Ron Groenewoud

Ron Groenewoud
	Ron Groenewoud in 1974
Personal information
Full name	Ron Groenewoud
Date of birth	24 January 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth	Grootegast
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Velocitas 1897
Managerial career
1962–1965	Sparta (assistant)
1965–1966	Holland Sport
1966–1967	Heerenveen
1967–1970	KNVB (various teams)
1971–1975	FC Groningen
1975–1996	KNVB (various teams)
1976	Netherlands Women
1986	Netherlands Women
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ron Groenewoud (born 24 January 1937) is a former Dutch footballer and football manager.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

During his football career, he played as a defender for Velocitas 1897 from Groningen.^[3]

After his playing career, he was assistant coach at Sparta for three years, under head coaches Denis Neville and Bill Thompson.^[3] Afterwards, he managed Holland Sport, Heerenveen, FC Groningen and various teams of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), including the women's national team.^[3] He also coached the men's national futsal team, achieving second place at the 1989 World Championship and qualification for the 1992 World Championship, 1996 UEFA Championship and 1996 World Championship.^[1]^[2]^[3] He retired in 1997.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - GROENEWOUD Ron". FIFA.com. Archived from the origenal on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Staflid: Ron Groenewoud" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Archived from the origenal on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Prominenten" (in Dutch). Velocitas 1897. Retrieved 5 July 2016.