Bert Konterman (, born 14 January 1971) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a defender.

Playing career

Born in Rouveen, Konterman's career began with the local amateur club ''SC Rouveen'', then went on to play for clubs in the Dutch

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including

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

, Cambuur,

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. In summer 1998, he moved to

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

on a four-year contract. Konterman was snapped up by

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in 2000 to play for Rangers for a fee of £4.5 million. He was part of a growing Dutch influence at Ibrox under Advocaat, but did not make a similarly impressive impact to the likes of Ronald de Boer and Arthur Numan. He endured a difficult start at Ibrox in defence; however, following the arrival of Alex McLeish, Konterman was often used in an advanced role in the heart of the midfield. In this position, he had a more successful spell at the club including netting a winning strike after extra time from 30 yards against arch rivals Celtic in a League Cup semi-final. Konterman went on to play in the

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against Ayr United, however a persistent toe injury meant the League Cup Final was his final appearance of the season. This meant he missed out on Rangers' victory in the 2002 Scottish Cup Final. The following season, 2002–03, brought even more success as Konterman helped Rangers win a domestic treble of league, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Konterman contributed 16 league appearances to their title winning campaign and also played as they won the 2003 Scottish League Cup Final. However he didn't feature in the 2003 Scottish Cup Final. After a three-year spell with Rangers and winning six caps for the Netherlands national team, Konterman returned home in the summer of 2003 signing for

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. He retired in June 2004.

Managerial career

After retiring, Konterman began coaching at football camps. In 2009 he took up the position of technical director at Dutch club

in 2009. Konterman was going to be the head coach of the club's U15s and support the other coaches at the club. In October 2011, he was also appointed assistant manager of Wim van Zwam for Netherlands U19 national team. On 1 July 2012, he stepped down from his position at Zwolle. On 3 September 2013, he was appointed assistant manager for

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. In addition to his work for Jong FC Twente, Konterman would also continue as an assistant coach for Netherlands' 19s. Konterman had several roles at Twente, including supporting the coaches of the U19s and the first team. From 2014 to 2017, he was the head coach of the U19s. In June 2017, Konterman took charge of Netherlands U18 national team and was also going to be assistant manager of the U17s. In the following season, he was promoted to U20 national team manager. On 26 February 2020, he was also appointed caretaker manager of the U19s following Maarten Stekelenburg's promotion to the A-team.

Personal life

Konterman is a

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Honours

Feyenoord *

: 1998–99 *

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Rangers *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konterman, Bert 1971 births Living people People from Staphorst Dutch footballers Association football defenders Netherlands international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players Eredivisie players Scottish Premier League players PEC Zwolle players SC Cambuur players Willem II (football club) players Feyenoord players Rangers F.C. players SBV Vitesse players Dutch football managers PEC Zwolle managers Eredivisie managers Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland Dutch Christians Footballers from Overijssel