Ruud Brood

{{Short description|Dutch football manager and former player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Ruud Brood

| fullname =

| image = Ruud Brood.jpg

| caption = Brood in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Gorinchem, Netherlands

| height =

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SVW

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Unitas

| youthyears3 = 1973–1983

| youthclubs3 = Feyenoord

| years1 = 1983–1985

| years2 = 1985–1987

| years3 = 1987–1989

| years4 = 1989–1990

| years5 = 1990–1998

| clubs1 = Feyenoord

| clubs2 = RBC

| clubs3 = Den Bosch

| clubs4 = Willem II

| clubs5 = NAC

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 68

| caps3 = 64

| caps4 = 22

| caps5 = 153

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 17

| goals3 = 5

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 10

| totalcaps = 307

| totalgoals = 33

| manageryears1 = 1997–2004

| manageryears2 = 2004–2006

| manageryears3 = 2006–2007

| manageryears4 = 2008–2012

| manageryears5 = 2012–2013

| manageryears6 = 2014–2015

| manageryears7 = 2015–2018

| manageryears8 = 2019

| manageryears9 = 2020–2022

| manageryears10 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs1 = NAC (youth coach)

| managerclubs2 = Helmond Sport

| managerclubs3 = Heracles

| managerclubs4 = RKC

| managerclubs5 = Roda JC

| managerclubs6 = NEC

| managerclubs7 = PSV (assistant manager)

| managerclubs8 = NAC

| managerclubs9 = ADO Den Haag

| managerclubs10 = TOP Oss

}}

Ruud Brood (born 19 October 1962) is a Dutch football manager and a former player who was most recently the manager of TOP Oss.

Football career

=Player=

Brood was born in Gorinchem. After joining the Feyenoord youth academy from hometown amateur side Unitas, Brood was not able to break into Feyenoord's senior squad. He then served RBC (1985–1987), FC Den Bosch (1987–1989), Willem II Tilburg (1989–1990) and NAC Breda (1990–1998).

With Den Bosch, he finished 7th in the 1987–88 Eredivisie season and that won him a place in Rinus Michels' preliminary Euro 1988 squad. Unfortunately, he did not make the final squad which went on to win the Euro 1988 title.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/de-ambities-van-beginnend-hoofdcoach-ruud-brood.htm De ambities van beginnend hoofdcoach Ruud Brood] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}

=Manager=

He previously coached Helmond Sport,[http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/25491652/Ruud+Brood+nieuwe+trainer+Helmond+Sport.aspx Ruud Brood nieuwe trainer Helmond Sport] - Omroep Brabant {{in lang|nl}} the second team of NAC Breda, Heracles Almelo,[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ruud-brood-nieuwe-coach-heracles-almelo.htm?channel=phone Ruud Brood nieuwe coach Heracles Almelo] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} RKC Waalwijk and Roda JC Kerkrade.[http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/171437912/RKC-trainer+Ruud+Brood+naar+Roda+JC.aspx RKC-trainer Ruud Brood naar Roda JC] - Omroep Brabant {{in lang|nl}} He was appointed manager of relegated NEC in 2014[http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4508/Sport/article/detail/3666232/2014/06/03/Ruud-Brood-nieuwe-trainer-gedegradeerd-NEC.dhtml Ruud Brood nieuwe trainer gedegradeerd NEC] - Trouw {{in lang|nl}} and immediately led the club back to the Eredivisie.[http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4508/Sport/article/detail/3944333/2015/04/03/NEC-als-kampioen-terug-in-de-eredivisie.dhtml NEC als kampioen terug in de eredivisie] - Trouw {{in lang|nl}} In summer 2015 he became assistant to Phillip Cocu at PSV Eindhoven.[http://www.gelderlander.nl/nec/ruud-brood-van-nec-naar-psv~a5ca6b04/ Ruud Brood van NEC naar PSV] - Gelderlander {{in lang|nl}}

On 22 June 2023, Brood was hired as a manager by TOP Oss in the Eerste Divisie with a one-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=TOP Oss|url=https://toposs.nl/ruud-brood-wil-als-trainer-top-oss-naar-een-hoger-niveau-tillen/|title=Ruud Brood wil als trainer TOP Oss naar een hoger niveau tillen|trans-title=As a trainer, Ruud Brood wants to take TOP Oss to a higher level|date=22 June 2023|access-date=10 August 2023|language=nl}}