Edward Metgod

Edward Metgod
Personal information
Date of birth	19 December 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1990	HFC Haarlem
1990–1997	Sparta Rotterdam
International career
1982	Netherlands
Managerial career
2008–2010	Telstar
2008–2010	Team VVCS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Metgod (born 19 December 1959) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Metgod made his debut in Dutch professional football on 13 April 1980 for HFC Haarlem in a competition game against Roda JC losing 2–1. He spent 11 years at Haarlem before finishing his playing career with seven seasons at Sparta Rotterdam.^[1] Metgod was a member of the famous Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982–83 season, for the first time in the club's history. However, this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.

He earned one cap for the Netherlands national team during his career: on 10 November 1982 against France in a 2–1 loss.^[1]

Metgod managed a number of amateur clubs before becoming assistant manager of AZ Alkmaar in 2002. He went on to manage Telstar in the Dutch Eerste Divisie from 2008 to 2010 before moving to Team VVCS.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Metgod is the younger brother of John Metgod.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Metgod on Ronald Zwiers". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "Dutch Union starts it's [sic] training camp". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

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[rz-1] "Metgod on Ronald Zwiers". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[vvcs-2] "Dutch Union starts it's [sic] training camp". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

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