Raymond Verheijen is a Dutch

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...

 professional football coach who is currently the assistant manager to the Welsh national side

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

. Verheijen's current contract expires at the end of 2011.

Career

Verheijen has been a member of the coaching staff of the national teams of the Netherlands

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...

, Russia

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...

 and South Korea, attending three World Cups

FIFA World Cup

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 and three European Championships

UEFA European Football Championship

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. He has also worked with a number of European club sides, including Barcelona

FC Barcelona

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 of Spain, Zenit Saint Petersburg

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

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 of Russia, and English teams Chelsea F.C and Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

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. He has also been a personal fitness coach to Craig Bellamy

Craig Bellamy

Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries...

.

In 1998, Verheijen published his Complete Handbook of Conditioning for Soccer.

Verheijen was appointed to the position of Assistant Manager to the Welsh national side

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

 in February 2011, and in March 2011 made the news for his use of Twitter.

Primarily a fitness coach, Verheijen has publicly criticsed the training methods of a number of English teams, such as London-based clubs Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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, Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

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 and Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

, as well as former club Manchester City. Earlier in his career, Verheijen publicly criticised the coaching methods of Dutch team Feyenoord, but returned there to advise on pre-season build up in July 2011.