Abe Knoop Explained

Abe Knoop
Fullname:Abe Knoop
Birth Date:28 August 1963
Birth Place:Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
(now Curaçao)
Height:1.87 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Iran
Years1:1983–1984
Years2:1984–1985
Years3:1985–1986
Years4:1986–1987
Years5:1987–1990
Years6:1990
Years7:1991
Years8:1991–1998
Clubs1:Feyenoord
Clubs2:NSVV
Clubs3:Vv Barendrecht
Clubs4:Sparta Rotterdam
Clubs5:FC Wageningen
Clubs6:Ajax
Clubs7:Neptunus
Clubs8:Vitesse
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Caps5:94
Goals5:0
Caps8:14
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:109
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:0 (0)
Manageryears1:1998–2005
Manageryears2:2005–2006
Manageryears3:2006–2007
Manageryears4:2009–2010
Manageryears5:2022–
Managerclubs1:Vitesse (goalkeeping coach)
Managerclubs2:S.L. Benfica (goalkeeping coach)
Managerclubs3:Al-Jazira (goalkeeping coach)
Managerclubs4:Iran (goalkeeping coach)
Managerclubs5:PSV (goalkeeping coach)

Abe Knoop (born 28 August 1963 in Curaçao) is a Dutch professional football goalkeeping coach. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Iran national football team under the wing of Afshin Ghotbi.[1]

During his playing career, Knoop was primarily used as a reserve goalkeeper, but he made a few Eredivisie appearances for Feyenoord and Vitesse.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knoop volgt Roorda op als keeperstrainer bij jeugd PSV. soccernews.nl. 2016-03-18.
  2. Web site: Voetbal International. Abe Knoop. Dutch. 2010-03-19.