Martinus Ignatius "Mart" Nooij (born 3 July 1954) is a Dutch

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manager.

Career

Nooij became a development trainer at the

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. He worked for EVC 1913 in the United States and Kazakhstan. He was manager of the

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U-20 team at the

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. In 2004, he was temporarily assistant-coach at Dutch side

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. In 2007, he was appointed head coach of the

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. As the manager of Mozambique he qualified the squad for the

2010 African Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange (telecommunications), Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial association football, football championship of Africa (Confederat ...

following a 12-year hiatus from the tournament finals. Mozambique finished bottom of their group with one draw and two losses. After failing to reach the

2012 African Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CA ...

, Nooij resigned from his managerial position in September 2011. He was replaced by German coach

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. On 19 April 2012, he was named as the head coach of

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side

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, but was sacked 18 December 2012. In November 2013, Nooij became the head coach of the Ethiopian side

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and five months later, he accepted the head coaching job of

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on 25 April 2014. He was sacked in June 2015.

References

External links

Mark Nooij Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nooij, Mart 1954 births Living people Dutch football managers Dutch expatriate football managers Mozambique national football team managers Tanzania national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Ethiopia People from Heemskerk 2010 Africa Cup of Nations managers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Mozambique Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Sportspeople from North Holland