CV
| Name: | John Achterberg |
| DOB: | 8th July 1971 |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Weight: | 90kg |
| Born: | Utrecht, Holland |
| Marital Status: | Married with 3 children |
Qualifications Gained
| Outfield: | Coaching UEFA ‘C’ Licence (97 – 98 Season,
whilst at Eindhoven) Coaching UEFA ‘B’ Licence (97 – 98 Season, whilst at Eindhoven) Coaching UEFA ‘A’ Licence (05 – 06 Season, whilst at Tranmere) |
| Goalkeeping: | Coaching UEFA ‘B’ Licence (05
– 06 Season, whilst at Tranmere) Qualified Level 1 Goalkeeping Tutor - This in a 'by invitation only' English FA course |
| Other: | SAQ trainer licence holder – preliminary award Child Protection licence holder CRB Checked FA Equality Approved Full member of the FA Coaches Association (FACA) Member of Dutch Coaching Association |
Qualifications currently being
taken
Goalkeeping Coaching UEFA ‘A’ Licence (to be taken in
Summer 2008 after it was cancelled twice previous)
Experience
Professional playing career as a goalkeeper:
| 1988-1993: | FC Utrecht (Holland) |
| 1994-1996: | NAC Breda (Holland) |
| 1996-1998: | Eindhoven (Holland) |
| 1998- | Tranmere Rovers (UK) |
Coaching experience:
| 1997-1999: | DEV Doom
(Holland) - First team goalkeepers (amateur) |
| 1997-1999: | Eindhoven
(Holland) - Club Academy (professional) |
| 2002-2008: | Tranmere Rovers
(UK) - All levels from youth to first team |
| 2002-2008: | Various - Organised and delivered external goal keeping courses throughout the North of England and North Wales on an ongoing basis from 2002 |
Throughout my career I have been lucky enough to work
with many talented goal keeping coaches:
| Frans Hoek | Goalkeeping Coach for Barcelona and Ajax |
| Piet Schrijvers | Ex-Dutch International at two world cup finals and Ajax goalkeeper. Coached at PSV Eindhoven and FC Utrecht |
| Ton Eenenaam | Goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach at NAC Breda |
| Willy Heyink | Goalkeeper at PSV Eindhoven |
| Heinze Stuy | Three times European Cup winner with Ajax |
| Joop Hiele | Ex-Dutch International and Feyenoord goalkeeper. Currently goalkeeping coach at PSV Eindhoven |
| Neville Southall | Ex-Wales International and Everton goalkeeper |
| Eric Nixon | Ex-Manchester City and Tranmere goalkeeper. |
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