Jos van Eck
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

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.

Playing career

Van Eck played for De Graafschap, FC Zwolle, FC Den Bosch, Sparta Rotterdam, KFC Tielen and FC Dordrecht.[2]

Managerial career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jos van Eck profile". Yahoo.
  2. ^ Jos van Eck at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Robert Verbeek blijft trainer FC Dordrecht" [Robert Verbeek continues to coach FC Dordrecht]. Voetbal International. 26 March 2004.
  4. ^ JOS VAN ECK, ASSISTENT TRAINER BIJ A-SELECTIE Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "Jan Everse stapt per direct op bij Sparta" [Jan Everse steps down from Sparta] (in Dutch). AD Sportwereld. February 2011.
  6. ^ "Michel Vonk nieuwe trainer Sparta" [Michel Vonk new Sparta trainer] (in Dutch). Trouw. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  7. ^ Jos van Eck nieuwe trainer van Quick Boys - Quick Boys (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Trainer Jos van Eck weg bij Zwervers - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Jos van Eck loopt baan als hoofd-opleidingen bij Willem II/RKC mis - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  11. ^ 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.
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