Bert van Marwijk Sports manager

Bert van Marwijk OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrt fɑˈmɑrʋɛi̯k], surname isolated: Dutch pronunciation: [vɑˈmɑrʋɛi̯k]; born 19 May 1952) is a Dutch football manager. As a footballer, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ Alkmaar, MVV and Fortuna Sittard amongst other clubs, and represented the Netherlands once.In 1982, he began his transition into a manager, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full-time manager. In 2002, he won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord. Van Marwijk managed the Netherlands from 2008 until June 2012 and guided the country to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was lost 1–0 in extra-time to Spain. He left this position after the Netherlands lost all of their three matches at UEFA Euro 2012. Van Marwijk is the father-in-law of former Netherlands international Mark van Bommel.

Personal facts

Bert van Marwijk
Birth dateMay 19, 1952
Birth place
Overijssel , Deventer , Netherlands national football team
Height (meters)1.81

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Football manager

club
Borussia Dortmund
Hamburger SV
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Netherlands national football team
position
Midfielder
teams
AZ Alkmaar
Fortuna Sittard
MVV Maastricht
Netherlands national football team
Go Ahead Eagles
FC Assent

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