Peter Uneken
{{short description|Dutch football manager (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Uneken
| image =
| fullname = Petrus Wilhelmus Uneken
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sleen, Netherlands{{cite web |last1=Dijkhuizen |first1=Niels |title=Peter Uneken trainer Jong PSV |url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/146491/Peter-Uneken-trainer-Jong-PSV |publisher=RTV Drenthe |accessdate=3 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=18 April 2019}}
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Twente (assistant)
| years1 = 1993–1999
| clubs1 = Emmen
| caps1 = 153
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1999–2007
| clubs2 = Den Bosch
| caps2 = 214
| goals2 = 19
| years3 = 2007–2009
| clubs3 = Helmond Sport
| caps3 = 63
| goals3 = 8
| totalcaps = 430
| totalgoals = 35
| manageryears1 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs1 = Den Bosch (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2011–2014
| managerclubs2 = NEC (youth)
| manageryears3 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs3 = PSV (youth)
| manageryears4 = 2017–2019
| managerclubs4 = Jong PSV (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs5 = Jong PSV
| manageryears6 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs6 = RKC Waalwijk (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2023–
| managerclubs7 = Twente (assistant)
}}
Petrus "Peter" Wilhelmus Uneken (born 4 February 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player.
Career
As a player, he played for FC Emmen, FC Den Bosch and Helmond Sport. He retired from professional football in 2009, after which he started his coaching career as a youth coach at FC Den Bosch.{{cite web |title=Peter Uneken naar NEC |url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/peter-uneken-naar-nec~a2af8946/ |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |accessdate=3 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=8 April 2011}}
In 2011, he became a youth coach at NEC, where he stayed until 2014. He then moved to PSV Eindhoven, also as a youth coach.{{cite web |title=Peter Uneken wordt trainer PSV C2 |url=https://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/artikel/peter-uneken-wordt-trainer-psv-c2.htm |publisher=NEC Nijmegen |accessdate=3 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003143028/https://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/artikel/peter-uneken-wordt-trainer-psv-c2.htm |archivedate=3 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=25 March 2014 |url-status=live}}
On 18 April 2019, it was announced that he would become head coach of Jong PSV, the club's second team, at the start of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |title=Peter Uneken appointed PSV U21 head coach |url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/peter-uneken-appointed-psv-u21-head-coach.htm |publisher=PSV Eindhoven |accessdate=3 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003142842/https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/peter-uneken-appointed-psv-u21-head-coach.htm |archivedate=3 October 2020 |date=19 April 2019}} He left the position ahead of the 2021-22 season, as he was appointed assistant coach of RKC Waalwijk.[https://www.rkcwaalwijk.nl/rkc-waalwijk-complementeert-technische-staf-met-peter-uneken RKC Waalwijk complementeert technische staf met Peter Uneken], rkcwaalwijk.nl, 17 June 2021
Personal life
His son Jesper Uneken is also a professional footballer.{{cite web|url=https://studio040.nl/nieuws/artikel/jesper-uneken-tekent-voor-twee-jaar-en-sluit-aan-bij-jong-psv|website=studio040.nl|accessdate=23 October 2023|first= Raymond |last=Bruijns|date=7 July 2023|title=Jesper Uneken (18) signs for two years and joins Jong PSV}}{{cite web|url=https://www.073voetbal.nl/2023/07/10/talentvolle-rosmalenaar-verlengt-bij-psv/|website=073Voetbal.nl|accessdate=23 October 2023|title= Talented Rosmalean extends with PSV|date=
10 July 2023}}
Honours
Den Bosch
- Eerste Divisie: 2003–04{{cite news |title=FC Den Bosch kampioen door supersub |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-den-bosch-kampioen-door-supersub |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Voetbal International |date=14 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017061856/https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-den-bosch-kampioen-door-supersub |archive-date=17 October 2022 |language=nl}}{{cite web |title=FC Den Bosch: Squad 2003/2004 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-den-bosch/2004/2/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102195957/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-den-bosch/2004/2/ |archive-date=2 January 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=13202/typeofpage=40054/sc=ce6139 Profile]
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Category:People from Coevorden
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