Dennis van der Ree (born 19 April 1979) is a Dutch football coach and former player.

Dennis van der Ree
Dennis van der Ree managing Groningen in 2023.
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Zwart Wit '28
Feyenoord
BVV Barendrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Utrecht 29 (0)
1999–2000 NAC 23 (0)
2000–2002 Utrecht 8 (0)
2002–2003 VV SHO ? (?)
2003–2007 AGOVV 101 (0)
2007–2012 Cambuur 68 (1)
2012 AGOVV 5 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2017 Blauw Wit '34
2015–2019 Cambuur (U21)
2017–2019 Cambuur (assistant)
2019–2020 Twente (assistant)
2021–2022 Feyenoord (video analyst)
2022 Groningen (assistant)
2022–2023 Groningen (caretaker)
2023 Groningen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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A right back, his first professional club was FC Utrecht, where he played from 1997 until 2002, one exception was the 1999–2000 season where he played with NAC Breda. He left for the amateurs and played with SHO, returning to professional football the following season. He played for four years, from 2003 until 2007, for AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then played for SC Cambuur from 2007 to 2012,[1] retiring after a short stint at AGOVV Apeldoorn.

Coaching career

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In June 2022, he was unveiled as a new assistant coach at FC Groningen.[2] On 2 December 2022, following the dismissal of Frank Wormuth as head coach, FC Groningen announced to have appointed van der Ree as a head coach on an interim basis.[3] He was confirmed as permanent head coach until the end of the 2022–23 season on 2 January 2023.[4] On 20 March, it was confirmed that he would leave the club at the end of the season, which eventually ended in relegation.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dennis van der Ree" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Dennis van der Ree nieuwe assistent-trainer FC Groningen" (in Dutch). gic.nl. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "DENNIS VAN DER REE NEEMT HONNEURS WAAR BIJ FC GRONINGEN" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "VAN DER REE MAAKT SEIZOEN AF ALS HOOFDTRAINER FC GRONINGEN" [VAN DER REE WILL FINISH THE SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF FC GRONINGEN] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "VAN DER REE KIEST NA DIT SEIZOEN VOOR EIGEN PAD" [VAN DER REE CHOOSES HIS OWN PATH AFTER THIS SEASON.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 20 March 2023.