Sef Vergoossen

Josephus Gerardus Dominicus "Sef" Vergoossen (Dutch pronunciation: [sɛ ˈfɛrɣoːsə(n)];^[a] born 5 August 1947) is a former Dutch football manager.

Sef Vergoossen

Vergoossen in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-08-05) 5 August 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Echt, Netherlands
Managerial career
Years	Team
1978–1989	VVV-Venlo
1989–1998	MVV
1998–2001	Roda JC
2001–2004	Racing Genk
2004–2005	Al-Jazeera Club
2006–2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2008	PSV Eindhoven

Biography

Vergoossen began his managerial career in 1978 with VVV-Venlo, managing the club for 12 years until 1989, after which he managed MVV for nine years and Roda JC for three years, whom he led to victory in the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup.^[1] Subsequently, he managed Belgian giants Racing Genk between 2001 and 2004, winning the Manager of the Year award at the Belgian professional football awards in 2001–02.

In 2006, Vergoosen moved to Japan and managed Nagoya Grampus Eight, which had previously been successfully managed by former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. In 2008, Vergoossen was appointed interim manager of PSV Eindhoven in January 2008, whom he led to winning the 2007–08 Eredivisie title. After his successful tenure at PSV ended, Vergoossen moved on to work for his previous club Genk as an advisor on a part-time basis. In January 2009, after his successor Huub Stevens resigned at PSV, Vergoosen was named as one of the top candidates for the managerial role, having successfully led the side to the Eredivisie title the previous season.^[2][3]

On 10 August 2022, Vergoossen returned to Roda JC to advise supervisory directors in the field of football technical matters.^[4]

Managerial statistics

^[5]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Nagoya Grampus Eight	2006	2007	68	26	15	27	038.24
Total			68	26	15	27	038.24

Honours

Roda JC

• KNVB Cup: 1999–2000^[6]

Genk

• Belgian First Division: 2001–02^[7]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 2001–02^[8]

PSV Eindhoven

• Eredivisie: 2007–08^[9]

Individual

• Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2001–02^[7]

Notes

1. In isolation, Sef and Vergoossen are pronounced [sɛf] and [ˈvɛrɣoːsə(n)].