Maurice Steijn (born 20 November 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player.[1] He was most recently the manager of Eredivisie club Ajax.
 Steijn as coach of ADO Den Haag in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1981 | VIOS | ||
| 1981–1993 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | ADO Den Haag | 98 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | NAC Breda | 36 | (1) |
| Total | 134 | (7) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | ADO Den Haag (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2014 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2014–2019 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 2019 | Al Wahda | ||
| 2020–2021 | NAC Breda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2023 | Ajax | ||
| 2024– | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editADO Den Haag
editSteijn has a Bachelor of Education and has taught in primary education. As a coach, he started as an assistant to Bob Kootwijk at the ADO Den Haag amateur branch and also coached youth teams. After this, he became assistant for the first team and until 30 March 2010 also coached the ADO reserves, before being appointed caretaker manager of the ADO first team after the dismissal of Raymond Atteveld.[2]
After the departure of John van den Brom to Vitesse on 30 June 2011, Steijn was appointed head coach of ADO. On 5 February 2014, after three years as head coach, Steijn was dismissed after a loss against Heracles, and was succeeded by his assistant, former defender Henk Fräser.[3]
Ajax
editOn 14 June 2023, Steijn was hired by Ajax on a three-year contract.[4] On 23 October 2023, a day after a 4–3 loss to Utrecht placed it second-from-last on the Eredivisie table, Ajax announced that it was parting ways with Steijn after just two wins through eleven matches in charge.[5] The club under Steijn experienced their worst ever start of a season, with only five points in seven matches, taking into consideration that the 1964–65 season was during a standard of two points for a win.[6][7]
Return to Sparta
editOn 2 November 2024, Sparta Rotterdam announced that Steijn would return to the club on a contract until the end of the season.[8]
Personal life
editSteijn is the father of the Dutch footballer Sem Steijn, and managed his son's debut at VVV-Venlo on 6 December 2018.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 9 November 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| ADO Den Haag (caretaker) | 30 March 2010 | 30 June 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.00 | |
| ADO Den Haag | 30 June 2011 | 5 February 2014 | 100 | 29 | 23 | 48 | 29.00 | |
| VVV-Venlo | 1 July 2014 | 8 June 2019 | 197 | 88 | 47 | 62 | 44.67 | |
| Al Wahda | 9 June 2019 | 10 October 2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 | |
| NAC Breda | 10 July 2020 | 19 June 2021 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 54.76 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 25 April 2022 | 12 June 2023 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 48.84 | |
| Ajax | 14 June 2023 | 23 October 2023 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18.18 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2 November 2024 | present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 407 | 168 | 95 | 144 | 41.28 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ajax heeft eindelijk nieuwe trainer: Steijn komt over van Sparta Rotterdam". nu.nl. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Atteveld toch weg bij ADO Den Haag" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Fräser vervangt Steijn in Groningen" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Ajax hire Maurice Steijn as new manager after woeful season". ESPN. 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Ajax and Maurice Steijn part ways". Ajax. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Historisch slechte start Ajax: onder de streep en minder punten dan ooit" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Crisis-hit Ajax split with coach Maurice Steijn". France 24. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Sparta schakelt snel: Steijn keert terug als opvolger Rijsdijk" [Sparta moves fast: Steijn returns to succeed Rijsdijk] (in Dutch). 2 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Jeugdspelers sluiten aan bij selectie VVV-Venlo, Sem Steijn gehuurd van ADO Den Haag". Venlonaren. 28 June 2018.
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