Ivar van Dinteren
Dutch footballer and coach
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Ivar van Dinteren (born 3 May 1979) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Twente.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivar Anthonie van Dinteren | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bussum, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Twente (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SDO Bussum | |||
| Utrecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Groningen | 53 | (10) |
| 2000–2002 | RKC | 45 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2003–2006 | FC Zwolle | 86 | (15) |
| 2006–2008 | Helmond Sport | 25 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Stormvogels Telstar (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Noordwijk | ||
| 2009–2010 | Breukelen | ||
| 2010–2011 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 294 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000-2001 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Dayton Dutch Lions | ||
| 2013–2014 | PEC Zwolle (U17 assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | PEC Zwolle (U19 assistant) | ||
| 2015–2018 | SDO Bussum | ||
| 2015–2016 | PEC Zwolle (U19) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Jong Almere City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Almere City (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | FC Cincinnati (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Twente (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Jong FC Utrecht | ||
| 2025– | Twente (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Club
Born in Bussum, Van Dinteren played as a striker for FC Groningen, RKC, Helmond Sport,[1] FC Zwolle, Stormvogels Telstar, VV Noordwijk and Dayton Dutch Lions.[2]
International
Van Dinteren played 3 matches for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.[3]
Managerial career
In 2011, he ended his playing career and started as head coach of Dayton Dutch Lions in the USL Pro.[4] After a few seasons with the PEC Zwolle academy,[5] he was named coach at hometown club SDO Bussum[6] and in summer 2017 he also took the reins at the Almere City reserves.[7]
In August 2019, Van Dinteren was hired by Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati as an assistant coach, joining the club at the same time as head coach Ron Jans.[8] He departed from the club in June 2020 after the club hired a new manager, Jaap Stam.[9]
On 16 June 2023, Van Dinteren was hired by FC Utrecht as a manager of their reserve squad Jong FC Utrecht that plays in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. He signed a two-year contract.[10]
On 29 May 2025, Van Dinteren returned to the assistant coach position at Twente.[11]