Arne Slot
![]() Arne Slot as Feyenoord head coach in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arend Martijn Slot | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Bergentheim, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Bergentheim | |||
FC Zwolle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2002 | FC Zwolle | 164 | (50) |
2002–2007 | NAC Breda | 142 | (21) |
2007–2010 | Sparta Rotterdam | 54 | (6) |
2009–2010 | → FC Zwolle (loan) | 28 | (7) |
2010–2013 | PEC Zwolle | 74 | (16) |
Total | 462 | (100) | |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2020 | AZ | ||
2021– | Feyenoord | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arend Martijn Slot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnə ˈslɔt]; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Feyenoord. He was previously manager of AZ Alkmaar.
In his current role, he led Feyenoord to the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final and the 2022-23 Eredivisie title. In 2023–24 he won the Dutch KNVB cup with the team.
Playing career
Slot started his football career at amateur side VV Bergentheim, from Bergentheim, the place where he was born. He then moved to FC Zwolle, where he got into the first team as a 17-year old in 1995. Slot started his professional career struggling with injuries and little playing time under the management of Jan Everse, but eventually became a goal-scoring attacking midfielder in Zwolle. In 2002, FC Zwolle won the Eerste Divisie to return to the Eredivisie after 13 years. Slot moved to NAC Breda in the same year. Under the management of Henk ten Cate, NAC Breda finished fourth in the Eredivisie in Slot's first season, NAC Breda's best league finish since 1956. Slot played his only games in European football in the first round of the UEFA Cup in 2003 as NAC Breda lost 5–0 and 0–1 to Newcastle United. He joined Sparta Rotterdam in the summer of 2007 before returning to FC Zwolle in the Eerste Divisie in 2009, on a loan deal at first and on a permanent deal in 2010. FC Zwolle won the Eerste Divisie in 2012 to return to the Eredivisie, where Slot played one final season before retiring as a player. According to teammate Edwin de Graaf, he was "not so fast".[1] Everse believes that with a lack of physicality, Slot got the most out of his playing career thanks to his passing and vision.[2]
Coaching career
After retiring from playing in 2013 at PEC Zwolle, Slot moved onto the club's staff, working as a youth coach for a year, before being appointed as an assistant coach at Cambuur.
On 15 October 2016 he became interim coach together with Sipke Hulshoff in Leeuwarden after head coach Rob Maas was fired.[3]
AZ
In 2017, Slot left Cambuur to join AZ, working as an assistant to John van den Brom. He succeeded Van den Brom as head coach in 2019.[4] In his first season in charge, the Eredivisie was cancelled midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AZ finished second behind Ajax on goal difference, although no title was awarded for the season.
On 5 December 2020 he was sacked as head coach of AZ for not being focused on the team, having recently negotiated a deal with Feyenoord. In his time at AZ, Slot earned 2.11 points per game in the Eredivisie, the highest of any coach in the club's history.[5]
Feyenoord
On 15 December 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached a deal with Slot for him to become the club's new coach from the start of the 2021–22 season. The deal would see Slot sign for two years, with Feyenoord having the option to extend his contract for a third year. Slot succeeded the experienced Dick Advocaat, who led the team to a fifth place in the Eredivisie and qualification to the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers. Slot was appointed to build a new team with a recognisable playing style. Marino Pusic (first assistant coach) and Robin van Persie (field coach) were added to his staff, while John de Wolf was retained as second assistant coach.
During Slot's first season, Feyenoord finished third in the Eredivisie, behind Ajax and PSV. The club also reached the final of the inaugural Europa Conference League, their first European final since 2002.[6] Slot was awarded the Rinus Michels Award for the Eredivisie Manager of the Year.[7][8]
In Slot's second season as coach, Feyenoord won the league, the club's first league title since 2017 and sixteenth in the club's history.[9] In May 2023, Slot was heavily linked with the vacant managers job at Tottenham Hotspur. By the end of the month, Slot announced he would be remaining with Feyenoord and extended his contract to mid-2026.[10][11][12]
Managerial statistics
- As of 21 April 2024
Team | Nat | From | Until | Record | Ref. | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
AZ Alkmaar | ![]() |
1 July 2019 | 5 December 2020 | 58 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 118 | 52 | +66 | 55.17 | [13] |
Feyenoord | ![]() |
1 July 2021 | Present | 146 | 94 | 29 | 23 | 329 | 147 | +182 | 64.38 | |
Total | 204 | 126 | 45 | 33 | 447 | 199 | +248 | 61.76 | — |
Honours
Player
Zwolle
Manager
Feyenoord
Individual
References
- ^ Miller, Nick (14 May 2023). "Arne Slot – a champion with Feyenoord and a manager coveted by the Premier League". The Athletic. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Went, Rens (25 May 2022). "Slot, van voetballer tot succescoach: 'Arne was jong en beetje eigenwijs'" [Slot, from footballer to succesful coach: 'Arne was young and a bit stubborn']. NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Cambuur ontslaat Rob Maas". AD.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Assistent Slot komend seizoen nieuwe hoofdtrainer AZ". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "AZ neemt per direct afscheid van Slot". az.nl (in Dutch). 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Feyenoord na 20 jaar terug in Europese finale • Roma tegenstander op 25 mei in Tirana" [Feyenoord back in a European final after 20 years • Roma opponent on May 25 in Tirana] (in Dutch). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Rinus Michels Award for Arne Slot". Feyenoord. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Slot onderscheiden met Rinus Michels Award, oeuvreprijs voor Van Marwijk". nos.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Arne Slot blijft bij Feyenoord: 'Mijn wens is door te bouwen op de basis die afgelopen seizoenen is gelegd'" [Arne Slot stays at Feyenoord: ‘My wish is to continue building on the foundation which has been laid during previous seasons’] (in Dutch). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Arne Slot: Feyenoord head coach staying with Dutch club amid links to Tottenham". 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Arne Slot legt uit waarom hij een nieuw contract tekent bij Feyenoord" [Arne Slot explains why he signs a new contract at Feyenoord] (in Dutch). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Slot trainer van het jaar in Eredivisie na Europese successen met Feyenoord". NU (in Dutch). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Arne Slot wint Rinus Michels Award opnieuw, Dick Schreuder beste trainer Keuken Kampioen Divisie" [Arne Slot once again wins the Rinus Michels Award, Dick Schreuder best coach of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie] (in Dutch). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links
- Arne Slot at Sparta Rotterdam
- Arne Slot at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Hardenberg
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- PEC Zwolle players
- NAC Breda players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch football managers
- Association football coaches
- PEC Zwolle non-playing staff
- AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff
- AZ Alkmaar managers
- Feyenoord managers
- Eredivisie managers
- Footballers from Overijssel