John Metgod

Football player infobox
playername= John Metgod
fullname = Johannes Antonius Bernardus Metgod
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|2|27
cityofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = DWS
years = 1975–1976
1976–1982
1982–1984
1984–1987
1987–1988
1988–1994
clubs = HFC Haarlem
AZ'67
Real Madrid
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
Feyenoord Rotterdam
caps(goals) = 032 0(1)
195 (26)
049 0(1)
116 (15)
012 0(0)
164 (13)
nationalyears = 1978–1983
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 021 0(4)
manageryears = 1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997
1997
1997–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
managerclubs = Feyenoord Rotterdam (youth director)
Excelsior Rotterdam (assistant)
Excelsior Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam (ad interim)
Excelsior Rotterdam (assistant)
Feyenoord Rotterdam (assistant)
Excelsior Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam (assistant)

Johannes ("John" or "Johnny") Antonius Bernardus Metgod (born February 27, 1958 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football (soccer) defender from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1970s playing for HFC Haarlem.

Metgod later served AZ'67, Real Madrid, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur. In the summer of 1988 he came back to Holland, and played for Feyenoord Rotterdam for six seasons before retirement. He later became a football coach, working for Excelsior Rotterdam and Feyenoord. Metgod obtained 21 caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring four goals. His younger brother Edward was also a professional footballer, playing as a goalie.

He was noted for his stunning free-kicks, most notably during his spell at Nottingham Forest.

References

* [http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/metgod-j.htm Profile]
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