Leo Beenhakker

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Leo Beenhakker
Personal information

Date of birth	August 2, 1942 (1942-08-02) (age 66)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Club information
Current club	Poland (manager)
Teams managed
Years	Club
1972–1975	SC Cambuur
1975–1976	Go Ahead Eagles
1979–1981	AFC Ajax
1981–1984	Real Zaragoza
1985	FC Volendam
1985–1986	Netherlands
1986–1989	Real Madrid
1989–1991	AFC Ajax
1990	Netherlands
1992	Real Madrid
1992–1993	Grasshopper-Club Zürich
1993–1994	Saudi Arabia
1994–1995	Club América
1995–1996	İstanbulspor A.Ş.
1996	Guadalajara
1996–1997	Vitesse
1997–2000	Feyenoord Rotterdam
2000–2003	AFC Ajax (Technical director)
2003–2004	Club América
2004–2005	De Graafschap
2005–2006	Trinidad and Tobago
2006–	Poland
2007	Feyenoord (ad interim)

Leo Beenhakker (born August 2, 1942 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is an international Dutch football coach, currently the coach of the Polish national team.

1 Coaching career
- 1.1 Poland
2 Languages
3 Footnotes

[edit] Coaching career

He has been the coach of several prestigious clubs including Ajax, Feyenoord, Real Madrid, Real Zaragoza and Club América. He has also coached the Saudi Arabian and Dutch national teams. He coached the national team of Trinidad and Tobago in the year leading up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Under Beenhakker's guidance the team managed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, where the team secured a (goalless) draw against Sweden in its first match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and gave England cause for concern in the second match.

From 2000 to 2003 Beenhakker was Director of Technical Affairs with Ajax. In that period he fired coach Co Adriaanse and replaced him with Ronald Koeman.

Because he has been active in Spanish football he has the nickname "Don Leo". He is famous for his fondness of cigars and his dry humor.

[edit] Poland

On 11 July 2006, Beenhakker was appointed as the manager of the Polish national football team. Originally, he was appointed to manage Poland until the end of Euro 2008, however, his contract was prolonged until November 2009 and the end of World Cup 2010 qualifiers.

Feyenoord hired him on 5 May 2007 to coach the team through the 2006–07 play-offs.

On 17 November 2007, beating Belgium 2–0, he managed to qualify with Polish national team to 2008 European Football Championship - the first coach ever to do so; even in its golden years, the seventies and eighties, Poland never qualified to play in the European Football Championship.

On 20 February 2008, he was decorated with the Order of Polonia Restituta by the Polish President Lech Kaczyński. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries.

[edit] Languages

He reportedly speaks Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

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v • d • e Netherlands squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Aerle • 3 Rijkaard • 4 R. Koeman • 5 Van Tiggelen • 6 Wouters • 7 E. Koeman • 8 Vanenburg • 9 Van Basten • 10 Gullit • 11 Richard Witschge • 12 Kieft • 13 Rutjes • 14 Van 't Schip • 15 Roy • 16 Hiele • 17 Gillhaus • 18 Fräser • 19 Van Loen • 20 Winter • 21 Blind • 22 Menzo • Coach: Beenhakker

v • d • e Trinidad and Tobago squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Hislop • 2 Cox • 3 A. John • 4 Andrews • 5 Sancho • 6 Lawrence • 7 Birchall • 8 Gray • 9 Whitley • 10 Latapy • 11 Edwards • 12 Samuel • 13 Glen • 14 S. John • 15 Jones • 16 Wise • 17 Charles • 18 Theobald • 19 Yorke • 20 Scotland • 21 Jack • 22 Ince • 23 Wolfe • Coach: Beenhakker

v • d • e Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008

1 Boruc • 2 Jop • 3 Wawrzyniak • 4 Golański • 5 Dudka • 6 Bąk • 7 Smolarek • 8 Krzynówek • 9 Żurawski • 10 Garguła • 11 Saganowski • 12 Kowalewski • 13 Wasilewski • 14 Żewłakow • 15 Pazdan • 16 Piszczek • 17 Łobodziński • 18 Lewandowski • 19 Murawski • 20 Guerreiro • 21 Zahorski • 22 Fabiański • 23 Kokoszka • Coach: Beenhakker

