Pieter Huistra
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Pieter Egge Huistra (ˈpi.tər ˈɦœy̯strɐ) (born 18 January 1967) is a Dutch
football coach and former winger, currently serving as manager of FC Groningen. He is best remembered for his time with Scottish
club Rangers.
club Rangers
, becoming the first of a number of Dutch players to play for the club, where he won five League medals, two League Cup
medals and a Scottish Cup
medal. He left Rangers to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
in the J. League
.
After Vitesse he became an assistant coach at AFC Ajax as replacement of the injured Rob Witschge
and was named as the new Jong Ajax Head Coach on 24 April 2009, he signed a contract between 30 June 2011. On January 2010, after FC Groningen coach Ron Jans
announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the season, Huistra was announced as new team head coach for the 2010–11 season.
|1984/85||rowspan="2"|Groningen||rowspan="2"|Eredivisie
||10||1||||||||||10||1
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|1985/86||7||0||||||||||7||0
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|1986/87||Veendam
||Eredivisie
||33||5||||||||||33||5
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|1987/88||rowspan="3"|Twente
||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
||34||8||||||||||34||8
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|1988/89||34||6||||||||||34||6
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|1989/90||25||3||||||||||25||3
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|1990/91||rowspan="5"|Rangers
||rowspan="5"|Premier Division
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|1991/92||32||5||||||||||32||5
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|1992/93||30||4||||||||||30||4
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|1993/94||21||6||||||||||21||6
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|1994/95||15||3||||||||||15||3
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|1995||rowspan="2"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||35||6||5||2||colspan="2"|-||40||8
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|1996||28||7||0||0||14||5||42||12
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|1996/97||Groningen||Eredivisie
||9||2||||||||||9||2
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|1997/98||rowspan="3"|Lierse
||rowspan="3"|First Division||32||11||||||||||32||11
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|1998/99||22||0||||||||||22||0
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|1999/00||0||0||||||||||0||0
|-
|2000/01||RBC Roosendaal||Eredivisie
||0||0||||||||||0||0
152||25||||||||||152||25
125||22||||||||||125||22
63||13||5||2||14||5||82||20
54||11||||||||||54||11
394||71||5||2||14||5||413||78
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|1988||1||0
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|1989||4||0
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|1990||0||0
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|1991||3||0
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!Total||8||0
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football coach and former winger, currently serving as manager of FC Groningen. He is best remembered for his time with Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
club Rangers.
Playing career
Between 1990 and 1995 he played for Scottish Premier DivisionScottish Football League Premier Division
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system...
club Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, becoming the first of a number of Dutch players to play for the club, where he won five League medals, two League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
medals and a Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
medal. He left Rangers to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'...
in the J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
.
Coaching career
Huistra began his coaching career in 2001 as Head Coach of Jong Groningen which he was for four years. On 1 July 2005 he left Groningen and was named as the new assistant coach of Aad de Mos at Vitesse.After Vitesse he became an assistant coach at AFC Ajax as replacement of the injured Rob Witschge
Rob Witschge
Robert "Rob" Witschge is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. His younger brother, Richard, was also a footballer and a midfielder....
and was named as the new Jong Ajax Head Coach on 24 April 2009, he signed a contract between 30 June 2011. On January 2010, after FC Groningen coach Ron Jans
Ron Jans
Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:...
announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the season, Huistra was announced as new team head coach for the 2010–11 season.
Club career statistics
|-|1984/85||rowspan="2"|Groningen||rowspan="2"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||10||1||||||||||10||1
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|1985/86||7||0||||||||||7||0
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|1986/87||Veendam
BV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
||Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||33||5||||||||||33||5
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|1987/88||rowspan="3"|Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||34||8||||||||||34||8
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|1988/89||34||6||||||||||34||6
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|1989/90||25||3||||||||||25||3
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|1990/91||rowspan="5"|Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
||rowspan="5"|Premier Division
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||27||4||||||||||27||4
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|1991/92||32||5||||||||||32||5
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|1992/93||30||4||||||||||30||4
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|1993/94||21||6||||||||||21||6
|-
|1994/95||15||3||||||||||15||3
|-
|1995||rowspan="2"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||35||6||5||2||colspan="2"|-||40||8
|-
|1996||28||7||0||0||14||5||42||12
|-
|1996/97||Groningen||Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||9||2||||||||||9||2
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|1997/98||rowspan="3"|Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...
||rowspan="3"|First Division||32||11||||||||||32||11
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|1998/99||22||0||||||||||22||0
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|1999/00||0||0||||||||||0||0
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|2000/01||RBC Roosendaal||Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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152||25||||||||||152||25
125||22||||||||||125||22
63||13||5||2||14||5||82||20
54||11||||||||||54||11
394||71||5||2||14||5||413||78
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International career statistics
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|1989||4||0
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|1990||0||0
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|1991||3||0
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!Total||8||0
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