.jpg) Snoei in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1963-12-04)4 December 1963 (age 61)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Feyenoord | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1988 | Excelsior | 137 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Sparta Rotterdam | 133 | (1) |
| Total | 271 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Vitesse Arnhem | ||
| 2003–2005 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2005–2008 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 2008–2009 | Panathinaikos (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Umm Salal (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Pune FC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (sporting director) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Telstar | ||
| 2019–2021 | De Graafschap | ||
| 2022–2024 | Telstar | ||
| 2024 | Trikala | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike Snoei (born 4 December 1963) is a former Dutchfootball player and manager. During his playing days, Snoei played forExcelsior andSparta Rotterdam in theEredivisie andEerste Divisie from 1982 to 1993. He was a member of the Dutch squad at the1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Born inRotterdam, Snoei managed to carve out a ten-year playing career in the Netherlands in the top-tierEredivisie and second-tierEerste Divisie.[2] He started his footballing career as a youth withFeyenoord, the biggest club in Rotterdam, before moving to second division sideS.B.V. Excelsior.[2] He stayed with Excelsior for six years from 1982 to 1986 before joiningSparta Rotterdam.[2] While with Sparta, Snoei played in the Dutch top tier Eredivisie.[2]
Unfortunately, Snoei had to retire from the game in 1993 due to torn knee ligaments at the age of 29.[2]
Following retirement from professional football, Snoei became a youth coach in the Netherlands, coaching various clubs from 1993 to 1996.[3] Then in 1996, Snoei joined theVitesse youth organization where he eventually rose to head coach of the main youth team at the club.[3]
In 2002, Snoei was appointed as the head coach ofVitesse in theEredivisie.[3] After coaching the club for one season, Snoei then moved toSparta Rotterdam as head coach from 2003 to 2005 before moving toGo Ahead Eagles as the head coach in 2005 to 2008.[3] While at Sparta and Go Ahead Eagles, Snoei led both clubs to the promotion play-offs for the Eredivisie.[3]
After leaving Go Ahead Eagles, Snoei left the Netherlands and became the assistant manager toHenk ten Cate at many clubs includingPanathinakos from 2008 to 2010,Al Ahli of theUAE Arabian Gulf League in 2010,Umm Salal of theQatar Stars League from 2010 to 2011, and thenShandong Luneng of theChinese Super League from 2011 to 2012.[3]
On 8 May 2013, it was announced that Snoei would be returning to head coaching atPune F.C. of theI-League in India.[2] The Director of Football at Pune said that "Mike will be a great addition to Pune FC. He brings with him a wealth of experience from the top levels of both European and Asian football. As we continue to invest in our academy and youth teams, Mike will be the perfect fit to develop these players and help the club reach our long term goals".[2] Snoei also became the fourth Dutch coach to be involved in Indian football afterWim Koevermans was signed as head coach of thenational team,Rob Baan was brought in as theAIFF technical-director, andEelco Schattorie was signed on as the head coach of fellow I-League clubUnited.[2]
Snoei's first signing at the club came on 7 June 2013 when the club signed upforwardPrakash Thorat for the upcoming2013–14 season.[4] Snoei then led Pune in his first game as head coach on 21 September 2013 againstMohammedan at theSalt Lake Stadium.[5] It was a successful debut for Snoei as his side won the match 3–1 thanks to a brace from new signingRaúl Fabiani and a goal from another new foreign signingJames Meyer.[5] He then coached Pune at home for the first time on 10 October 2013 againstMohun Bagan.[6] Pune won the match 2–0 thanks to goals from academy productThongkhosiem Haokip and James Meyer.[6]
In 2017, Snoei moved back to the Netherlands as the new manager ofEerste Divisie clubTelstar. He left Telstar in 2019 to accept an offer atDe Graafschap, which he guided for two seasons.
On 11 June 2022, Telstar announced to have reappointed Snoei as their manager.[7] He was dismissed after poor results in February 2024.[8]
After joiningPune F.C. Snoei said that the approach he wants to take the club in is one where youth development is key to the club's success.[9] After his first press conference as head coach of the club Snoei said "Our main objective is to develop youngsters at the club. In this season, you will see good young players getting a fair chance in the first team. Striking the right balance is of utmost importance".[9] He also said he would like to incorporate a Dutch style of play into the club.[9]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Pune | 8 May 2013 | 30 June 2014 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 025.81 | ||
| Telstar | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2019 | 80 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 038.75 | ||
| De Graafschap | 1 July 2019 | 19 May 2021 | 71 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 057.75 | ||
| Telstar | 1 July 2022 | 5 February 2024 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 029.23 | ||
| Total | 247 | 99 | 64 | 84 | 040.08 | ||||