Cornelis "Cor" Pot (born 8 June 1951) is a Dutch

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and player. He is currently the assistant manager of the

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Playing career

Pot started his career as a

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with the academy of

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, and subsequently moved to the

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academy.

Coaching career

Pot was sacked as manager of the Netherlands U21 national team after its elimination from the

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in the semifinals and subsequent criticism by the coach of the senior team,

Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former association football, football player and former manager who currently serves as an advisor for AFC Ajax, Ajax. At club level, he served as manager of AFC Ajax, Aj ...

Personal life

Besides his native Dutch, Cor Pot speaks English, German. He has two sons, both are football players.

References

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