Jos van Eck
Dutch footballer and manager
About Jos van Eck
Born 1963. Jos van Eck is a Dutch association football player and association football coach.
Managerial career After retirement, he worked as an assistant coach, then manager at FC Dordrecht before Robert Verbeek took over in January 2004. After leaving FC Dordrecht, he worked as an assistant coach at Sparta Rotterdam for seven years before taking over as manager when Jan Everse resigned on 24 February 2011. Van Eck continued as manager until the end of the season when Michel Vonk was appointed on a permanent basis. He later worked as a coach at amateur sides Quick Boys and Zwervers.
On 23 June 2021, Van Eck was appointed team manager of Jong Sparta, the under-21 team of Sparta Rotterdam, a position where he would oversee practicalities regarding the team.
Personal life His brother René played professional football in Holland and Switzerland.
Van Eck's wife Lindsey died of breast cancer in 2020. Together they had a daughter, Abbygail.
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Who is Jos van Eck?
Dutch footballer and manager
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Jos van Eck was born on 2 May 1963 in Rotterdam.
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Jos van Eck is an association football player and association football coach.
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Jos van Eck is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jos van Eck. https://biography.guide/jos-van-eck/
MLA: "Jos van Eck." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jos-van-eck/.
Chicago: "Jos van Eck." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jos-van-eck/.
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