Arjan van der Laan

Arjan van der Laan (born 10 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse club RKSV Altior from Langeraar.

Early life

Van der Laan was born in Nieuwkoop and started playing football at the age of six, at local club SV Nieuwkoop. After advancing to the senior team, he wanted to play at a higher level, and applied to ARC from Alphen aan den Rijn, who were competing at the highest amateur level. At the end of the 2005–06 season, he retired from professional football. In total, he managed Sparta for four games.

Netherlands Women After only two months in charge of FC Lisse, He said it was "an honour" to become the national women's coach and that it was "fantastic to contribute" to the development of the team. According to the KNVB, they had "insufficient confidence" Van der Laan would achieve good results with the team at the Women's Euro 2017.

Honours

FC Twente KNVB Cup: 2000–01

ADO Den Haag Eerste Divisie: 2002–03