Reinier Robbemond (48), and Dennis Gentenaar (45) were today appointed as Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach respectively, and will join Patrick van Leeuwen’s coaching staff.
Maccabi’s Head Coach, Patrick Van Leeuwen, told the club’s official website: “I am pleased to have Reinier and Dennis join our existing professional staff. They have the experience and qualities as coaches to help us achieve our goals for this season.”
Reinier Robbemond, is an experienced coach who spent all his playing and coaching career in Holland working at PSV Eindhoven as a first team Assistant Coach to Mark van Bommel between 2018 – 2019. He began his coaching career in 2009 shortly after his retirement as he joined the Youth Academy of AZ Alkmaar where spent five seasons before joining the Dutch FA as the Assistant coach of the national U-18’s. He returned to AZ as the Head Coach of the U-23’s between 2013-15, was then appointed as Head Coach for second division side FC Oss (15/16). Robbemond, then started at Willem II as Assistant Coach and was promoted to caretaker and Head Coach in 2018 before switching to PSV.
Robbemond made his first footballing footsteps at the youth academies of Dordrecht and Feyenoord before making his senior debut for his boyhood town in 1990. After six seasons at Dordrecht (1990-96) he moved to FC Utrecht (1996-2001) before joining AZ Alkmaar (2001-04). In 2005 Robbemond moved to De Graafschap and having played until 2009 ended his playing career with a total of 29 goals and 412 appearances.
Gentenaar, who last season worked in the United Arab Emirates as GK coach at Abu Dhabi based club Al Wahda FC under Maurice Steijn, Manolo Jimenez and Mark Wotte, previously coached at Ajax Amsterdam’s Youth Academy, AFC Amsterdam. He began his playing career as a goalkeeper with NEC Nijmegen, joined German giants Borussia Dortmund, returned to Holland and played for Ajax Amsterdam, VVV Venlo, Almere City FC, returned to NEC and retired at the end of the 2013/14 season.
