Albert Stuivenberg
{{Short description|Dutch football player and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Albert Stuivenberg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.72m
| position = Center
| currentclub = Arsenal (assistant)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Feyenoord
| years1 =
| clubs1 = HFC Haarlem
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| years2 =
| clubs2 = Telstar
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| nationalyears1 = 1986
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2006–2013
| managerclubs1 = Netherlands U17
| manageryears2 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs2 = Netherlands U21
| manageryears3 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs3 = Manchester United (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2017
| managerclubs4 = Genk
| manageryears5 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs5 = Wales (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2019–
| managerclubs6 = Arsenal (assistant)
}}
Albert Stuivenberg ({{IPA|nl|ˈstœyvə(m)bɛr(ə)x}}; born 5 August 1970) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of {{English football updater|Arsenal}} club Arsenal.
Stuivenberg played professionally for Telstar and HFC Haarlem, before suffering a serious injury and moving into coaching with Feyenoord and RWD Molenbeek. He then coached the youth team at Al Jazira and the Netherlands under-17 and under-21 national teams. He was appointed as assistant coach to Louis van Gaal at Manchester United in 2014, before making his managerial debut with Genk in 2017. Stuivenberg became assistant manager to Ryan Giggs for the Wales national team in 2018, before joining Arsenal in December 2019.
Career
Born in Rotterdam, Stuivenberg began his playing career in the academy of his local club, Feyenoord, but was unable to break into the first team and moved to HFC Haarlem. He later joined Telstar, but tore cruciate ligaments in 1986, which forced his premature retirement three years later in 1989.{{cite web|title=Stuivenberg success proves worth to United|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce450361521-1541bf377912-1000--stuivenberg-success-proves-worth-to-united/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=9 July 2014}}
After retiring, Stuivenberg moved into coaching and was educated at the CIOS sports academy in Overveen. In 1992, he was given a job as a youth coach with his former club, Feyenoord, where he later became head of youth in 2001. He spent the 2000–01 season as an assistant first-team coach with Feyenoord's Belgian feeder club, Racing White Daring Molenbeek. After spending 13 years coaching at Feyenoord, working with the likes of Robin van Persie, he moved to Al Jazira in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 2004 to head their youth system.{{cite web |title=Netherlands |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce2e24dc569-ae771c680474-1000--netherlands/ |publisher=UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) |date=1 March 2012 |access-date=9 July 2014 }}
After two years in the Middle East, he returned to the Netherlands to take over as the coach of the under-17s national team. He twice led the team to victory in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, in 2011 and 2012, leading to his promotion to manage the under-21s.{{cite news |title=Stuivenberg joins Van Gaal's backroom team at Man Utd |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-england-united-idUSKBN0FB0YI20140706 |access-date=14 October 2020 |work=Reuters |date=6 July 2014}} Stuivenberg also scouted for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and educated professional coaches at the KNVB Academy.
=Manchester United=
In July 2014, Stuivenberg was appointed as an assistant coach at Manchester United by new manager Louis van Gaal, working alongside assistant manager Ryan Giggs.{{cite news|title=Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal adds Albert Stuivenberg to coaching set-up|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10949965/Manchester-United-manager-Louis-van-Gaal-adds-Albert-Stuivenberg-to-coaching-set-up.html|access-date=9 July 2014|publisher=The Telegraph|date=6 July 2014}} On 23 May 2016, two days after winning the 2016 FA Cup, it was announced that van Gaal had been relieved of his management duties. As part of his coaching team, it was also announced that Stuivenberg had departed the club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/louis-van-gaal-has-been-sacked-as-manchester-united-manager-34738649.html|title=Louis van Gaal has been sacked as Manchester United manager - Independent.ie|website=Independent.ie|access-date=24 May 2016}}
=Genk and Wales national team=
In January 2017, he started a new coaching job at Genk. He replaced Peter Maes, who was sacked because of an unsatisfactory ranking in the Belgian First Division A. Despite leading the club to the quarter-finals of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League,{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-man-utd-assistant-wales-16381561 |title=Former Man Utd assistant and Wales No2 Albert Stuivenberg the latest name linked with Swansea City job |publisher=Wales Online |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}} Stuivenberg was fired on 10 December 2017.{{cite web|title=KRC Genk en Albert Stuivenberg gaan uit elkaar|url=https://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/detail/3226/krc-genk-en-albert-stuivenberg-gaan-uit-elkaar|publisher=KRC Genk|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211060308/https://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/detail/3226/krc-genk-en-albert-stuivenberg-gaan-uit-elkaar|archive-date=11 December 2017|url-status=dead}} In 2018, he was appointed as assistant manager of the Wales national team, working under his former Manchester United colleague Ryan Giggs.{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Mitchelmore |title=Meet Wales' new-look backroom team as Ryan Giggs taps into his Manchester United connections |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wales-ryan-giggs-manchester-united-14413551 |work=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=17 March 2018 }}
=Arsenal=
On 24 December 2019, Stuivenberg was announced as an assistant coach to Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, with assistant coach Steve Round and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña also joining the club.{{Cite web |date=24 Dec 2019 |title=Coaching team named |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/coaching-team-named |access-date=9 August 2022 |publisher=Arsenal FC}} They led the team to a record-extending 14th FA Cup win on 1 August 2020, beating Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53546100 |title=FA Cup final 2020 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea – Aubameyang double secures victory |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=1 August 2020 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=23 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/574004 |title=Aubameyang double hands Arsenal FA Cup, Europa League spot with win over Chelsea |date=1 August 2020 |website=ESPN |access-date=23 March 2025}}
On 26 July 2021, Stuivenberg left his position as Wales assistant coach to focus on his role at Arsenal.{{cite news |title=Albert Stuivenberg to leave Cymru post |url=https://www.faw.cymru/en/news/albert-stuivenberg-leave-cymru-post/ |website=faw.cymru |publisher=Football Association of Wales |date=26 July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 }} On 1 January 2022, Stuivenberg took charge of Arsenal in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester City, as manager Mikel Arteta had tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to miss the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/albert-stuivenberg-press-conference-transcript-arsenal-man-city-premier-league|title=Stuivenberg on the result, decisions and Mikel|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=1 January 2022|access-date=1 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/31/mikel-arteta-frustrated-watch-arsenal-from-afar-covid-albert-stuivenberg|title='I will need a big room': Arteta frustrated at having to watch Arsenal from afar|first=Ed|last=Aarons|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited|date=31 December 2021|access-date=1 January 2022}} On 9 December 2023, Stuivenberg took charge of Arsenal in a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa, as manager Mikel Arteta had been banned from the touchline, having received three yellow cards to that point in the Premier League 2023/24 Season. Arteta watched the match from the Directors' Box, but took part in his media commitments after the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/why-mikel-arteta-not-on-arsenal-touchline-aston-villa-b1125694.html|title=Why Mikel Arteta is not on the Arsenal touchline against Aston Villa today l|publisher=.Evening Standard|date=9 December 2023|access-date=12 December 2023}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played December 2017}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure | ||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|P|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align=left|Genk
|align=left|27 December 2016 |align=left|10 December 2017 {{WDL|48|23|15|10|decimals=1}} | {{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=4276 |title=Managers: Albert Stuivenberg |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=6 June 2019}} | |||
| colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|48|23|15|10|decimals=1}} !— |
Honours
=Manager=
Netherlands U17
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net}}
{{K.R.C. Genk managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuivenberg, Albert}}
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