Marcel Groninger (born 19 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer and current assistant coach of the Netherlands national under-21 football team. In 2013, Groninger won the national Rinus Michels Award for his coaching of Be Quick 1887.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1970-08-19) 19 August 1970 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Netherlands U21 (caretaker) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | FC Groningen | 0 | (0) |
1991–1997 | Gronitas | ||
1997–1998 | Appingedam | ||
2000–2002 | Achilles 1894 | ||
2002–2003 | Be Quick 1887 | ||
Teams managed | |||
0000–2007 | Helpman | ||
2008–2013 | Be Quick 1887 | ||
2013–2016 | HHC Hardenberg | ||
2013–2018 | FC Groningen (assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Netherlands U21 (assistant) | ||
2020– | Netherlands U21 (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Groninger was a youth player of GRC Groningen, where he was scouted by FC Groningen. He then played in FC Groningen youth. In the season of 1990-1991 he was a member of FC Groningen's first squad.[2][3] He played mostly on the second team that won the championship of the Reserveklasse.[4] Groninger then played for SC Gronitas,[5] VV Appingedam and Achilles 1894.[6]
Groninger started his coaching career at VV Helpman and in 2008 continued to Be Quick 1887. In his 6th season, Groninger and his team took a Hoofdklasse C championship. Following his achievements that season, on 10 May 2013 Groninger received the Rinus Michels Award as best coach in Dutch amateur soccer.[7]
In July 2013, Groninger became the chief coach of then Topklasse-side HHC Hardenberg and an assistant coach of FC Groningen in the Eredivisie.[3][8] With FC Groningen, Marcel Groninger won the 2014–15 KNVB Cup. With HHC Hardenberg, Groninger caused havoc when his team beat NEC Nijmegen from the Eredivisie in eight finals of the 2015–16 KNVB Cup. Subsequently, in its first KNVB Cup quarter finals ever, HHC Hardenberg lost 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar. At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Groninger left HHC to become the first assistant coach of the new chief coach Ernest Faber.[9] At the end of 2017–18 Groninger left FC Groningen.[10]
In 2019 he became the assistant coach of the Netherlands national under-21 football team, again under Ernest Faber.[11][12][13][14] In August 2020, he took over as caretaker coach as Erwin van de Looi was temporarily promoted to the staff of the senior team.[15]
De positie van Erwin van de Looi bij Jong Oranje zal de komende periode worden overgenomen door Marcel Groninger, die momenteel assistent van Van de Looi is.
Rinus Michels Award | |
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Eredivisie | |
Eerste Divisie | |
Amateur leagues |
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Lifetime achievement |