Leo Beenhakker - Navigation boxes and awards

SC Cambuur – Managers

Dubbelman (1954–62) · Blokland (1962–64) · Bens (1964–66) · de Wolf (1966–68) · Woudstra (a.i.) (1968) · Bens (1968–70) · Otten (1970–72) · Sannes (a.i.) (1972) · Beenhakker (1972–75) · Bouma (a.i.) (1975) · Bouma (1975–76) · de Ruiter (1976–80) · de Jonge (1980–83) · Verlangen (1983–85) · Spindelaar (a.i.) (1985) · Kistemaker (1985–86) · Korbach (1986–88) · Popovic (1988–90) · Baan (1990–1992) · de Jong (1992–94) · Korbach (1994–95) · Overweg (a.i.) (1995) · Berger (1995–98) · Kruys (1998–02) · McDonald (2002–03) · de Boer (2003–05) · Schulting (a.i.) (2005) · Wesseling (2005–07) · Schouwenaar (a.i.) (2007) · Koolhof (2007–08) · Menzo (2008–)

Go Ahead Eagles – Managers

Köhler (1954–56) · de Bois (1956–57) · Richmond (1957–62) · Fadrhonc (1962–70) · Hughes (1970–73) · Notermans (1973–75) · van Brussel (1975) · Beenhakker (1975–76) · van Brussel (a.i.) (1976) · Coerver (1976–77) · van Brussel (a.i.) (1978) · Brand (1978–80) · B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1980) · Kohn (1980–81) · B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1981) · B. Maaskant (1981–83) · Wullems (a.i.) (1983) · Wullems (1983–85) · van Zoghel (1985–88) · Petescu (a.i.) (1988) · Korbach (1988–90) · ten Cate (a.i.) (1990) · Versleijen (1990–93) · ten Cate (1993–95) · Fafié (1995–96) · B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1996) · van Veen (1996–97) · van Staa (a.i.) (1997) · van Staa (1997–2002) · de Jong (2002) · R. Maaskant (2002–03) · Libregts (2003–05) · Snoei (2005–08) · Ulderink (2008–)

AFC Ajax – Managers

Kirwan (1910–15) · Reynolds (1915–25) · Rose (1925–26) · Castle (1926–28) · Reynolds (1928–40) · Halpern (1940–41) · Volkers (1941–42) · van Kol (1942–45) · Reynolds (1945–47) · Smith (1947–48) · Crook (1948–50) · Thomson (1950–53) · Crook (1953–54) · Humenberger (1954–59) · Buckingham (1959–61) · Spurgeon (1961–62) · Gruber (1962–63) · Rowley (1963–64) · Buckingham (1964–65) · Michels (1965–71) · Kovács (1971–73) · Knobel (1973–74) · Haarms (1974) · Kraay (1974–75) · Michels (1975–76) · Ivić (1976–78) · Brom (1978–79) · Beenhakker (1979–81) · Linder (1981–82) · De Mos (1982–85) · Cruijff (1985–88) · Kohn (1988) · Linder (1988) · Kohn (1988–89) · Beenhakker (1989–91) · Van Gaal (1991–97) · Olsen (1997–98) · Wouters (1998–00) · Westerhof (2000) · Adriaanse (2000–01) · Koeman (2001–05) · Blind (2005–06) · Ten Cate (2006–07) · Koster (2007–08) · Van Basten (2008–09) · Van 't Schip (2009) · Jol (2009–)

