Jurgen Streppel

Born in Voorst, Streppel began his professional career in 1990 as a midfielder at Helmond Sport in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. After two seasons he moved to RKC Waalwijk, where he played in the top-tier Eredivisie until 1997. In the 1993–94 season, he was loaned to Eerste Divisie club Telstar. From 1997 to 2005, Streppel played for Helmond Sport again. In total, he made 373 appearances in which he scored 57 goals.

Already in 1995, Streppel began his coaching career as a youth coach at Helmond Sport where he also was a player for the first team.^[1] He worked as a youth coach for several years until 2006, where he became assistant manager of the first team under Jan Poortvliet.^{[citation needed]} From 2008 to the summer of 2011, he was head coach of Helmond Sport. On 1 July 2011, Streppel was appointed head coach of Willem II, where signed a contract extension in January 2015 until mid-2017.^[2] After the 2012–13 season, Streppel suffered relegation with Willem II to the Eerste Divisie, but they returned to the Eredivisie a year later.

Streppel signed a two-year contract with SC Heerenveen in March 2016, which would go into effect in July of the same year, after his fifth season with Willem II.^[3] He succeeded Foppe de Haan. Streppel was succeeded at Willem II by Erwin van de Looi, who came over from FC Groningen. On 13 March 2018, it was announced that Streppel would leave Heerenveen after the 2017–18 season.^[4] In October 2018, Streppel was appointed manager of Anorthosis Famagusta in Cyprus, where he had to wait three months for salary payment.^[5]

In June 2019, Streppel was appointed manager of Al Jazira in Abu Dhabi.^[6] He left the role in October 2019 after only three matches.^[7]

On 10 June 2020, Streppel was appointed manager of Roda JC Kerkrade.^[8] In October 2021, he extended his deal until June 2024.^[9] However, on 15 December 2022, Roda confirmed, that Streppel had left the club and would return to Helmond Sport as technical director.^[10]

As of 9 March 2023^{[11][citation needed]}