Raymond Libregts

Raymond Libregts
Libregts in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-12-25) 25 December 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 PSV Eindhoven
1985–1988 VVV-Venlo
1988–1990 Sparta Rotterdam
1990–1996 MVV Maastricht
1996–1997 FC Eindhoven
Managerial career
1998–2000 FC Eindhoven (assistant)
2000–2003 RBC Roosendaal (assistant)
2003–2005 Go Ahead Eagles
2005–2009 FC Groningen (assistant)
2010–2011 SC Heerenveen (assistant)
2011–2012 PSV Eindhoven (U19)
2013 Dinamo Minsk B
2013 Dinamo Minsk B (assistant)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg (assistant)
2015–2016 VfL Bochum (assistant)
2018–2019 Everton (scout)
2019 VVV-Venlo (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Libregts (born 25 December 1964 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football coach. Libregts is the son of the former coach of the Netherlands national team, Thijs Libregts.

Coaching career

RBC Roosendaal

Libregts began his coaching career in 2001 as the assistant coach at Dutch club RBC Roosendaal. He left during the 2002–03 season.

Go Ahead Eagles

Libregts signed with Go Ahead Eagles on 15 January 2003 as head coach of the first team who were in the Eerste Divisie, the second division of Dutch football. His first full season in charge saw Eagles finish in 9th place in the Eerste. His next and final full season Eagles would end in 17th place in the second division. Libregts then left the club on 30 June 2005.

PSV Eindhoven

After leaving Eagles, Libregts joined FC Groningen as assistant coach to Ron Jans. After spending four years at Groningen, Libregts along with Jans moved to SC Heerenveen where Raymond stayed for one season before moving to PSV Eindhoven as the under-19 head coach. Libregts has an astounding record with PSV under-19. In his one-year spell with the Dutch club, he hasn’t lost a single match. He has won 75 per cent of the matches while drawing 25 per cent.[1]

India

Libregts came to India after handing over the reins of the PSV Youth team to Phillip Cocu. On 15 May 2012 it was announced that Libregts had arrived in India to take charge of the India U23 team and Pailan Arrows, the AIFF's development team. This is pending on a look at the facilities in India by Libregts before making his decision.[2]

1. FC Nürnberg

On 22 October 2013 he started as an assistant coach to Gertjan Verbeek at the German Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[3]

VfL Bochum

In January 2015 he took over a new job as an assistant coach. He again works together with Gertjan Verbeek who is coach of VfL Bochum.[4]

On 25 April 2016 it was announced, that Libregts wouldn't work at the club any more.[5]

References

  1. ^ "DNA India | Latest News, Live Breaking News on India, Politics, World, Business, Sports, Bollywood".
  2. ^ "AIFF to rope in Dutch coach". Telegraph India. Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Verbeek setzt auf "attraktiven Fußball"".
  4. ^ "Raymond Libregts ist Verbeeks Schatten beim VfL Bochum". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Co-Trainer Raymond Libregts verlässt den VfL Bochum". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.