Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team. He is currently the team manager for the Netherlands B squad and a scout for AZ Alkmaar.
Born in Heemskerk, North Holland, Numan started his career with the amateur club SV Beverwijk and was spotted by Haarlem, who handed him his first professional game against DS '79 on 26 March 1988 which his team won 2–0. He originally played in a more attacking role, but his long-time mentor Dick Advocaat, then the coach of Haarlem, positioned him as a left fullback.
Twente and PSVedit
Numan joined Twente at the close of the 1990–91 season where he scored goals even as a defender. He was named team captain for the Enschede team and also captained the Dutch Under 21 national team. However, it was not until he joined PSV Eindhoven that his talents were fully appreciated. He was drafted into the Dutch team for a World Cup qualifying game against Poland which ended in a 2–2 draw on 14 October 1992. Numan was substituted after forty minutes by Advocaat, who was then the national team coach and brought on PSV teammate Gerald Vanenburg as his team was 2–0 down early in the game.
Rangersedit
A £4.5 million deal took him to Rangers in May 1998, but Numan's time in Scotland was then blighted by injuries that forced him to sit out many games. Dick Advocaat, who managed the team at that time, waited for Numan to recover, a move which was rewarded when he helped the team to considerable league success as well as the treble in his first and final season at Rangers. Numan was awarded the teams vice-captaincy serving as deputy to captain Lorenzo Amoruso. He had a particularly prolific relationship with German international left sided midfielder Jorg Albertz. However, at the end of the 2002–03 season, he and the club could not agree a new contract so he left at the end of that season. He stated that he was willing to accept a pay-cut offer but felt that his club wanted too large a drop in wages. He soon announced his retirement. A late offer by Villarreal failed to change his mind and he refused to continue his career in Holland. He was not looking forward to start afresh training and playing hectic games every week.
International careeredit
Numan was included in the squad for the 1994 World Cup in the United States, although he was never included in the starting line-up for any of the matches. His World Cup debut came against Ireland as a substitute in the 75th minute. He was also selected for Euro 1996, yet also failed to start a match at the tournament.
Numan was chosen to captain the team. He featured in most of the qualification games for the 1998 World Cup. Numan played in all of the group matches in France, although the quarter final game against Argentina was marred with his second yellow card of the game (after a tackle on Diego Simeone). He missed the crucial clash with eventual finalist Brazil. He played in the third placing match against Croatia, but could not help his team win the bronze medal.
Numan continued to feature in the Dutch national team, representing his country on home soil during the Euro 2000 tournament. By 2000, Numan's career at the international stage appeared to wane and his automatic left back spot was open to his contenders Winston Bogarde and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. He was to play for the remaining games of his team's failed attempt to capture their first major trophy since 1988 culminating in the semi-final loss to Italy on penalties.
He was determined to assist his national team to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan under manager Louis van Gaal but the crucial game against Ireland at Landsdowne Road stadium in late 2001 was lost 1–0. He retired from international football after his final international game against United States on 19 May 2002, which the Dutch won 2–0 away.
Managing careeredit
Numan was a regular pundit on Scotsport SPL, Scottish and Grampian TV's round-up of Scottish Premier League action and remained in Hamilton for a few years after his retirement. He was also appointed treasurer of the Rangers Charity Trust.
He has taken up the position of team manager for the Netherlands B squad in December 2008.[1]
Numan signed a one-year contract with Aston Villa to become their scout in the Netherlands and surrounding areas in mid-2011.[2]
^"Arthur Numan Bounces Back from Aston Villa Departure to Take AZ Alkmaar Role". Insidefutbol.com. 22 September 2012.
