Rob Alflen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Heracles (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | FC Utrecht | 142 | (15) |
| 1991–1995 | Ajax | 27 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Vitesse | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Sparta Rotterdam | 25 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Heracles | 52 | (10) |
| 1999–2000 | Cambuur | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 279 | (30) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | FC Utrecht | ||
| 2016– | Heracles (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Rob Alflen (born 7 May 1968 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Dutch Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.
Playing career
Club
Alflen played for FC Utrecht, Ajax Amsterdam, Vitesse Arnhem, Sparta Rotterdam, and Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Eredivisie.[1]
Managerial career
He had been head coach of Young FC Utrecht since February 2009. When Erwin Koeman quit as head coach of FC Utrecht in October 2011, Alflen was assigned as assistant coach of Jan Wouters for the first team of FC Utrecht. He became head coach after Wouters left the club in June 2014. On 25 March 2015 FC Utrecht said that coach Alflen and his advisor Co Adriaanse would step down from their roles with the Dutch club at the end of the season.[2]
Personal life
Alflen's father was the Dutch wrestling champion Loek Alflen.[3]
Statistics
| season | club | country | competition | games | goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985/86 | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 |
| 1986/87 | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 18 | 3 |
| 1987/88 | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 |
| 1988/89 | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 31 | 4 |
| 1989/90 | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 |
| 1990/91 | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 33 | 6 |
| 1991/92 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 9 | 2 |
| 1992/93 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 |
| 1993/94 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 |
| 1994/95 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 |
| 1995/96 | SBV Vitesse | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 |
| 1996/97 | Sparta Rotterdam | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | SC Heracles | Netherlands | Eerste divisie | 25 | 2 |
| 1998/99 | Heracles Almelo | Netherlands | Eerste divisie | 27 | 8 |
| 1999/00 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 |
| Total | 279 | 30 |
References
- ↑ "Rob Alflen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/benefoot/status/580714735601057793
- ↑ "Loek Alflen, de grote kleine man" (in Dutch). De Halter. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.