René Meulensteen
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Meulensteen in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reinhard Jozef Petrus Meulensteen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Beugen, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iraq national team (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VIOS '38 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | VIOS '38 | ||
| 1983–1988 | RKVV Volharding | ||
| 1988–1989 | VIOS '38 | ||
| 1989–1991 | De Treffers | ||
| 1991–1993 | NEC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Qatar U18 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 2006–2007 | Brøndby | ||
| 2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
| 2013–2014 | Fulham | ||
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kerala Blasters | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Reinhard Jozef Petrus "René" Meulensteen (born 25 March 1964) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently assistant coach of the Iraq national team.
Meulensteen spent the early parts of his career working in the Netherlands before taking up managerial roles with the Qatar youth team, as well as clubs Al-Ittihad and Al-Sadd. He then spent 12 years, split either side of a year stint at Brøndby, with Manchester United in various non-managerial capacities. Following his departure from the club in 2013, Meulensteen was in charge for short spells at Anzhi Makhachkala, Fulham, Maccabi Haifa and Kerala Blasters.