 Middendorp as Bangkok United technical director in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernst Johannes Middendorp | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Freren, Germany | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | SG Freren | 85 | (72) |
| 1981–1982 | TuS Lingen | 17 | (9) |
| 1982–1985 | VfB Rheine | 91 | (83) |
| 1985–1987 | VfB Alstätte | 42 | (37) |
| Total | 235 | (198) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Eintracht Nordhorn | ||
| 1988–1990 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 1990–1992 | VfB Rheine | ||
| 1992–1994 | FC Gütersloh | ||
| 1994–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 1999 | KFC Uerdingen | ||
| 1999 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 1999–2002 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2002–2003 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2004 | Hearts of Oak SC | ||
| 2004–2005 | Tractor Sazi | ||
| 2005–2007 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2007 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2008–2009 | Changchun Yatai | ||
| 2009 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2009 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| 2009–2011 | Maritzburg United | ||
| 2011 | Golden Arrows | ||
| 2012–2013 | Maritzburg United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| 2015–2016 | Chippa United | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bangkok United (technical director) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2020 | Saint George | ||
| 2020–2022 | Maritzburg United | ||
| 2023 | Swallows FC | ||
| 2023 | SV Meppen | ||
| 2023 | Singida Fountain Gate | ||
| 2023– | Cape Town Spurs | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernst Middendorp (born 28 October 1958) is a German football coach who coaches Cape Town Spurs.
Middendorp takes soccer fans on a journey through his over 38-year globetrotting career as a soccer coach in Resilience: The Ernst Middendorp Authorised Biography. In the book, Middendorp opens up about calling out match-fixing, coaching three huge clubs for free, and twice experiencing losing the league title on the final day. Soccer icons such as Shaun Bartlett and Middendorp's wife, Bronwyn, also reveal what he is like behind the scenes.[1][2]
Apart from coaching in Germany, Middendorp has coached football clubs in Ghana, South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, China, Iran and Cyprus. He has also become the technical director for Thailand club Bangkok United in 2017.
- ^ "Ernst Middendorp Book Official Website". middendorpbook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Kamionsky, Saul. Resilience: The Ernst Middendorp Authorised Biography.