Arjan Veurink, (born 23 September 1986) is a Dutch

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coach who serves as the assistant coach of the England women's national team. He previously served as the head coach of FC Twente women and assistant coach of the

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Career

FC Twente Women

In 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of FC Twente women at the age of 25. He served as the head coach until 2016. During his four-year tenure, he led the team to four titles, as well as the

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and qualification for the

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. He led them past the round of 32 in 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.

Netherlands Women (assistant)

In 2017, he began serving as the assistant coach of the

under

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. The duo led the Netherlands to the European title in the same year and reached the final of the

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England Women (assistant)

With Wiegman being appointed as the head coach of the

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on a four-year contract in August 2020, he was set to follow suit to serve as her assistant. In January 2021, the

Royal Dutch Football Association The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues ( Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and w ...

(KNVB) approved her request for Veurink to move along with her as she was set to start her role in September 2021 after the delayed

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in Tokyo.

Netherlands Women

In April 2025, the KNVB announced that Arjan Veurink would replace

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as coach of the Dutch national team following the

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tournament.

Honours

Manager FC Twente *

BeNe League The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands. To increase competitiveness in their national leagues, the BeNe League was a joint cooperation between the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Royal D ...

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, 2013–14 * Dutch championship:

,* 2013–14,* 2014–15,* 2015–16 *

: 2014–15 Assistant manager ; Netherlands Women *

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior list of women's national association football teams, women's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Footb ...

runner-up:

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

; England Women * UEFA Women's Championship:

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Women's Finalissima The Women's Finalissima is an intercontinental women's football super cup organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA and contested by the winners of the Copa América Femenina and UEFA Women's Championship. Played as a quadrennial one-off match, the fi ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Arnold Clark Cup The Arnold Clark Cup is an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by the Football Association in England, starting in 2022. It is named after car retailer Arnold Clark, who signed a multi-year sponsorship deal. ITV acts as t ...

runner-up:

Individual *

Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(MBE): 2024 Special Honours, for services to football. Notes *During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the

References

Dutch football managers Women's association football managers Dutch expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in England FC Twente (women) managers Living people 1986 births People from Ommen Sportspeople from Overijssel Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Dutch people Honorary members of the Order of the British Empire {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub