Virgil Breetveld | |
Birth Date: | 10 July 1967 |
Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | Steeds Hoger |
Youthclubs2: | Germinal Schiebroek |
Youthclubs3: | Feyenoord |
Years1: | 1987–1988 |
Clubs1: | Feyenoord |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1988–1991 |
Clubs2: | SVV |
Caps2: | 84 |
Goals2: | 15 |
Years3: | 1991–1994 |
Clubs3: | Dordrecht |
Caps3: | 69 |
Goals3: | 30 |
Years4: | 1994–1998 |
Clubs4: | De Graafschap |
Caps4: | 73 |
Goals4: | 16 |
Years5: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs5: | Excelsior |
Caps5: | 29 |
Goals5: | 14 |
Years6: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs6: | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 271 |
Totalgoals: | 75 |
Manageryears1: | 2003–2005 |
Managerclubs1: | SC Reeland |
Manageryears4: | 2006–2007 |
Managerclubs4: | EBOH (Sunday) |
Manageryears8: | 2009–2010 |
Managerclubs8: | EBOH (Saturday) |
Manageryears10: | 2011–2013 |
Managerclubs10: | Wieldrecht |
Manageryears11: | 2011–2012[1] |
Managerclubs11: | FC Dordrecht (assistant) |
Manageryears12: | 2012[2] |
Managerclubs12: | FC Dordrecht (interim) |
Manageryears13: | 2012–2013 |
Managerclubs13: | FC Dordrecht (assistant) |
Manageryears14: | 2013[3] |
Managerclubs14: | FC Dordrecht (interim) |
Manageryears15: | 2013–2017[4] |
Managerclubs15: | SteDoCo |
Manageryears16: | 2017–2019[5] |
Managerclubs16: | Ido's Football Club[6] |
Virgil Breetveld (born 10 July 1967)[7] is a Dutch football coach and former professional player.
Born in Rotterdam, Breetveld played youth football for Steeds Hoger and Germinal Schiebroek,[8] before signing for Feyenoord at the age of 17.[9] Breetveld had not considered a professional football career, but was encouraged to pursue it by his coach Dick Beek, who himself had been a professional player.[9] He made his debut for the first-team in April 1988.[9] He later played for SVV, Dordrecht, De Graafschap, Excelsior and Fortuna Düsseldorf.[9] [10] He was top scorer of the Eerste Divisie in the 1994–95 season.[10] He retired from professional football in November 2000.[9]
After retiring as a player, Breetveld worked as a broker and let holiday apartments in Brazil.[9] He was also manager of amateur side SC Reeland from 2003 to 2005,[10] as well as EBOH and Wieldrecht.
He became an assistant manager at Dordrecht after signing a one-year contract in May 2011,[11] combining his role there with his position as manager of Wieldrecht,[12] and working 6 days a week in both roles.[12] He signed a contract extension with Dordrecht in April 2012.[13] He left his role with Dordrecht in 2013,[9] and in September 2014 was working as manager of amateur team SteDoCo.[9] In May 2017, Breetveld finished his employment at Stedoco.[4] In the summer of 2017 he was appointed coach of the Sunday and Saturday first squads of Ido's Football Club.[6]