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Jos van Eck
Dutch footballer (born 1963)
Jos van Eck (born 2 May 1963) is a Dutch former football manager and player. He is team manager of Jong Sparta, the under-21 team of Sparta Rotterdam.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1963-05-02) 2 May 1963 (age 60)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Sparta (team manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1989–1990 | FC Zwolle | 52 | (7) |
| 1990–1993 | FC Den Bosch | 79 | (13) |
| 1993–1995 | Sparta | 41 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | KFC Tielen | ||
| 1998–1999 | Dordrecht | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | FC Dordrecht | ||
| 2009–2011 | Sparta (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Sparta | ||
| 2011–2012 | Quick Boys | ||
| 2013 | CVV Zwervers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Van Eck played for De Graafschap, FC Zwolle, FC Den Bosch, Sparta Rotterdam, KFC Tielen and FC Dordrecht.[2]
After retirement, he worked as an assistant coach, then manager at FC Dordrecht before Robert Verbeek took over in January 2004.[3] After leaving FC Dordrecht, he worked as an assistant coach at Sparta Rotterdam[4] for seven years before taking over as manager when Jan Everse resigned on 24 February 2011.[5] Van Eck continued as manager until the end of the season when Michel Vonk was appointed on a permanent basis.[6] He later worked as a coach at amateur sides Quick Boys[7] and Zwervers.[8]
On 23 June 2021, Van Eck was appointed team manager of Jong Sparta, the under-21 team of Sparta Rotterdam, a position where he would oversee practicalities regarding the team.[9]
His brother René played professional football in Holland and Switzerland.[10]
Van Eck's wife Lindsey died of breast cancer in 2020. Together they had a daughter, Abbygail.[11]
- "Jos van Eck profile". Yahoo.
- Jos van Eck at WorldFootball.net
- "Robert Verbeek blijft trainer FC Dordrecht" [Robert Verbeek continues to coach FC Dordrecht]. Voetbal International. 26 March 2004.
- JOS VAN ECK, ASSISTENT TRAINER BIJ A-SELECTIE Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)
- "Jan Everse stapt per direct op bij Sparta" [Jan Everse steps down from Sparta] (in Dutch). AD Sportwereld. February 2011.
- "Michel Vonk nieuwe trainer Sparta" [Michel Vonk new Sparta trainer] (in Dutch). Trouw. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- Jos van Eck nieuwe trainer van Quick Boys - Quick Boys (in Dutch)
- Trainer Jos van Eck weg bij Zwervers - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
- "Jos van Eck teammanager bij Jong Sparta". Dagblad010 (in Dutch). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- Jos van Eck loopt baan als hoofd-opleidingen bij Willem II/RKC mis - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
- Slotboom, Anton (10 September 2020). "Oud-voetballer Jos van Eck post elke dag een foto van zijn overleden vrouw op Facebook: 'Lindsey was een topvrouw'". PZC (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2023.