Netherlands national football team – Managers

Van Hasselt (1905–08) · Chadwick (1908–13) · Hogan (1910) · Bradshaw (1913) · Hunter (1914) · Reynolds (1919) · Warburton (1919–23) · Waites (1921) · Glendenning (1923) · Townley (1924) · Bollington (1924) · Glendenning (1925–40) · Kaufman (1946) · Carver (1947–48) · Sneddon (1948) · Kaufman (1949) · Van der Leck (1949–54) · Kaufman (1954–55) · Donnenfeld (1955) · Merkel (1955–56) · Müller (1956) · Donnenfeld (1956–57) · Hardwick (1957) · Schwartz (1957–64) · Neville (1964–66) · Keßler (1966–70) · Fadrhonc (1970–74) · Michels (1974) · Knobel (1974–76) · Zwartkruis (1976–77) · Happel (1977–78) · Zwartkruis (1978–81) · Baan (1981) · Rijvers (1981) · Baan (1981) · Rijvers (1981–84) · Michels (1984–85) · Beenhakker (1985–86) · Michels (1986–88) · Libregts (1988–90) · De Ruiter (1990) · Beenhakker (1990) · Michels (1990–92) · Advocaat (1992–94) · Hiddink (1994–98) · Rijkaard (1998–2000) · Van Gaal (2000–01) · Advocaat (2001–04) · Van Basten (2004–08) · Van Marwijk (2008–)

Real Madrid C.F. – Managers

Johnson (1910–20) · de Cárcel (1920–26) · Llorente (1926–27) · Bernabéu (1926–27) · Berraondo (1927–29) · Quirante (1929–30) · Hertzka (1930–32) · Firth (1932–1934) · Bru (1934–41) · Armet (1941–43) · Encinas (1943–45) · Quincoces (1945–46) · Albéniz (1946–47) · Quincoces (1947–48) · Keeping (1948–50) · Albéniz (1950–51) · Scarone (1951–52) · Ipiña (1952–53) · Fernández (1953–54) · Villalonga (1954–57) · Carniglia (1957–59) · Muñoz (1959) · Carniglia (1959) · Fleitas (1959–60) · Muñoz (1960–74) · Molowny (1974) · Miljanić (1974–77) · Molowny (1977–79) · Boškov (1979–82) · Molowny (1982) · di Stéfano (1982–84) · Amaro (1984–85) · Molowny (1985–86) · Beenhakker (1986–89) · Toshack (1989–90) · di Stéfano (1990–91) · Antić (1991–92) · Beenhakker (1992) · Floro (1992–94) · del Bosque (1994) · Valdano (1994–96) · Iglesias (1996) · Capello (1996–97) · Heynckes (1997–98) · Hiddink (1998–99) · Toshack (1999) · del Bosque (1999–2003) · Queiroz (2003–04) · Camacho (2004) · García Remón (2004) · Luxemburgo (2004–05) · López Caro (2005–06) · Capello (2006–07) · Schuster (2007–08) · Ramos (2008–09) · Pellegrini (2009-–)

Grasshopper-Club Zürich – Managers

Kürschner (1925–34) · Rappan (1935–48) · Walter (1948–50) · Treml (1950–55) · Hahnemann (1955–58) · Glisovic (1958) · Pogačnik & Bickel (1958–60) · Vukosavljević (1960–63) · Bickel (1963–64) · Sing (1964–66) · Brunner & Schley (1966–67) · Skiba (1967–69) · Brunner & Schley (1969–70) · Hüssy (1970–73) · Vogel & Szabó (1973–76) · Johannsen (1976–79) · Sundermann (1979–80) · Konietzka (1980–82) · Weisweiler (1982–83) · Svab (1983) · Blažević (1983–85) · Konietzka (1985–86) · Jara (1986–88) · Hitzfeld (1988–91) · Svab (1991–92) · Beenhakker (1992–93) · Gross (1993–97) · Latour (1997) · Fringer (1998) · Hegi (1999) · Hodgson (1999–2000) · Hamberg (2000) · Zaugg (2000–02) · Koller (2002–03) · Bernegger (2003–04) · Geiger (2004) · Bernegger (2004) · Latour (2005–06) · Hamberg (2006) · Balakov (2006–07) Latour (2007–)

