Piet Hamberg

Piet Hamberg

Piet Hamberg (born 22 January 1954, Winschoten) is a Dutch former footballer and manager. Currently he works at Liverpool as a technical manager for their Academy. [ [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/archivedirs/news/2007/jun/27/N156231070627-1029.htm Liverpoolfc.Tv: Reds Name New Academy Technical Manager ] ]

In his playing career Hamberg served NEC Nijmegen, FC Wageningen, FC Utrecht, Servette FC and AFC Ajax. Hamberg considers himself to have failed at Ajax as his goal was to become a part of the Netherlands national football team, but he never managed to make that wish come true. [ [http://www.degoeieouwetijd.nl Ajax-homepage "De Goeie Ouwe Tijd.nl" ] ] During a European Cup clash in Madrid his knee was injured and it took him quite a while to get fit. Once he was declared fit the same knee was injured in a match against PSV Eindhoven and he was sidelined for quite a period yet again, eventually resulting in the end of his career. [ [http://www.degoeieouwetijd.nl/ Ajax-homepage "De Goeie Ouwe Tijd.nl" ] ]

After his career he became coach and worked in Saudi Arabia, Libya, the United Arab Emirates and Togo. [ [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=62802/contentid=94190/sc=c5b7f1 VI - Hamberg gaat talenten van Liverpool opleiden ] ] He led the Saudi Arabia under 20 squad towards the World Cup before becoming a manager at Lybian club Al-Ahly (Tripoli). In 2003 he replaced fellow Dutch manager Jan Versleijen at Al-Jazira Club in the United Arab Emirates. [ [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=62802/contentid=48242/sc=a2ed10 VI - Hamberg opvolger Versleijen in Emiraten ] ] For Togo he was the assistant manager of Otto Pfister at their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign. However Hamberg and Pfister stepped back from their position after it was announced that their players had not received any promised money for qualifying for the World Cup. [ [http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/story/0,,1794600,00.html All change in the Togo camp | World Cup 2006 | Guardian Unlimited Football ] ] Eventually Pfister returned before their World Cup opener against South Korea, but Hamberg decided not to and told the press he is a man of his words. [ [http://www.fcupdate.nl/nieuws/2006/06/12/bondscoach-pfister-terug-bij-togo/ Voetbalnieuws: Bondscoach Pfister terug bij Togo - FCUpdate.nl ] ] In between he was head coach of the Grasshopper-Club Zürich squad three times from 1997 to 2007, leaving the club in April 2007. [ [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=62802/contentid=94190/sc=c5b7f1 VI - Hamberg gaat talenten van Liverpool opleiden ] ] In July of that year he joined the Liverpool F.C. Academy.

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