 Hoek in goal for FC Volendam in 1977 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franciscus Petrus Theodorus Hoek[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1973 | Always Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1985 | Volendam | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franciscus Petrus Theodorus "Frans" Hoek (Dutch pronunciation: [frɑns ˈɦuk];[citation needed] born 17 October 1956) is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he was a goalkeeper for Volendam for more than a decade, before going into coaching as an assistant to Louis van Gaal at club sides Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as the Netherlands national team. He also worked for the Poland national team under fellow Dutchman Leo Beenhakker. He has worked with goalkeepers including Edwin van der Sar, Stanley Menzo, Víctor Valdés, Vítor Baía, Pepe Reina, Robert Enke, Łukasz Fabiański, Thomas Kraft, Michel Vorm and David de Gea.[2] Hoek is widely regarded as one of world football's foremost goalkeeping mentors.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Franciscus Petrus Theodorus Hoek". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Bajkowski, Simon (21 May 2014). "What can United expect from Frans Hoek?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Hoek on goalkeeping II". 2014. UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Goalkeeper coaching: Frans Hoek". 2014. World Football Academy. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Frans Hoek: "Goalkeeping distribution"". 2014. InsideSoccer. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Marshall, Adam (24 May 2014). "Van Gaal's guys: Frans Hoek". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.