at the age of 25. He served as the head coach until 2016. During his four-year tenure, he led the team to four titles, as well as the KNVB Cup and qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League. He led them past the round of 32 in 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.
Netherlands Women (assistant coach)
In 2017, he began serving as the assistant coach of the Netherlands women's national football team under Sarina Wiegman. The duo led the Netherlands to the European title in the same year and reached the final of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
England Women (assistant coach)
With Sarina Wiegman, being appointed as the head coach of the England women's national Football team on a four-year contract in August 2020, he was set to follow suit to serve as her assistant. In January 2021, the Royal Dutch Football Association approved her request for Veurink to move along with her as she was set to start her role in September 2021 after the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Honours
Manager
FC Twente
- BeNe League: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Dutch championship: 2012–13,* 2013–14,* 2014–15, 2015–16
- KNVB Cup: 2014–15
Assistant manager
- Netherlands Women
- UEFA Women's Championship: 2017
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2019
- England Women
- UEFA Women's Championship: 2022
- Women's Finalissima: 2023
- Arnold Clark Cup: 2022, 2023
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): 2024 Special Honours, for services to football.
Notes
*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.
References
- ^ "Arjan Veurink to become Sarina Wiegman's England Women assistant". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Assistent-bondscoach Arjan Veurink gaat met 'baas Sarina' mee naar de bakermat van het voetbal". Destentor (in Dutch). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "25 jaar en nu al fulltime coach | FC Twente | TC Tubantia Voetbal". web-archive-org.translate.goog. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "25 jaar en nu al fulltime coach". Tubantia (in Dutch). 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "Arjan Veurink to join Sarina Wiegman as assistant coach of England Women". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- Frith, Wilf (26 January 2021). "#Lionesses: Arjan Veurink to join Sarina Wiegman as assistant coach". SheKicks. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Dutch assistant Veurink to join Lionesses". BBC Sport. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Arjan Veurink confirmed as assistant coach of England Women". The Football Association. Football Association. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Arjan Veurink vertrekt naar Engelse voetbalbond". www.knvb.nl. The Royal Dutch Football Association. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023). "England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- Sanders, Emma (23 February 2022). "England 3 - 1 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- "Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2024". Gov.UK. 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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