Piet Hamberg
Hamberg with Ajax in 1980 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 January 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Winschoten, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1974 | NEC | 1 | (0) |
1974–1976 | Wageningen | 51 | (5) |
1976–1978 | Utrecht | 55 | (11) |
1978–1980 | Servette | 56 | (28) |
1980–1982 | Ajax | 18 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2002 | Al-Ahly | ||
2000–2002 | Grasshopper (head of youth department) | ||
2003–2004 | Al Dhafra | ||
2004–2006 | Al Jazira | ||
2006 | Togo (assistant) | ||
2006–2007 | Liverpool (head of youth department) | ||
2007–2009 | Grasshopper (head of youth department) | ||
2009–2010 | ES Sahel | ||
2012 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
2012– | Red Bull Salzburg (scout) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Piet Hamberg (born 22 January 1954) is a former Dutch footballer and manager. He worked at Liverpool as technical manager for their academy.[1] On 22 December 2009, he became the general manager of Tunisian club Etoile Sportive du Sahel.[2]
Playing career
Hamberg began his youth career with Groningen. During his playing career, Hamberg represented NEC, Wageningen, Utrecht, Servette and Ajax. During a European Cup clash in Madrid his knee was injured, and it took him quite a while to get fit. Once he was declared fit to play, the same knee was injured in a match against PSV Eindhoven and he was sidelined for quite a period yet again, and eventually an Achilles tendon injury ended his career as a player.[3]
Hamberg played in one match for Netherlands national football team, but was unavailable for further selection due to the Achilles tendon injury that ended his career.[4]
Managerial career
After his playing career, Hamberg became a coach and worked in Saudi Arabia, Libya, the United Arab Emirates and Togo.[5] He led the Saudi Arabia under-20 team toward the World Cup before becoming a manager at Libyan club Al-Ahly. In 2003 he replaced fellow Dutch manager Jan Versleijen at Al-Jazira Club in the United Arab Emirates.[6] For Togo he was the assistant to manager Otto Pfister at their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign. However, Hamberg and Pfister stepped back from their position after it was announced that their players had not received any promised money for qualifying for the World Cup.[7] Eventually Pfister returned before their World Cup opener against South Korea, but Hamberg decided not to and told the press he is a man of his words.[8] In between he was manager and technical director of Grasshopper Club Zürich in two different stints between 1997 and April 2007.[9][5] As a result of his successes, Hamberg became known as one of the best youth developers in the world, leading to his appointment as technical manager for Liverpool F.C. Academy in July 2007. His successes continued at Liverpool, as he groomed six youth international players and guided the under-18 team to the Football Association Youth Cup Final. On 11 May, Liverpool announced that Hamberg was to leave the club at the end of the season. No reason was given for his departure. In December 2009, he became the manager of Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel.
Honours
Club
- Servette
- Swiss Super League: 1978–79
- Swiss Cup: 1978–79
- Swiss League Cup: 1979
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1979
- Ajax
Individual
- Swiss Foreign Footballer of the Year: 1979–80
References
- ↑ Liverpoolfc.Tv: Reds Name New Academy Technical Manager
- ↑ http://www.etoile-du-sahel.com/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9578&Itemid=170
- ↑ Ajax-homepage "De Goeie Ouwe Tijd.nl"
- ↑ Ajax-homepage "De Goeie Ouwe Tijd.nl"
- 1 2 VI - Hamberg gaat talenten van Liverpool opleiden
- ↑ VI - Hamberg opvolger Versleijen in Emiraten
- ↑ All change in the Togo camp | World Cup 2006 | Guardian Unlimited Football
- ↑ Voetbalnieuws: Bondscoach Pfister terug bij Togo - Ad.nl
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html
External links
- Piet Hamberg at ELFvoetbal.nl (Dutch)