Abe Knoop
Abe Knoop (born 28 August 1963 in Curaçao) is a Dutch professional football goalkeeping coach. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Iran national football team under the wing of Afshin Ghotbi.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abe Knoop | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1963 | ||
| Place of birth |
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (now Curaçao) | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Feyenoord | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | NSVV | ||
| 1985–1986 | Vv Barendrecht | ||
| 1986–1987 | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | FC Wageningen | 94 | (0) |
| 1990 | Ajax | ||
| 1991 | Neptunus | ||
| 1991–1998 | Vitesse | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 109 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Vitesse (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2005–2006 | S.L. Benfica (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Al-Jazira (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Iran (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2022– | PSV (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his playing career, Knoop was primarily used as a reserve goalkeeper, but he made a few Eredivisie appearances for Feyenoord and Vitesse.[2]
References
- "Knoop volgt Roorda op als keeperstrainer bij jeugd PSV". soccernews.nl. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- "Abe Knoop" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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