Virgilio Anastacio Teixeira (born 11 August 1973) is a retired Dutch

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and current assistant coach of

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

Career

Teixeira is a defender who was born in

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

and made his debut in professional football, being part of the

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

squad in the 1992–93 season. In December 2008 he was one of four players released by ADO Den Haag, alongside Tim De Meersman, Robin Faber and Samir El Moussaoui.

Post-retirement and coaching career

After retiring, Teixeira worked as an account manager from September 2010 to July 2012 at Stadio in the Foot & Teamwear department. In April 2014, he coached regional youth academy Brabant United's U15s. ec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/artikel/virgilio-teixeira-aangesteld-als-trainer-b1-jord-roos-als-trainer-d1.htm Virgilio Teixeira aangesteld als trainer B1, Jord Roos als trainer D1 nec-nijmegen.nl, 28 May 2015 In June 2015, he was appointed head coach of

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion ...

's U17s and in the following season, the U19s. In the summer 2017, he took charge of the Jong-team of

. He was also appointed assistant manager to

Bert Konterman Bert Konterman (, born 14 January 1971) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Rouveen, Konterman's career began with the local amateur club ''SC Rouveen'', then went on to play for clubs in ...

at Netherlands U20 national team. In September 2018, Teixeira temporarily took charge of Netherlands U20s in a game against

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, due to the death of

's father. Teixeira won the game 3-1. In December 2019, still in charge of

Jong ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

, Teixeira was promoted to assistant manager of the first team on an interim basis, after Edwin de Graaf was fired one week after head coach

Alfons Groenendijk Alfons Groenendijk (; born 17 May 1964) Dutch professional football manager and former player who has been the head coach of club Jong PSV since 2024. Club career During his career, Groenendijk played for ADO Den Haag, Roda JC, Ajax, Mancheste ...

had resigned. It lasted until 24 December 2019, when

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was appointed new head coach and brought his own staff with him. On 24 June 2021 it was confirmed, that Teixeira would leave ADO to join

as an assistant coach to manager Michele Santoni.FC Dordrecht professionaliseert technische organisatie en is de selectie aan het vormgeven
fcdordrecht.nl, 24 June 2021

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Profiel en statistieken van Virgilio Teixeira
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teixeira, Virgilio 1973 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch football managers ADO Den Haag players RKC Waalwijk players Footballers from The Hague Dutch people of Portuguese descent SVV Scheveningen players Men's association football central defenders NEC Nijmegen non-playing staff