Rob Baan
 Baan as technical director of India in May 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Baan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ansar FC (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1965–1966 | Fortuna Vlaardingen (Youth) | ||
| 1965–1966 | Sparta Rotterdam (Youth) | ||
| 1966–1972 | ADO Den Haag (Assistant) | ||
| 1972–1978 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 1978–1983 | Netherlands (Assistant) | ||
| 1981 | Netherlands (Caretaker) | ||
| 1983–1986 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 1986–1987 | Roda JC | ||
| 1988–1990 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 1990–1992 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | ||
| 1992–1994 | FC Twente | ||
| 1994–1995 | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
| 1995–1998 | PSV Eindhoven (Assistant) | ||
| 1998–2004 | Feyenoord (Technical Director) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Jazeera Club (Technical Director) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands (Youth Technical Director) | ||
| 2006 | ADO Den Haag (Technical Director) | ||
| 2007 | Australia U-23 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Australia (Technical Director) | ||
| 2011–2014 | India (Technical Director) | ||
Robert Baan (born 1 April 1943) is a Dutch football coach, appointed to the role of Technical Director for the India national team by the AIFF.[1] He was the Technical Director of All India Football Federation.[2]
Biography
[edit]Baan was born in Rotterdam, South Holland. Before joining the Indian team, he served the technical director role for the Netherlands, Feyenoord Rotterdam and ADO Den Haag.
While Graham Arnold was the caretaker coach for the Socceroos, Baan, alongside his Technical Director duties, was also briefly the caretaker coach for the Australia Under 23 team. He was briefly appointed as a caretaker manager for the Netherlands for a 3–0 win over Cyprus in February 1981, and for Australia in 2007 for a 1–0 victory at Craven Cottage against Nigeria.[3]
He announced his retirement from his job as technical director of Australian football and his position has been replaced by Han Berger.
References
[edit]- ^ "FFA goes Dutch with Baan". The World Game. 6 December 2006. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ "Rob Baan appointed AIFF Technical Director". Chris Punnakkattu Daniel. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Socceroos sink Nigeria". The World Game. 18 November 2007. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
External links
[edit]- Netherlands Football profile (in Dutch)
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