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Martin Koopman

Personal information
Full name	Martin Koopman
Date of birth	(1956-06-05) 5 June 1956
Place of birth	Wezep, Netherlands
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1982	Go Ahead Eagles
1982–1990	FC Twente
1990–1991	SC Cambuur
Managerial career
1989–1991	Cambuur (youth coach)
1991–1994	Cambuur (assistant)
1994–1996	Go Ahead Eagles (assistant)
1997–1999	FC Groningen (assistant)
1999–2000	FC Den Bosch
2000–2002	BV Veendam
2000–2000	AS Vita Club
2002–2004	Saudi Arabia (assistant)
2005–2006	Shenyang Ginde
2006–2008	Roda JC (assistant)
2008–2011	Roda JC
2011–2012	Al Nasr
2014–2015	RKC Waalwijk
2017–2019	Aruba
2019–2021	Maldives
2023–	Hearts of Oak
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Martin Koopman (born 5 June 1956 in Wezep) is a Dutch former football defender, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He could also play as a midfielder. After 2 years as a youth coach then 8 as an assistant coach (1989 to 1999), he became a football manager in 1999.

In 2019 he was appointed manager of the Maldives national team. In July 2021, just 3 games into his 4-year contract, the Maldives qualified for the first time in history.

Managerial statistics

As of 15 June 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Den Bosch	14 September 1998	29 February 2000	58	26	13	19	044.8
Veendam	1 July 2000	30 June 2002	34	13	6	15	038.2
Guangzhou	1 January 2005	30 June 2007	1	0	1	0	000.0
Roda (Caretaker)	7 October 2008	19 November 2008	7	3	1	3	042.9
Al-Nasr SC	1 February 2012	30 June 2012	17	10	6	1	058.8
RKC Waalwijk	1 July 2014	11 February 2015	29	5	4	20	017.2
Aruba	15 January 2017	31 December 2019	10	1	1	8	010.0
Maldives	27 January 2020	13 August 2021	3	0	1	2	000.0
Total			159	58	33	68	036.5	—

External links

• Martin Koopman interview^{[link removed]}