Rob Penders
Dutch footballer
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Rob Penders (born 31 December 1975) is a Dutch football coach and a former player who mainly played for NAC Breda during his career. He is the assistant manager of Utrecht. Penders was a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the RBC Roosendaal squad in the 1994–95 season. In the season 1999-2000 he joined NAC Breda. He played there for 10 seasons.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Utrecht (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | RBC Roosendaal | 156 | (16) |
| 2000–2011 | NAC Breda | 276 | (19) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2019 | NAC Breda (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | NAC Breda B | ||
| 2019–2021 | ADO Den Haag (U19) | ||
| 2021–2023 | FC Eindhoven | ||
| 2023– | Utrecht (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
After retiring, Penders worked for NAC Breda as a youth coach. In October 2014, he was named as temporarily assistant manager for the first team.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Penders was in charge of the club's reserve team in addition to assisting the first team.[3] He left the club on 22 March 2019 where he was fired.[4]
On 5 June 2019, he was appointed as U19 manager of ADO Den Haag for the upcoming season.[5]
On 17 June 2023, Penders was hired as an assistant coach by Utrecht.[6]
