Bert Konterman

Bert Konterman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrt ˈkɔntərmɑn], born 14 January 1971) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a defender. He retired in June 2004.

Bert Konterman
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-01-14) 14 January 1971
Place of birth Rouveen, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Netherlands U20 (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 FC Zwolle 121 (7)
1993–1996 Cambuur 96 (19)
1996–1998 Willem II 78 (10)
1998–2000 Feyenoord 65 (4)
2000–2003 Rangers 79 (5)
2003–2004 Vitesse 31 (0)
Total 470 (45)
National team
1999–2000 Netherlands 12 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2012 FC Zwolle (U15)
2011–2014 Netherlands U19 (assistant)
2013–2014 Jong FC Twente (assistant)
2014–2015 Netherlands U20 (assistant)
2014–2017 FC Twente (U19)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 (assistant)
2018– Netherlands U20
2020– Netherlands U19 (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Rouveen, Konterman's career began with the local amateur club SC Rouveen, then went on to play for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie including FC Zwolle, Cambuur, Willem II and Feyenoord, until he was snapped up by Dick Advocaat in 2000 to play for Rangers for a fee of £4.5m.

Konterman was part of a growing Dutch influence at Ibrox under Advocaat, but did not make a similarly impressive impact to the likes of Ronald de Boer and Arthur Numan. He endured a difficult start at Ibrox in defence; however, following the arrival of Alex McLeish, Konterman was often used in an advanced role in the heart of the midfield. In this position, he had a more successful spell at the club including netting a winning strike after extra time from 30 yards against arch rivals Celtic in a League Cup semi-final.[1][2] After a 3-year spell with Rangers and winning 6 caps for the Dutch national team, Konterman returned home in the summer of 2003 signing for Vitesse Arnhem.

Managerial career

After retiring, Konterman began coaching at football camps. In 2009 he took up the position of technical director at Dutch club FC Zwolle in 2009. Konterman was going to be the head coach of the club's U15s and support the other coaches at the club.

In October 2011, he was also appointed assistant manager of Wim van Zwam for Netherlands U19 national team.[3] On 1 July 2012 he stepped down from his position at Zwolle.[2]

On 3 September 2013, he was appointed assistant manager for Jong FC Twente.[4] In addition to his work for Jong FC Twente, Konterman would also continue as an assistant coach for Netherlands' 19s. Konterman had several roles at Twente, including supporting the coaches of the U19s and the first team. From 2014 to 2017, he was the head coach of the U19s.

In June 2017, Konterman took charge of Netherlands U18 national team and was also going to be assistant manager of the U17s.[5] In the following season, he was promoted to U20 national team manager.[6] On 26 February 2020, he was also appointed caretaker manager of the U19s following Maarten Stekelenburg's promotion to the A-team.[7]

Personal life

Konterman is a Christian.[8]

Honours

Club

Rangers

References
  1. Forsyth, Roddy (5 February 2002). "Konterman halts Celtic treble dream". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. "Changing room chat: Konterman kicks off in the pulpit". The Scotsman. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. Bert Konterman assistent bij Oranje U19, sportiefzwolle.nl, 7 October 2011
  4. Konterman in trainersstaf Jong Twente, voetbal.com, 3 September 2013
  5. DUBBELFUNCTIE BERT KONTERMAN BIJ KNVB-JEUGD, onsoranje.nl, 22 June 2017
  6. KONTERMAN ONTBREEKT BIJ ONDER 20, TEIXEIRA VERVANGER, onsoranje.nl, 10 September 2018
  7. BERT KONTERMAN TIJDELIJKE COACH VAN ONDER 19, onsoranje.nl, 26 February 2020
  8. Joe McHugh (10 February 2002). "Born again Bert has faith in Rangers new manager". The Mirror. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
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