Edward Metgod (born 19 December 1959 in

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, and current coach of Team VVCS.Dutch Union starts it’s training camp
/ref> He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 13 April 1980 for HFC Haarlem in a competition game against

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losing 1–2. He spent 11 years at Haarlem before finishing his playing career with 7 seasons at Sparta Rotterdam.Metgod on Ronald Zwiers
/ref> Metgod was a member of the famous Haarlem team, that competed in the

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in the 1982–1983 season, for the first time in the club's history. However, this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster. Metgod is the younger brother of

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, and earned one cap for the

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during his career: on 10 November 1982 against France (1-2). Metgod managed a number of amateur clubs before becoming assistant manager of

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in 2002. He went on to manage

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in the Dutch

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from 2008 to 2010 before moving to Team VVCS.

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