Dwight Lodeweges
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Dwight Lodeweges is Dutch football coach and former professional player now coaching for JEF United Ichihara Chiba
in J. League Division 2
.
, where he would grow up.
. After 4 years with the Eagles he moved back to Canada to play with the Edmonton Drillers of the NASL
.
After the NASL folded, Lodeweges played for the Minnesota Strikers
, an indoor soccer
team. He would return to the Eagles in 1988, and played his last game in September 1991. Lodeweges went on to coach several teams in the Netherlands.
While playing in Edmonton the Canadian Soccer Association
had inquired about him suiting up for the Canadian national team. But since he had already played for the Dutch he was ineligible.
, and in 2001 he moved to FC Groningen. In the 2001–02 season, Groningen had Arjen Robben
in their roster, but they barely survived. In 2007, PSV hired both Sef Vergoossen
(head coach) and Dwight Lodeweges (assistant to Vergoossen) to finish the season after the departure of Ronald Koeman
. During the summer of 2008, PSV hired Huub Stevens
as the new head coach for the 08/09 season, Dwight Lodeweges became one of Stevens' assistants.
After the resignation of Huub Stevens
, Lodeweges was named PSV Eindhoven's head coach. He finished the season, but then left to become head coach for NEC Nijmegen, On 9 April 2009 signing on for two years. Lodeweges dismissed from the role of manager at NEC Nijmegen, after the defeat 4–0 of Sunday, against PSV Eindhoven.
On 9 March 2010 was named as the new Head Coach of FC Edmonton
. He left the club before its first competitive match and signed to coach JEF United Ichihara Chiba
of J. League Division 2
on 3 December 2010.
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
in J. League Division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
.
Early life
Lodeweges was born to Dutch parents and they soon moved back to the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, where he would grow up.
Career
He started his footballing career with the Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
. After 4 years with the Eagles he moved back to Canada to play with the Edmonton Drillers of the NASL
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
.
After the NASL folded, Lodeweges played for the Minnesota Strikers
Minnesota Strikers
The Minnesota Strikers was an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
, an indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
team. He would return to the Eagles in 1988, and played his last game in September 1991. Lodeweges went on to coach several teams in the Netherlands.
International career
1978 was so good that he played for the Dutch U-21 team, however he never played for the senior squad.While playing in Edmonton the Canadian Soccer Association
Canadian Soccer Association
The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides...
had inquired about him suiting up for the Canadian national team. But since he had already played for the Dutch he was ineligible.
Managerial career
Lodeweges was often an interim manager, assistant manager or youth coach, but seldom the head coach. In 1998, he took over at FC ZwolleFC Zwolle
FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of...
, and in 2001 he moved to FC Groningen. In the 2001–02 season, Groningen had Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
in their roster, but they barely survived. In 2007, PSV hired both Sef Vergoossen
Sef Vergoossen
Sef Vergoossen is a former Dutch football manager.-Biography:Vergoossen began his managerial career in 1978 with VVV-Venlo, managing the club for 12 years till 1989, after which he managed MVV for nine years and Roda JC for three years...
(head coach) and Dwight Lodeweges (assistant to Vergoossen) to finish the season after the departure of Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
. During the summer of 2008, PSV hired Huub Stevens
Huub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
as the new head coach for the 08/09 season, Dwight Lodeweges became one of Stevens' assistants.
After the resignation of Huub Stevens
Huub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
, Lodeweges was named PSV Eindhoven's head coach. He finished the season, but then left to become head coach for NEC Nijmegen, On 9 April 2009 signing on for two years. Lodeweges dismissed from the role of manager at NEC Nijmegen, after the defeat 4–0 of Sunday, against PSV Eindhoven.
On 9 March 2010 was named as the new Head Coach of FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
. He left the club before its first competitive match and signed to coach JEF United Ichihara Chiba
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
of J. League Division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
on 3 December 2010.
External links
- Dwight Lodeweges In Dutch
- NASL Statistics