Arno Pijpers

Football manager infobox
playername = Arno Pijpers


fullname = Arnoldus Dick Pijpers
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|4|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Rotterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
currentclub = Kazakhstan
position = Manager
years =
clubs = Feyenoord
V.V. Papendrecht
caps(goals)=
manageryears = 1981-82
1982-87
?-2000
2000-04
2005
2006
2005-2008
managerclubs = Excelsior Rotterdam
Olympia Gouda
Netherlands U-16
Estonia and Flora Tallinn
Utrecht (Director of Football)
Astana
Kazakhstan

Arnodus Dick Pijpers (born 21 April 1959) is a Dutch football coach who most recently was employed as the head coach of the Kazakhstan national football team. He worked for the Royal Netherlands Football Association as a youth coach, before taking up a dual role in being the coach of Estonian club FC Flora Tallinn and the Estonia national football team. After the end of his contract, he joined Eredivisie club FC Utrecht as a technical director, before going to Kazakhstan in 2005. At the same time he coached FC Astana for the 2006 season, winning the Kazakhstan Super League title. He was sacked as manager of Kazakhstan in September 2008.

Estonia National Team

Pijpers led Estonia first in World Cup 2002 qualification with two wins over Andorra and two draws with Cyprus. He achieved almost the same result in Euro 2004 qualification beating twice Andorra again, and drawing with Croatia (away) and Bulgaria (home). At World Cup 2006 qualification Pijpers won the first two games againt Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. However the contract was terminated mutually with national team after a conflict with the FC Flora chairman Aivar Pohlak, who was the head of the Estonian Football Association at that time. [ [http://www.netinfo.ee/smi/show/?rid=44803&dd=2004-10-01&query= Pijpers leaves Estonia] 1 October, 2004]

Kazakhstan National Team

Pijpers led Kazakhstan in their first European campaign in Euro 2008 qualification [ [http://www.caravan.kz/article/?aid=92&pid=3 Pijpers:We'll play in kazakh style] 13 January, 2006] . They recorded wins over Serbia (home) and Armenia (away) and drew both matches against Belgium and Azerbaijan. Pijpers then extended his contract until the end of World Cup 2010 qualification [ [http://www.sports.ru/football/3827153.html Pijpers extended contract with Kazakhstan] 13 December, 2007] . However Kazahkstan proved to be very ambitious and the board felt that they could qualify. Although he disagreed and after a poor start and the kazahkstan football association felt he was being under ambitious he was relieved of his duties

Titles

As a manager
*Third place at European U-16 Championship: 2000
*Champion of Estonian League: 2001, 2002, 2003
*Winner of Estonian SuperCup: 2002, 2003
*Champion of Kazakhstan League: 2006

Awards

As a manager
*Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana: 2008 [ [http://www.kff.kz/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1202462276&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& Pijpers awarded Estonian Order] 8 January, 2008]

References

External links

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5707938501092471809 Pijpers:Interview on teambuilding]