Robin Veldman (born 24 December 1985) is a Dutch football manager who is the manager of Club NXT in Challenger Pro League.
Early life
Veldman was born and raised in the Flevopolder.[1] He played for SV Markesse.[1]
Career
Youth coach
Veldman started his career as a youth coach for SV Marknesse.[1] He spent 11 years at SC Heerenveen, where he worked with players including Hakim Ziyech.[2] He then became a trainer for AFC Ajax, where he worked with the youth team.[2]
In 2021, Veldman was hired to work with the Anderlecht U21 team.[2]
Managerial career
In 2022, Veldman was appointed interim head coach of Belgian side Anderlecht.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 2023, he was appointed manager of Scottish side Queen's Park.[6][7][8]
On 19 March 2024, Veldman was hired by Club Brugge to manage their reserve team Club NXT in Challenger Pro League.[9]
Managerial record
- As of match played 9 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Anderlecht (interim) | 24 October 2022 | 1 December 2022 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Queen's Park | 17 June 2023 | 9 December 2023 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23.81 |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 29.63 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d de Vries, Vincent (5 January 2023). "De wonderlijke trainerscarrière van Robin Veldman: 'Papa, waarom wil iedereen met je op de foto?'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). ad.nl (Archived). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ a b c d Calcoen, Pieter-Jan (3 May 2021). "Robin Veldman wordt nieuwe trainer van Anderlecht-beloften: "Wil maximum uit al dat talent halen"". HLN.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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- ^ "De veldheer in Veldman zagen we nog niet: ons rapport voor de nieuwe coach van Anderlecht". hbvl.be.
- ^ "Geen Veldman-effect: Anderlecht geeft tot tweemaal toe voorsprong weg en komt niet verder dan gelijkspel in Conference League". niuewsblad.be.
- ^ "Robin Veldman: From Ajax and Anderlecht to Queen's Park". heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Robin Veldman says Queen's Park can flourish by following Ajax and Anderlecht blueprint". dailyrecord.co.uk.
- ^ "New Queen's Park boss aiming to emulate Brighton's style at Hampden". stv.tv.
- ^ "Robin Veldman nieuwe hoofdcoach Club NXT tot einde seizoen" [Robin Veldman new head coach of Club NXT until the end of the season] (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.