Arne Slot

Arne Slot
Personal information
Full name	Arnold Martijn Slot
Date of birth	17 September 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth	Bergentheim, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Feyenoord (head coach)
Youth career
	VV Bergentheim
	FC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2002	FC Zwolle
2002–2007	NAC Breda
2007–2010	Sparta Rotterdam
2009–2010	→ FC Zwolle (loan)
2010–2013	PEC Zwolle
Total
Teams managed
2019–2020	AZ
2021–	Feyenoord
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arnold Martijn Slot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnə ˈslɔt]; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Feyenoord.

Slot played as midfielder for PEC Zwolle, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam, and begun his coaching career in 2013, working as a youth coach at PEC Zwolle for a year, before being appointed as an assistant coach at Cambuur, a position he held until 2017. He was then hired by AZ as an assistant to John van den Brom, before being promoted to head coach in 2019.^[1] In his first season in charge, the Eredivisie was cancelled midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AZ came in second based on goal difference, although no winner was determined. On December 5th 2020 he was sacked as head coach of AZ for not being focused on the team, having recently negotiated a deal with Feyenoord, despite earning 2.11 points per game in the Eredivisie, the highest of any AZ-manager in history. ^[2]

On 15 December 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached a deal with Slot for him to become the club's new coach from the start of the 2021–22 season in Eredivisie. The deal will see Slot sign for 2 years, with Feyenoord having the option to extend his contract for a third year. At Feyenoord, Slot succeeded the experienced Dick Advocaat, who led the team to a 5th place in the Eredivisie and qualification to the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers. Slot was appointed to build a new team with a recognisable playing style. Marino Pusic was appointed as his first assistant manager, while John de Wolf was retained as second assistant manager. Robin van Persie was added to his staff as a field coach.

Managerial statistics[]

As of 5 February 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	Until	Record								Ref.
Team	Nat	From	Until	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
AZ Alkmaar		1 July 2019	5 December 2020	58	32	16	10	118	52	+66	055.17	^[3]
Feyenoord		1 July 2021	Present	34	22	6	6	77	32	+45	064.71
Total				92	54	22	16	195	84	+111	058.70	—