Club América – Managers

Garza Gutiérez & Cenoz (1917–19) · Garza Gutiérrez (1920–26) · Clifford (1926–29) · Garza Gutiérrez (1929–31) · Salvador Briseño (1931–33) · Garza Gutiérrez (1933–35) · Sota & Pradillo (1935) · Garza Gutiérrez (1935–36) · Pedro Barra (1936–37) · Garza Gutiérrez (1937–42) · Regueiro (1942–46) · Garza Gutiérrez (1946–49) · Vial (1949–50) · Alfredo Sánchez (1950) · Orth (1950–51) · Borbolla (1951–52) · Alonso (1952) · Vial (1952–55) · Iacono (1955–56) · M. Gutiérrez (1956–57) · F. Gutiérrez (1957) · Rubio (1957) · Marcos (1958–61) · Trelles (1961–64) · Moncebáez^(c) (1962) · Scopelli (1964–65) · Moncebáez^(c) (1965) · Scarone (1965–66) · Papadoupolos (1966–67) · Prieto^(c) (1967) · Nájera (1967) · Marinaga (1968) · Ormeño (1968–70) · Scopelli (1970) · Grill (1970–71) · Roca (1971–75) · Hernández^(c) (1975) · Cárdenas (1975–78) · Scopelli (1978–79) · Roca (1979–81) · Reinoso (1981–84) · Pérez^(c) (1985) · López (1985–87) · Rodríguez (1987–88) · R. Rodríguez^(c) (1987) · Vieira (1988–90) · Sekularak (1990–91) · R. Rodríguez^(c) (1991) · Miloc (1991) · R. Rodríguez^(c) (1991) · Falcão (1991–1992) · López (1992–94) · Beenhakker (1994–95) · Ferrara^(c) (1995) · Jozić (1995) · Bielsa (1995–96) · Castelli^(c) (1996) · Lavolpe (1996) · de los Cobos (1996) · Solari (1996–97) · Farfán^(c) (1997) · Reinoso (1998) · Kiesse (1999) · Aldrete (1999) · A. Tena (1999–2000) · Farfán^(c) (2000) · Basile (2000–01) · Lapuente (2001–02) · Carrillo^(c) (2002) · Lapuente (2002–03) · Beenhakker (2003–04) · Ruggeri (2004–04) · Carrillo (2004–05) · Aguado (2006) · Lapuente (2006) · L. F. Tena (2006–07) · Brailovsky (2007–2008) · Romano (2008) · Luna^(c) (2008) · R. Díaz (2008–2009) · Ramírez (2009–)
(c) = Caretaker

Club Deportivo Guadalajara – Managers

Prieto (1943) · Tamayo (1943–45) · Ávila (1945) · Fernández Troncoso (1946) · Orth (1946–49) · Prieto (1949–50) · Reaside (1950–51) · Casullo (1951–55) · J. de la Torre (1956) · Ross (1956–57) · Fekete (1957–60) · J. de la Torre (1960–70) · Ponce (1970) · J. de la Torre (1970–73) · Hernández (1973) · Ormeño (1973) · Hernández (1973) · Ponce (1973–74) · Rial (1975) · Troche (1975–76) · Ponce (1976–77) · Mercado (1978–79) · Miloc (1979–80) · Mercado (1980–82) · Ponce (1982) · Guerra (1982–89) · Lavolpe (1989) · Bracamontes (1989–90) · Fekete (1990) · López (1990–91) · Bracamontes (1991–93) · Madero (1993) · Guerra (1993–95) · Ardiles (1995–96) · Beenhakker (1996) · Ferretti (1996–00) · Hernández (2000) · Bracamontes (2000–2001) · Dávalos (2001) · Ruggeri (2001–02) · Guzmán (2002) · E. de la Torre (2003) · Westerhof (2003–04) · Galindo (2004–05) · Ortega^(c) (2005) · Azkargorta (2005–06) · Westerhof (2006) · J.M. de la Torre (2006–07) · Flores (2007–2009) · Arellano (2009–-) ·
(c) = Caretaker

