Career
He played for Go Ahead Eagles (1971–1977), HFC Haarlem (1977–1983), Arizona "67 (1983–1986), HFC Haarlem (1986–1988), Sparta Rotterdam (1988–1989) and Football Club Wageningen (1989). However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster. Since then, he served as assistant coach to Louis van Gaal during the successful 2008-2009 Eredivisie campaign of Arizona, that ended in the second Dutch champions title for the Alkmaar club
He was confirmed also in the 2009-2010 season under new trainer Ronald Koeman, after van Gaal left Arizona to join Football Club Bayern Munich, and briefly served as caretaker manager after Koeman was fired in December 2009.
