Ton Caanen (born March 18, 1966 in

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) is a Dutch football

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Managerial career

Aside from a few years in the amateur Dutch leagues, Caanen never played professional football. He got his start as a manager in his hometown club FC Geleen Zuid while also working as a salesman for the local

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dealership. After two years with FC Geleen Zuid he started to work as the youth manager of

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Metalurh Donetsk

In January 2004 he made his way to the

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as he signed as manager of

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. He left the club at the end of the season.

Beitar Jerusalem

When

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bought the

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i football club,

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, he looked for someone who would be able to give the club a look over and see what changes needed to be made. Caanen was brought in and after a short time was given the reigns of the club after

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, stepped down from the manager position. Continuing with the same squad as Ohana had, Kaanen was able to produce good results making him a 'lifeline' to hopes in the club that they would be able to qualify for a continental competition (

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). When

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was appointed general manager over Caanen, there was a lot of friction over Caanen's qualifications to manage a club looking to become a European power. Caanen was soon fired but made a lasting impression on the Israeli public that would later pay dividends.

Replacing Nir Klinger

When the

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boardroom had enough of the poor results on the pitch during the club's 100 year anniversary, it was evident that

i manager

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was on his way out. Caanen was appointed interim manager. Despite two big money "name" signings the team were a disaster typified by a 4–0 loss to Second Division Hapoel Akko in the Cup.

Maccabi Netanya

On 4 June 2006, Caanen was appointed as the manager of

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but never managed a single game after being sacked a week later.

FC Stal Alchevsk

Caanen made a quick return to management later that month with a one-year deal to manage

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Premier League club

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Valletta

In June 2009 Caanen signed a contract as the coach of the Maltese club

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. "The objective in the country is the championship and the connection to get to Europe", said Caanen in Limburg. He took

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with him to the island as an assistant coach and player. The two worked before together at

AEK Larnaca

In summer of 2010

announced his retirement from professional football and joined

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as Director of Football. He signed Caanen as head coach, and the pair worked to establish the team as a new football powerhouse in Cyprus.

Veria

On September 1, 2013 the Greek superleague side

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announced that Caanen was appointed as the team coach. After a few weeks he quit.

Aris Limassol F.C.

At the end of October 2013, he signed with Aris Limassol F.C. until the end of the season.

De Treffers

In June 2014, Caanen became manager of Dutch

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side

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Managerial stats

Honours

As a Manager

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:: Winner (1): 2009–10 *

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:: ''Runner-up (1):'' 2009-10

References

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