Vitesse – Managers

Chadwick (1914–XX) · Sutcliffe () · Mac Pherson (1918) · Griffith (19XX–22) · Evers (1923) · de Kreuk (1923–24) · Jefferson (1924–27) · Schwarz (1928–36) · Damsté (1936) · van Wijhe (1936–37) · No manager (1937–38) · Horsten (1938–39) · Horsten (1945–46) · Roper (1946–47) · Horsten & Piederiet (1947) · van der Wel (1947–48) · Zonnenberg (1948–54) · Gruber (1954–57) · Pastoor (1957–60) · Vidovic (1960–62) · Zonnenberg (1962–64) · Gruber (1964–66) · de Munck (1966–69) · Brom (1969–72) · de Munck (1972–74) · Bulatović (1974–75) · de Bouter (1975–76) · Westerhof (1976) · Wullems (1976–82) · Looyen (1982–83) · Hofstee (1983–84) · Westerhof (1984–85) · Kowalik (1985–86) · Dorjee (1986–87) · Overweg (1987) · Jacobs (1988–93) · Neumann (1993–95) · Spelbos (1995) · Thijssen (1995–96) · Beenhakker (1996–97) · ten Cate (1997–98) · Jorge (98) · Neumann (1998–99) · Sturing (1999) · Koeman (2000–01) · Sturing (2001–02) · Snoei (2002–03) · Sturing (2003–06) · de Mos (2006–08) · Westerhof (2008) · Bos (2009–)

Feyenoord – Managers

Julian (1921–22) · Waits (1924–25) · Geneugelijk (a.i.) (1925–26) · Hall (1926–29) · Lamb (1929–30) · Kruys (a.i.) (1930–31) · Donaghy (1931–35) · Kohn (1935–39) · Hall (1939–40) · Koelman (1940–41) · Kaufman (a.i.) (1940) · Huizenaar (1940–41) · van Dijke (1941–42) · Pijl (1942–46) · Koonings (1946–50) · Topping (1950–51) · Kohn (1951–55) · de Wolf (a.i.) (1955–56) · van der Leck (1956–58) · Piet de Wolf (a.i.) (1958–59) · Sobotka (1959–61) · Fuchs (19) · Höfling (1963–64) · Kment (1964–67) · Peeters (1967–69) · Happel (1969–73) · Zonderland (a.i.) (1973) · Coerver (1973–75) · Brzezanczyk (1975–76) · Zonderland (a.i.) (1976) · Boškov (1976–78) · Ježek (1978–80) · Westerhof (a.i.) (1980) · Ježek (1980–82) · Kraay (1982–83) · Fafié (a.i.) (1983) · Libregts (1983–84) · Fafié (1984–86) · Israël (1986–88) · Jacobs (1988–89) · Verbeek and Bengtsson (1989–91) · Jansen (a.i.) (1991) · Dorjee (1991–92) · Jansen (a.i.) (1992) · van Hanegem (1992–95) · Meijer (a.i.) (1995) · Haan (1995–97) · Meijer and Metgod (dual a.i.) (1997) · Beenhakker (1997–2000) · van Stee (a.i.) (2000) · van Marwijk (2000–04) · Gullit (2004–05) · Koeman (2005–07) · Beenhakker (a.i.) (2007) · van Marwijk (2007–08) · Verbeek (2008–09) · Vlemmings (a.i.) (2009) · Been (2009–)

Poland national football team – Managers

Matyas (1966–67) · Koncewicz (1968–70) · Górski (1971–76) · Gmoch (1976–78) · Kulesza (1978–80) · Piechniczek (1981–86) · Łazarek (1986–89) · Strejlau (1989–93) · Ćmikiewicz (1993) · Apostel (1994–95) · Stachurski (1996) · Piechniczek (1996–97) · Pawlak (1997) · Wójcik (1997–99) · Engel (2000–02) · Boniek (2002) · Janas (2003–06) · Beenhakker (2006–)