Mike Snoei

Mike Snoei
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-12-04) 4 December 1963[1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Pune (Head Coach)
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Feyenoord 1 (0)
1982–1988 Excelsior 137 (0)
1988–1993 Sparta Rotterdam 133 (1)
Total 271 (1)
Teams managed
2002–2003 Vitesse Arnhem
2003–2005 Sparta Rotterdam
2005–2008 Go Ahead Eagles
2008–2009 Panathinaikos (assistant)
2009–2011 Umm Salal (assistant)
2012 Shandong Luneng Taishan (assistant)
2013–2014 Pune FC
2015–Present Metalurh Zaporizhya (Technical Director)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Mike Snoei (born 4 December 1963) is a former Dutch football player and is the Technical Director of Metalurh Zaporizhya in Ukraine. During his playing days, Snoei played for Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie from 1982–1993. He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Playing career

Born in Rotterdam, Snoei managed to carve out a ten-year playing career in the Netherlands in the top-tier Eredivisie and second-tier Eerste Divisie.[2] He started his footballing career as a youth with Feyenoord, the biggest club in Rotterdam, before moving to second division side S.B.V. Excelsior.[2] He stayed with Excelsior for six years from 1982 to 1986 before joining Sparta Rotterdam.[2] While with Sparta, Snoei played in the Dutch top tier Eredivisie.[2]

Unfortunately, Snoei had to retire from the game in 1993 due to torn knee ligaments at the age of 29.[2]

Coaching career

Youth coach: 1993–2002

Following retirement from professional football, Snoei became a youth coach in the Netherlands, coaching various clubs from 1993 to 1996.[3] Then in 1996, Snoei joined the Vitesse youth organization where he eventually rose to head coach of the main youth team at the club.[3]

Head coach at Dutch clubs: 2002–2008

In 2002, Snoei was appointed as the head coach of Vitesse in the Eredivisie.[3] After coaching the club for one season, Snoei then moved to Sparta Rotterdam as head coach from 2003 to 2005 before moving to Go Ahead Eagles as the head coach in 2005 to 2008.[3] While at Sparta and Go Ahead Eagles, Snoei led both clubs to the promotion play-offs for the Eredivisie.[3]

Assistant coaching: 2008–2013

After leaving Go Ahead Eagles, Snoei left the Netherlands and became the assistant manager to Henk ten Cate at many clubs including Panathinakos from 2008 to 2010, Al Ahli of the UAE Arabian Gulf League in 2010, Umm Salal of the Qatar Stars League from 2010 to 2011, and then Shandong Luneng of the Chinese Super League from 2011 to 2012.[3]

Pune and India: 2013–

On 8 May 2013, it was announced that Snoei would be returning to head coaching at Pune F.C. of the I-League in India.[2] The Director of Football at Pune said that "Mike will be a great addition to Pune FC. He brings with him a wealth of experience from the top levels of both European and Asian football. As we continue to invest in our academy and youth teams, Mike will be the perfect fit to develop these players and help the club reach our long term goals".[2] Snoei also became the fourth Dutch coach to be involved in Indian football after Wim Koevermans was signed as head coach of the national team, Rob Baan was brought in as the AIFF technical-director, and Eelco Schattorie was signed on as the head coach of fellow I-League club United.[2]

Snoei's first signing at the club came on 7 June 2013 when the club signed up forward Prakash Thorat for the upcoming 2013–14 season.[4] Snoei then led Pune in his first game as head coach on 21 September 2013 against Mohammedan at the Salt Lake Stadium.[5] It was a successful debut for Snoei as his side won the match 3–1 thanks to a brace from new signing Raúl Fabiani and a goal from another new foreign signing James Meyer.[5] He then coached Pune at home for the first time on 10 October 2013 against Mohun Bagan.[6] Pune won the match 2–0 thanks to goals from academy product Thongkhosiem Haokip and James Meyer.[6]

Approach and philosophy

After joining Pune F.C. Snoei said that the approach he wants to take the club in is one where youth development is key to the clubs success.[7] After his first press conference as head coach of the club Snoei said "Our main objective is to develop youngsters at the club. In this season, you will see good young players getting a fair chance in the first team. Striking the right balance is of utmost importance".[7] He also said he would like to incorporate a Dutch style of play into the club.[7]

Managerial statistics

As of 27 December 2013.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
India Pune 8 May 2013 Present 14 7 3 4 50.00
Total 14 7 3 4 50.00

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Snoei". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Pune FC appoints Dutch coach Mike Snoei for next season". Zee News. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mike Snoei". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "I-League: Pune FC sign up Prakash Thorat". Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Mohammedan vs. Pune 1 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Pune vs. Mohun Bagan 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Mike Snoei stresses on young talent to build Pune FC". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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