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Martin Koopman

Dutch footballer and manager

Martin Koopman (born 5 June 1956 in Wezep) is a Dutch former football defender, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He could also play as a midfielder. After 2 years as a youth coach then 8 as an assistant coach (1989 to 1999), he became a football manager in 1999.

In 2019 he was appointed manager of the Maldives national team. In July 2021, just 3 games into his 4-year contract, the Maldives qualified for the first time in history.

01Managerial statistics

As of 15 June 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Den Bosch 14 September 1998 29 February 2000 58261319044.8
Veendam 1 July 2000 30 June 2002 3413615038.2
Guangzhou 1 January 2005 30 June 2007 1010000.0
Roda (Caretaker) 7 October 2008 19 November 2008 7313042.9
Al-Nasr SC 1 February 2012 30 June 2012 171061058.8
RKC Waalwijk 1 July 2014 11 February 2015 295420017.2
Aruba 15 January 2017 31 December 2019 10118010.0
Maldives 27 January 2020 13 August 2021 3012000.0
Total 159583368036.5 ,
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