Piet Buter (; born 6 June 1949) is a

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from

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. After a number of coaching positions and a spell as technical director of

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

, he was assistant coach to the

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Life and early career

Piet Buter was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, and in his younger years played amateur soccer for VV Schoten. An injury cut short his playing career, and he turned to coaching instead. Buter began his coaching career with SV Cronje, and subsequently had spells at

VV Noordwijk Voetbalvereniging Noordwijk is a Dutch football club founded in 1933, based in Noordwijk. It currently competes in the Tweede Divisie. History VV Noordwijk was founded on 4 March 1933. 1940s–1960s: Vierde, Derde, and Tweede Klasse During ...

and RCH. He spent a period under contract with the

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 Netherlands natio ...

Professional career

From 1989 to 1991, Buter was coach of Dutch first division club

FC Wageningen FC Wageningen (before 1978 ''Wageningen'' and ''WVV Wageningen'') was a Dutch football club which was founded on 27 August 1911., The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium. History FC Wageningen spent most of its history in ...

, and in successive seasons took the club to 10th and 15th positions in the league. In his second season with Wageningen he shared his duties with

Willem van Hanegem Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former Association football, football player and coach who played as a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 20 years, he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as ...

(who went on to coach

), as his assistant coach. In 1991 Buter moved to

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 ...

. But he only managed an eighteenth-place finish, and was replaced by René Notten. Buter then moved on to

FC Eindhoven Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional association football, football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football ...

for one season. In 1993, he took a break from his coaching career, but returned in 2006 to take on the role of Technical Director at FC Utrecht, where he stayed until 2009. In 2009, Buter left Utrecht and took the job of assistant coach with the

Controversies

In March 2008, the Dutch FA stated there were no connections between FC Utrecht and player agency Grandstand. Buter had been involved with the company and since he was technical director at Utrecht at the time, there were accusations of a conflict of interest. In July 2022, former Dutch footballer and manager

Vera Pauw Vera Pauw (; born 18 January 1963) is a Dutch Women's association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of the United Arab Emirates women's national football team, United Arab Emirates women's national team. She has manage ...

accused an unnamed Dutch FA director and later football manager of sexually assaulting her during her playing career. Buter then declared he assumed her to accuse him and denied all allegations except for having an affair with her at the time.Voormalig FC Utrecht-directeur Piet Buter ontkent verkrachting Vera Pauw: ‘Ik ben totaal verbijsterd’
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References

1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Haarlem Dutch football managers Netherlands women's national football team managers FC Wageningen managers FC Emmen managers FC Eindhoven managers Eerste Divisie managers Expatriate football managers in Iran Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Iran FC Utrecht non-playing staff Dutch football agents {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub