Thijs Libregts
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Manager | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1962 | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
| 1962–1968 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1968–1972 | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1980 | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
| 1980–1983 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1983–1984 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1984–1986 | Aris | ||
| 1986–1987 | PAOK | ||
| 1987–1988 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1988–1990 | Netherlands | ||
| 1991–1994 | Iraklis | ||
| 1994–1995 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1998–1999 | Nigeria | ||
| 2001–2002 | Grazer AK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thijs Libregts (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛi̯s lɪbˈrɛxts], born 4 January 1941 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1950s. His daughter Patricia was one of Holland's leading water polo players in the 1980s and 1990s.
Libregts began his playing career at Excelsior Rotterdam, where he played from 1958 to 1962. From Excelsior he moved to Rotterdam's larger team Feyenoord, where he remained until 1968. After 6 years at Feyenoord, Libregts returned to Excelsior where he played until 1972 when he announced his retirement.
Libregts' first coaching position was at Excelsior Rotterdam, where he worked from 1975 to 1980. Excelsior were relegated in Libregts' first season, but they won promotion in 1978–79. From Excelsior he moved to PSV Eindhoven, whom he took to second place in the Eredivisie in 1981–82. In 1983 Libregts moved to Feyenoord, where he won a league and cup double in his first season. At Feyenoord Libregts he was involved in a race row after he was alleged to have referred to Ruud Gullit as "blackie" and criticised him for being lazy, though Libregts defended himself by claiming that it was merely a nickname.
In November 1984 Libregts moved to Greece with Aris Thessaloniki, where he remained until 1986. In the 1986/87 season he joined PAOK, but his stay was brief and in December 1987 he switched to Olympiacos. Libregts was appointed as Holland manager in 1988 as he took over from Rinus Michels as coach of the European champions. Holland easily qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but Libregts was replaced by Leo Beenhakker before the tournament itself.
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