External linksedit
Arthur Numan at Soccerbase
Arthur Numan at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Arthur Numan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arthur Numan born 14 December 1969 is a Dutch former professional footballer He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team He is currently the team manager for the Netherlands B squad and a scout for AZ Alkmaar Arthur NumanNuman pictured in 2013Personal informationFull nameArthur NumanDate of birth 1969 12 14 14 December 1969 age 54 Place of birthHeemskerk NetherlandsHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Position s Full backTeam informationCurrent teamNetherlands B ManagerAston Villa FC ScoutYouth careerSV BeverwijkSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1987 1991Haarlem91 5 1991 1992Twente49 7 1992 1998PSV Eindhoven178 25 1998 2003Rangers118 3 Total436 40 International career1992 2002Netherlands45 0 Managerial career2008 Netherlands B team manager Medal record Men s footballRepresenting NetherlandsUEFA European Championship2000 Belgium Netherlands Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Twente and PSV 1 3 Rangers 2 International career 3 Managing career 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksClub career editEarly career edit Born in Heemskerk North Holland Numan started his career with the amateur club SV Beverwijk and was spotted by Haarlem who handed him his first professional game against DS 79 on 26 March 1988 which his team won 2 0 He originally played in a more attacking role but his long time mentor Dick Advocaat then the coach of Haarlem positioned him as a left fullback Twente and PSV edit Numan joined Twente at the close of the 1990 91 season where he scored goals even as a defender He was named team captain for the Enschede team and also captained the Dutch Under 21 national team However it was not until he joined PSV Eindhoven that his talents were fully appreciated He was drafted into the Dutch team for a World Cup qualifying game against Poland which ended in a 2 2 draw on 14 October 1992 Numan was substituted after forty minutes by Advocaat who was then the national team coach and brought on PSV teammate Gerald Vanenburg as his team was 2 0 down early in the game Rangers edit A 4 5 million deal took him to Rangers in May 1998 but Numan s time in Scotland was then blighted by injuries that forced him to sit out many games Dick Advocaat who managed the team at that time waited for Numan to recover a move which was rewarded when he helped the team to considerable league success as well as the treble in his first and final season at Rangers Numan was awarded the teams vice captaincy serving as deputy to captain Lorenzo Amoruso He had a particularly prolific relationship with German international left sided midfielder Jorg Albertz However at the end of the 2002 03 season he and the club could not agree a new contract so he left at the end of that season He stated that he was willing to accept a pay cut offer but felt that his club wanted too large a drop in wages He soon announced his retirement A late offer by Villarreal failed to change his mind and he refused to continue his career in Holland He was not looking forward to start afresh training and playing hectic games every week International career editNuman was included in the squad for the 1994 World Cup in the United States although he was never included in the starting line up for any of the matches His World Cup debut came against Ireland as a substitute in the 75th minute He was also selected for Euro 1996 yet also failed to start a match at the tournament Numan was chosen to captain the team He featured in most of the qualification games for the 1998 World Cup Numan played in all of the group matches in France although the quarter final game against Argentina was marred with his second yellow card of the game after a tackle on Diego Simeone He missed the crucial clash with eventual finalist Brazil He played in the third placing match against Croatia but could not help his team win the bronze medal Numan continued to feature in the Dutch national team representing his country on home soil during the Euro 2000 tournament By 2000 Numan s career at the international stage appeared to wane and his automatic left back spot was open to his contenders Winston Bogarde and Giovanni van Bronckhorst He was to play for the remaining games of his team s failed attempt to capture their first major trophy since 1988 culminating in the semi final loss to Italy on penalties He was determined to assist his national team to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan under manager Louis van Gaal but the crucial game against Ireland at Landsdowne Road stadium in late 2001 was lost 1 0 He retired from international football after his final international game against United States on 19 May 2002 which the Dutch won 2 0 away Managing career editNuman was a regular pundit on Scotsport SPL Scottish and Grampian TV s round up of Scottish Premier League action and remained in Hamilton for a few years after his retirement He was also appointed treasurer of the Rangers Charity Trust He has taken up the position of team manager for the Netherlands B squad in December 2008 1 Numan signed a one year contract with Aston Villa to become their scout in the Netherlands and surrounding areas in mid 2011 2 Currently he works as a scout for Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar on a part time basis 3 Honours editPSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 1997 KNVB Cup 1996 Johan Cruijff Shield 4 1992 1996 1997 1998Rangers Scottish Premier League 3 1999 2000 2003 Scottish Cup 4 1999 2000 2002 2003 Scottish League Cup 3 1999 2002 2003References edit I couldn t say no to Holland job Sundaymail co uk Aston Villa Scouting contract Nusport nl Arthur Numan Bounces Back from Aston Villa Departure to Take AZ Alkmaar Role Insidefutbol com 22 September 2012 External links editArthur Numan at Soccerbase nbsp Arthur Numan at Wereld van Oranje archived in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Numan amp oldid 1164564360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
