Jan Poortvliet

Jan Poortvliet
Poortvliet in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-09-21) 21 September 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Arnemuiden, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Eindhoven (U18 manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1983 PSV 264 (41)
1983–1984 Roda JC 20 (1)
1984–1987 Nîmes 97 (15)
1987–1988 Royal Antwerp 34 (7)
1988–1989 Cannes 36 (3)
1989–1990 Eendracht Aalst 20 (3)
1990–1992 VCV Zeeland 60 (4)
Total 531 (74)
International career
1978–1982 Netherlands 19 (1)
Managerial career
1996–1997 RBC Roosendaal
2000–2001 Den Bosch
2002–2005 Telstar
2007–2008 Helmond Sport
2008–2009 Southampton
2009–2010 FC Eindhoven
2010–2012 Telstar
2012–2013 Den Bosch
2016 Qingdao Red Lions
2018–2021 RKSV Nuenen
2021– FC Eindhoven (U18)
2021 FC Eindhoven (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Poortvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑm ˈpoːrtflit]; born 21 September 1955) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former player who played as a left-back. He works as the coach of the Under-18 squad of FC Eindhoven He represented the Netherlands national team at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. His biggest club successes came when he played for PSV Eindhoven in the mid- and late 1970s. After his retirement in the early 1990s, he became a football manager and worked for clubs such as Den Bosch, RBC Roosendaal, Telstar and Southampton.