Pim Verbeek
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| Pim Verbeek | ||
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| Full name | Peter Tim Verbeek | |
| Date of birth | March 12, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | Manager (former Footballer) | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| Roda JC NAC Breda Sparta Rotterdam |
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| 1981-1984 1987-1989 1989-1991 1992-1993 1994-1997 1998-2000 2003 2004 2006-2007 2007- |
Sparta Rotterdam De Graafschap Feyenoord Rotterdam FC Groningen Fortuna Sittard Omiya Ardija Kyoto Purple Sanga Netherlands Antilles South Korea Australia |
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Peter Tim Verbeek (born March 12, 1956 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland), more commonly known as Pim Verbeek is a Dutch football manager who is the head coach of the Australia national football (soccer) team.[1] His brother Robert Verbeek is also a football coach.
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[edit] Club career
As a player he spent his career in the Netherlands mostly with Sparta Rotterdam, he also played with NAC Breda and Roda JC.
[edit] Managerial career
Verbeek was the assistant coach of the South Korea national football team under Guus Hiddink during the 2002 FIFA World Cup and also under Dick Advocaat during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
[edit] Managerial style
Verbeek's teams usually employ two holding midfielders and a sole striker up front. His teams usually play a slow tempo and build up play and heavily relying on crosses.
Pim has successfully guided Australia to its 3rd appearance at the World Cup, but has been criticised by mainstream media for 'playing boring football'. Pim's response to these statements is that he is a results-orientated individual and if the team is achieving qualification for the World Cup, this is an overall success in his strategy.
[edit] Korea
The Korea Football Association signed him to a coaching contract on June 26, 2006 until 2008.[2] Pim led Korea to a third-place finish at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, guaranteeing them an automatic berth in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup tournament. He resigned from coaching South Korea in July 2007 after the Asian Cup, saying he needed a break from coaching for approximately five months.
[edit] Australia
He was linked to coaching Australia after he said he would welcome another job in Asia and had previously been linked with the Socceroos coaching role in 2005.[3] On 6 December 2007 it was announced that Verbeek had secured the position as Australian coach.[4] In his first World Cup qualifier game as head coach, Verbeek led Australia to a clinical 3-0 win against Qatar at home.
During a post match interview which followed the 3-0 world cup qualifying win over Qatar, Verbeek promised to sing the Australian national anthem live on television, on the condition that the Socceroos qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This was in response to a query from Simon Hill about Verbeek's knowledge of the words to the anthem, in reference to former assistant Johan Neeskens, who sang the Australian national anthem before each match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His opinions on the standard of the A-League are well known, describing the performances of locally based players Archie Thompson and Danny Allsopp against Indonesia as "hopeless" and openly questioning the decision of Jason Culina to return home and play in the A-League.
[edit] References
- ^ "Verbeek is new Socceroos coach". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-12-06. http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/verbeek-will-be-socceroos-coach/2007/12/06/1196812889741.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ "South Korea name Verbeek as boss". BBC. 26 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/south_korea/5116406.stm. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ Lewis, David (2007-12-06). "Verbeek plays his hand". The World Game. http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=100083. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ "Verbeek lands Socceroos job". The World Game. 2007-12-06. http://theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=101359. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
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