Peter Tim Verbeek (born March 12, 1956 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland), more commonly known as Pim Verbeek is a Dutch football manager who was the head coach of the Australia national football team. His brother Robert Verbeek is also a football coach.
As a player, he spent his career in the Netherlands mostly with Sparta Rotterdam. He also played with NAC Breda and Roda JC.
Verbeek was the assistant coach of the South Korea national football team und...
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Peter Tim Verbeek (born March 12, 1956 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland), more commonly known as Pim Verbeek is a Dutch football manager who was the head coach of the Australia national football team. His brother Robert Verbeek is also a football coach.
As a player, he spent his career in the Netherlands mostly with Sparta Rotterdam. He also played with NAC Breda and Roda JC.
Verbeek was the assistant coach of the South Korea national football team under Guus Hiddink during the 2002 FIFA World Cup and also under Dick Advocaat during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
The Korea Football Association signed him to a coaching contract on June 26, 2006 until 2008. Verbeek led Korea to a third-place finish at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, guaranteeing them an automatic berth in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup tournament. He resigned from coaching South Korea in July 2007 after the Asian Cup, saying he needed a break from coaching for approximately five months.
He was linked to coaching Australia after he said he would...
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