Joop Gall
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Joop Gall is a former football forward turned coach from the Netherlands
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, FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen. He retired in 1999 after a third spell with BV Veendam.
club BV Veendam
, a position he left six years laters in 2011 to take over at Go Ahead Eagles
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Netherlands
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...
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Playing career
Gall spent his entire career playing with three teams, all from the North of the Netherlands: BV VeendamBV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
, FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen. He retired in 1999 after a third spell with BV Veendam.
Coaching career
From 2001 to 2005 Gall served as assistant coach at FC Groningen. In 2005 he was appointed head coach of Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
club BV Veendam
BV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
, a position he left six years laters in 2011 to take over at Go Ahead Eagles
Go 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...
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