Cornelis "Cor" Pot (born 8 June 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornelius Gert Aldrik Pot | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | MVV | 33 | (7) |
| 1974–1976 | Haarlem | 33 | (11) |
| 1976–1980 | Excelsior | 123 | (32) |
| 1980–1981 | FC Vlaardingen '74 | ||
| Total | 194 | (50) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Excelsior (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1987 | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1989 | VV Wilhelmus | ||
| 1989–1990 | Roosendaal | ||
| 1990–1991 | NAC Breda | ||
| 1992–1994 | Excelsior | ||
| 1994–1995 | Al-Masry | ||
| 1995–1997 | Telstar | ||
| 2000–2001 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2001–2006 | Royal Dutch FA (youth manager) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2013 | Netherlands U-21 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Fenerbahçe S.K. (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Iraq (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editPot started his career as a midfielder with the academy of Sparta in Rotterdam, and subsequently moved to the Ajax academy.
Coaching career
editPot was sacked as manager of the Netherlands U21 national team team after its elimination from the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the semifinals and subsequent criticism by the coach of the senior team, Louis van Gaal.[2]
Personal life
editBesides his native Dutch, Cor Pot speaks English, German.[citation needed]
He has two sons, both are football players.
References
edit- ^ "Playing career of Cor Pot" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Pot: 'Van Gaal vindt kritiek vreselijk, nu doet hij het zelf' (Pot: 'Van Gaal thinks critics are terrible, but he's doing it now')". vi.nl. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.