Johannes Anthonius Bernardus Metgod (born 27 February 1958) is a Dutch former professional

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who works as assistant manager of

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Club career

Playing as a centre-back, Metgod started his professional career in the 1970s playing for HFC Haarlem. After one season with Haarlem, he moved to play for

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, spending six years at the club, including their

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final defeat against English side

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, during which he scored a goal in the 4–2 second leg win. In 1982, Metgod moved to Spain to play for Real Madrid. He then moved to

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in 1984 to sign for

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, where he was a regular player for three seasons before signing for

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in 1987. He spent just one season with the North London club before he moved back to the Netherlands, where he signed for

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. He spent six years at Feyenoord before finally retiring as a player in 1994.

International career

Metgod won 21 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring four goals.

Style of play

Metgod was noted for his free-kicks, particularly during his spell at Nottingham Forest.

Coaching career

After retiring Metgod became a coach, working for

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and Feyenoord. On 11 November 2008, Metgod was appointed first team coach by

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, but left the club on 8 February 2009 when manager

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was sacked. On 21 May 2009, Metgod was appointed as a first team coach at

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, but left the club in October 2013 along with the rest of the coaching staff, following the dismissal of manager

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. In January 2014, Metgod was appointed as an assistant at

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. In July 2014, Metgod was appointed as a scout at

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

. On 1 July 2015, Metgod was appointed as a technical manager at ADO Den Haag and left in June 2016. On 10 April 2017, Metgod was added to the staff at

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by trainer Tony Adams, but left the club in May 2017 when manager Adams was sacked. On 8 January 2018, Metgod was added to the staff at

by trainer Aitor Karanka, but left the club on 10 January 2019 when manager Aitor Karanka resigned as coach. However, he continued at the club as a part of the board. On 21 March 2019, he left Nottingham to become the assistant manager of

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Personal life

Johnny Metgod met zijn zoon, Bestanddeelnr 932-4976

Metgod was born in

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, Netherlands. Metgod's son, Dimitri, is also a professional footballer, playing as

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, whereas John's younger brother, Edward, is a retired

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Honours

AZ *

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: 1980–81: runner-up 1979–80 * KNVB Cup: 1977–78,

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, 1981–82 *

: runner-up 1980–81 Real Madrid *

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: runner-up 1982–83, 1983–84 *

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: runner-up 1982–83 * Supercopa de España: runner-up 1982 * Copa de la Liga: runner-up 1982–83 *

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: runner-up

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Feyenoord * Eredivisie:

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; runner-up 1993–94 * KNVB Cup:

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, 1992, 1993–94 *

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: 1991

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