Bert van Lingen

Summary

Lubertus Hendricus "Bert" van Lingen (28 December 1945) is a Dutch professional football coach who enjoyed two spells in charge of the Netherlands women's national football team.

Bert van Lingen
Personal information
Full name Lubertus Hendricus van Lingen[1]
Date of birth (1945-12-28) 28 December 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth Delft, Netherlands
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
DSV Concordia
DHC Delft
Managerial career
1971 De Graafschap
1979–1986 Netherlands Women
1989–1991 Netherlands Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He later became an acolyte of Dick Advocaat, accompanying the self-styled 'Little General' on lucrative assignments at Glasgow Rangers,[2] Zenit Saint Petersburg and Sunderland.

Van Lingen is married to Vera Pauw, a former player in his charge some 17 years his junior, who herself went on to coach the Netherlands women's team as well.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ван Линген Лубертус Хендрикус" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ "EBT beneficiaries". BBC News. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Going Dutch". Daily Mirror. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2011.