Martin Drent (born 31 March 1970) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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for

SC Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, Groningen (province), province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, ...

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

and

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

Playing career

A big target man, Martin Drent started his career at amateur club GVAV-Rapiditas in 1991. His career in amateur football was short lived, however, as he proved his quality, signing for

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side

in 1992. He played very few games at Groningen and left after just one season to join

where he was a relative success. In 1993, he signed for

where he played for six years. He returned to Groningen in 1999 where he scored 22 goals in his first season back at the club, helping them achieve promotion from the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

. In January 2005 he returned to another former club

BV Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 ...

where he retired at the end of the season.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Drent worked as commercial director at Veendam and became assistant to manager

Joop Gall Joop Gall (born 25 December 1963) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Playing career Born in Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, Gall spent his entire career playing with three teams, all from the North of the Netherlands: BV Veendam, FC ...

at Emmen in 2013 next to his job as coach at amateurs Rolder Boys. He was released by Emmen in 2014. Drent was appointed head coach of amateur side DZOH in December 2015, only two weeks after being dismissed by

Rohda Raalte Rooms Katholieke Sportvereniging Recht op het doel af Raalte, also known as ROHDA Raalte or Rohda Raalte, is a football club based in Raalte, Salland, in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. They play their home matches at the Sportpark Tijen ...

.Martin Drent nieuwe trainer van DZOH
- RTV Drenthe

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drent, Martin 1970 births Living people Footballers from Groningen (city) Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers FC Groningen players SC Veendam players FC Emmen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Rohda Raalte managers GVAV-Rapiditas players