Bert Konterman

Bert Konterman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrt ˈkɔntərmɑn], born 14 January 1971) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Bert Konterman

Konterman in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-01-14) 14 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Rouveen, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	FC Zwolle	121	(7)
1993–1996	Cambuur	96	(19)
1996–1998	Willem II	78	(10)
1998–2000	Feyenoord	65	(4)
2000–2003	Rangers	79	(5)
2003–2004	Vitesse	31	(0)
Total		470	(45)
International career
1999–2000	Netherlands	12	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	FC Zwolle (U15)
2011–2014	Netherlands U19 (assistant)
2013–2014	Jong Twente (assistant)
2014–2015	Netherlands U20 (assistant)
2014–2017	Twente (U19)
2017–2018	Netherlands U18
2017–2018	Netherlands U17 (assistant)
2017–2018	Netherlands U20
2020–	Netherlands U19
2021	PEC Zwolle (caretaker)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Championship 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Rouveen, Konterman's career began with the local amateur club SC Rouveen, then went on to play for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie including FC Zwolle, Cambuur and Willem II.

In summer 1998, he moved to Feyenoord on a four-year contract.^[1]

Konterman was snapped up by Dick Advocaat in 2000 to play for Rangers for a fee of £4.5 million.^{[citation needed]} He was part of a growing Dutch influence at Ibrox under Advocaat, but did not make a similarly impressive impact to the likes of Ronald de Boer and Arthur Numan. He endured a difficult start at Ibrox in defence; however, following the arrival of Alex McLeish, Konterman was often used in an advanced role in the heart of the midfield. In this position, he had a more successful spell at the club including netting a winning strike after extra time from 30 yards against arch rivals Celtic in a League Cup semi-final.^[2][3] Konterman went on to play in the final against Ayr United,^[4] however a persistent toe injury meant the League Cup Final was his final appearance of the season.^[5][6] This meant he missed out on Rangers' victory in the 2002 Scottish Cup Final.^[7] The following season, 2002–03, brought even more success as Konterman helped Rangers win a domestic treble of league, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Konterman contributed 16 league appearances to their title winning campaign^[8][9] and also played as they won the 2003 Scottish League Cup Final.^[10] However he didn't feature in the 2003 Scottish Cup Final.^[11]

After a three-year spell with Rangers, and winning six caps for the Netherlands national team, Konterman returned home in the summer of 2003, signing for Vitesse.

He retired in June 2004.

Managerial career

After retiring, Konterman began coaching at football camps. In 2009, he took up the position of technical director at Dutch club FC Zwolle. Konterman was going to be the head coach of the club's U15s and support the other coaches at the club.

In October 2011, he was also appointed assistant manager of Wim van Zwam for Netherlands U19 national team.^[12] On 1 July 2012, he stepped down from his position at Zwolle.^[3]

On 3 September 2013, he was appointed assistant manager for Jong Twente.^[13] In addition to his work for Jong Twente, Konterman would also continue as an assistant coach for Netherlands' 19s. Konterman had several roles at Twente, including supporting the coaches of the U19s and the first team. From 2014 to 2017, he was the head coach of the U19s.

In June 2017, Konterman took charge of Netherlands U18 national team and was also going to be assistant manager of the U17s.^[14] In the following season, he was promoted to U20 national team manager.^[15] On 26 February 2020, he was also appointed caretaker manager of the U19s, following Maarten Stekelenburg's promotion to the A-team.^[16]

Personal life

Konterman is a Christian.^[17]

Honours

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1998–99^[18]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 1999^[19]

Rangers

• Scottish Premier League: 2003
• Scottish League Cup: 2002, 2003

References

1. "Bert Konterman verruilt Willem II voor Feyenoord" [Bert Konterman exchanges Willem II for Feyenoord]. Trouw (in Dutch). 12 May 1998. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
2. Forsyth, Roddy (5 February 2002). "Konterman halts Celtic treble dream". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
3. "Changing room chat: Konterman kicks off in the pulpit". The Scotsman. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
4. "Rangers lift CIS Cup". BBC. 17 March 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
5. "Games played by Bert Konterman in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
6. "Gers hit by injury crisis". BBC. 18 April 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
7. "Chelsea primed for cup final". Irish Times. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
8. "Games played by Bert Konterman in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
9. "Rangers win to clinch title". BBC. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
10. "Rangers retain CIS Cup". BBC. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
11. "Rangers complete Treble". BBC. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
12. Bert Konterman assistent bij Oranje U19, sportiefzwolle.nl, 7 October 2011
13. Konterman in trainersstaf Jong Twente, voetbal.com, 3 September 2013
14. DUBBELFUNCTIE BERT KONTERMAN BIJ KNVB-JEUGD, onsoranje.nl, 22 June 2017
15. KONTERMAN ONTBREEKT BIJ ONDER 20, TEIXEIRA VERVANGER, onsoranje.nl, 10 September 2018
16. BERT KONTERMAN TIJDELIJKE COACH VAN ONDER 19, onsoranje.nl, 26 February 2020
17. Joe McHugh (10 February 2002). "Born again Bert has faith in Rangers new manager". The Mirror. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
18. "De klas van 1999: de kampioensploeg van Feyenoord". fcupdate.nl. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
19. "JOHAN CRUIJFF SCHAAL 1999 - FINAL". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

External links

• Bert Konterman at Soccerbase
• Bert Konterman at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)