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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Segers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-10-30)30 October 1961 (age 64)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | PSV Eindhoven | 16 | (0) |
| 1984–1988 | Nottingham Forest | 58 | (0) |
| 1987 | →Stoke City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | →Sheffield United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1988 | →Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1988–1996 | Wimbledon | 262 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Woking | ? | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johannes "Hans"Segers (born 30 October 1961) is a Dutchfootball coach and former professional player who played as agoalkeeper.
As a player, he notably spent eight years withWimbledon where he featured in thePremier League. He also played in England's top flight forNottingham Forest andTottenham Hotspur. He had spells in his native the Netherlands withPSV Eindhoven and in Scotland withDunfermline Athletic, and inthe Football League withSheffield United,Stoke City,Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
Segers was born inEindhoven,North Brabant. His early career was with home-town clubPSV Eindhoven, before being signed forNottingham Forest byBrian Clough during the1983–84 season. In his first season with Forest he played 32 times but lost his place toSteve Sutton and played in 12 matches in1985–86. He made 18 appearances in1986–87 and signed forStoke City on loan in March 1987 playing in oneSecond Division match for the "Potters", a 4–1 defeat away atWest Bromwich Albion.[1] He was used less frequently than Sutton during that season1987–88, appearing in five matches, while Sutton remained the preferred choice in goal. He spent time that season out on loan atSheffield United and Scottish sideDunfermline Athletic.[1]
In 1988, Segers joinedWimbledon as the replacement forDave Beasant in the aftermath of theirFA Cup glory in 1988. His playing style was considered compatible with Wimbledon's tactics at the time, which emphasized long goal kicks, similar to his predecessor Dave Beasant. He would remain the club's first choice goalkeeper over the next eight seasons, making 265 league appearances. Wimbledon did not secure additional major titles during Segers’s tenure, but the club consistently remained in the top flight, never finishing below 14th place, and peaked at sixth place in theFA Premier League in 1994.
In 1994, he was accused of involvement inmatch fixing, together withLiverpool goalkeeperBruce Grobbelaar, WimbledonstrikerJohn Fashanu and a Malaysian businessman. The case was referred to Winchester Crown Court for a criminal trial in 1997 but all four defendants were cleared.[2] In December 1997, Grobbelaar and Segers were found guilty bythe Football Association of breaching betting regulations.[3]
In the summer of 1996, Segers signed forWolverhampton Wanderers as understudy toMike Stowell. A brief spell in theConference withWoking followed, before returning to Wolves again. A highlight during his time at Wolves was helping them reach the semi-finals of the1997–98 FA Cup. In the quarter-finals, againstPremier League sideLeeds United, Wolves were leading 1-0 before a youngRobbie Keane conceded a penalty in the dying minutes. However Segers savedJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's penalty to see his side through.[4]
Segers returned to the Premier League withTottenham Hotspur, where he spent three years (playing just one league game) primarily as a backup goalkeeper until he finally retired in the summer of 2001, a few months before his 40th birthday.
He was goalkeeper-coach at Tottenham Hotspur until 26 October 2007 when he was asked to stand down with immediate effect following the sacking ofMartin Jol.[5]
Segers returned to his home-town club,PSV Eindhoven as a goalkeeping coach in July 2008 until June 2011,[6] when he linked up again Jol asFulham's goalkeeping coach.[7]
In November 2018 Hans assumed the role of goalkeeper coach with theAustralia national team until the completion of the2019 AFC Asian Cup.[8]
Segers was goalkeepers coach ofEerste Divisie clubFC Eindhoven between 2014 and 2017, and again from 2021.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1984–85 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 1986–87 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield United (loan) | 1987–88 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic(loan) | 1987–88 | Scottish Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wimbledon | 1988–89 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 262 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 317 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1996–97 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1998–99 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 347 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 415 | 0 | ||
| International | |
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| National | |
