Antonius Johannes Jacobus ("Ton") Lokhoff (born December 25, 1959 in Breda

Breda

Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...

, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch

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...

 former football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

, who was the head coach of Excelsior since the summer of 2006, when he succeeded Mario Been

Mario Been

Mario Been is a former football professional and football manager from the Netherlands, who is currently the head coach of Genk since 30 August 2011....

. He is nicknamed Mister NAC. Lokhoff's contract at Excelsior expired in the spring of 2009. He was replaced by Alex Pastoor

Alex Pastoor

Alexander "Alex" Pastoor , is a Dutch football manager and former player. Pastoor played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Eredivisie club, NEC Nijmegen.-Playing career:...

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Previously he coached NAC Breda

NAC Breda

NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...

, where he started his professional football career in 1978. Later he served PSV Eindhoven, Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

, and Feyenoord. Lokhoff, a three-time international for the Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...

, ended his active career at NAC in the 1995-1996 season. From September 2009 he was named as an assistant trainer for FC Red Bull Salzburg.