| Rob Penders | |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Currentclub: | FC Utrecht (assistant manager) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1994–2000 |
| Years2: | 2000–2011 |
| Clubs1: | RBC Roosendaal |
| Clubs2: | NAC Breda |
| Caps1: | 156 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Caps2: | 276 |
| Goals2: | 19 |
| Manageryears1: | 2014–2019 |
| Managerclubs1: | NAC Breda (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs2: | NAC Breda B |
| Manageryears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Managerclubs3: | ADO Den Haag (U19) |
| Manageryears4: | 2021–2023 |
| Managerclubs4: | FC Eindhoven |
| Manageryears5: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs5: | Utrecht (assistant) |
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]
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]