Ernst Middendorp

Ernst Middendorp
Middendorp as Bangkok United technical director in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ernst Johannes Middendorp
Date of birth (1958-10-28) 28 October 1958 (age 66)
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.

  1. ^ "Ernst Middendorp Book Official Website". middendorpbook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ Kamionsky, Saul. Resilience: The Ernst Middendorp Authorised Biography.