John van den Brom

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Brom, not Brom.
John van den Brom
Van den Brom in 2016 managing AZ
Personal information
Full name Joseph Anthonius van den Brom
Date of birth (1966-10-04) 4 October 1966
Place of birth Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
APWC
AFC Quick 1890
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1993 Vitesse 225 (80)
1993–1995 Ajax 44 (7)
1995–1996 Istanbulspor 22 (3)
1996–2001 Vitesse 99 (13)
2002–2003 De Graafschap 42 (4)
Total 432 (107)
International career
1990–1993 Netherlands 2 (1)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Bennekom
2004–2007 Jong Ajax
2007–2010 AGOVV
2010–2011 ADO Den Haag
2011–2012 Vitesse
2012–2014 Anderlecht
2014–2019 AZ
2019–2020 Utrecht
2020–2021 Genk
2022 Al-Taawoun
2022–2023 Lech Poznań
2024–2025 Vitesse
2025– Twente
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Anthonius John van den Brom (born 4 October 1966) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Eredivisie side FC Twente.

As a player, he played for Vitesse, Ajax, De Graafschap and Istanbulspor. After his playing career, Van den Brom became a manager. He worked as a head coach for AGOVV Apeldoorn (2007–2010), ADO Den Haag (2010–2011), Vitesse (2011–2012) and Anderlecht (2012–2014). After managing AZ for five years, he moved to take charge of FC Utrecht from the 2019–20 season.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, Van den Brom started his career at the amateurs of APWC in Amersfoort before signing as a professional footballer for Vitesse in 1986. After seven seasons with Vitesse, playing 225 games and scoring 80 goals, he made the move to Dutch giants Ajax, where he played for two seasons before moving abroad with Turkish side Istanbulspor.[1] He returned to Vitesse after one season, and spent another five seasons there before signing for De Graafschap for his final season, retiring from playing in 2003.

International career

Van den Brom made two appearances for the Dutch national team.[2] He played in the 8–0 win against Malta and the 6–0 win against San Marino. He scored one goal.

Managerial career

Early managerial career

After his playing career he became head scout of De Graafschap and head coach of amateur side Bennekom,[3] before becoming coach of the second team at Ajax, on 29 April 2004. From 2007 to 2010 he served as head coach of small Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn with impressive results, also winning a place in the promotion playoffs in his last season in charge. In May 2010 he was presented as new head coach of Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag,[4] with whom he qualified for the 2011–12 Europa League. In June 2011, Van den Brom was named as head coach of his old club Vitesse.[5] Again, he managed to qualify for the Europa League.

RSC Anderlecht

Van den Brom was appointed head coach of RSC Anderlecht in 29 May 2012.[6]

In his first season, he led the team to win the Belgian Pro League title, also qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Anderlecht impressed domestically with attacking football and a strong focus on developing young talents. His second season was more turbulent. The club struggled in the league’s early stages and failed to progress beyond the Champions League group stage. Despite a late improvement, the board felt results and performances were not meeting expectations. As a result, Van den Brom was sacked on 10 March 2014 after a series of disappointing results.[7]

AZ Alkmaar

van den Brom was appointed head coach of AZ Alkmaar on 27 September 2014.[8]

In his first season, he guided AZ to an impressive third place in the Eredivisie, which earned the club qualification for the UEFA Europa League. Over the following seasons, Van den Brom built a competitive and attacking side, consistently finishing in the top half of the table and regularly qualifying for European competitions. One of his highlights came in the 2017–18 season, when AZ finished third again and reached the KNVB Cup final, which they lost against Feyenoord Rotterdam.

By the 2018–19 season, after nearly five years in charge, results had become more inconsistent, and both Van den Brom and the club felt it was time for a new challenge. He announced his departure in March 2019, finishing the season before officially leaving.[9]

Three clubs in three years

John van den Brom was announced as head coach of FC Utrecht on 1 July 2019.[10] During the 2019–20 Eredivisie season, he led the team to a 6th-place finish, securing a spot in European competition. Van den Brom parted ways with the club on 9 November 2020, to take charge of Genk.[11]

In November 2020, Van den Brom was announced as the new manager of Belgian First Division A side Genk, following Jess Thorup's departure.[12] He was sacked by Genk on 6 December 2021.[13]

On 31 March 2022, Van den Brom was announced as the manager of Saudi Professional League club Al-Taawoun.[14]

Lech Poznań

On 19 June 2022, he was announced as the manager of defending Polish Ekstraklasa champions Lech Poznań, replacing Maciej Skorża who left the team for personal reasons.[15] He had a tumultuous start to his tenure, as Lech remained winless in the first four league games and crashed out of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round after losing to Azerbaijani side Qarabağ 2–5 on aggregate.[16] However, Lech rebounded, and Van den Brom led the team to a successful UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, reaching second place in the group stage which included Villarreal, Austria Wien and Hapoel Be'er Sheva,[17] eliminating Bodø/Glimt and Djurgårdens IF in the knockout stages,[18] before losing in the quarter-finals to Fiorentina, 4–6 on aggregate.[19]

Lech's 2023–2024 campaign got off to a rocky start, crashing out of Conference League third qualifying round against Slovak side Spartak Trnava (3–4 on aggregate). On 16 December 2023, Lech drew 2–2 at Radomiak Radom, losing the win in the 96th minute. With that result, Lech scored 10 points in the last eight games of the year, and headed off for the winter break sitting 3rd in the league table, with an eight-point deficit to leaders Śląsk Wrocław. The following day, Van den Brom was dismissed.[20]

Recent years

On 1 May 2024, shortly after Vitesse's relegation to Eerste Divisie was confirmed, the club announced Van den Brom would return to managing them from the 2024–25 season onwards. Almost 11 years since his exit, he signed a one-year deal.[21]

During the 2024–25 season, Vitesse went through a turbulent period marked by severe financial troubles and a threatened license. Despite starting with a heavy 39-point deduction, van den Brom's young and largely homegrown squad managed to collect 41 points on the field, which would have placed them around 15th without the deduction. At the end of the season, the club decided not to extend his contract, aiming for a fresh start with a new coach.[22]

On 15 September 2025, FC Twente officially announced the appointment of van der Brom as their new head coach, on a contract for the remainder of the 2025–26 Eredivisie season.[23]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Apps Goals
Vitesse 1986–87 Eerste Divisie 36 17
1987–88 Eerste Divisie 25 10
1988–89 Eerste Divisie 36 6
1989–90 Eredivisie 33 14
1990–91 Eredivisie 33 8
1991–92 Eredivisie 32 10
1992–93 Eredivisie 30 15
Ajax 1993–94 Eredivisie 27 2
1994–95 Eredivisie 17 5
Istanbulspor 1995–96 1. Lig 22 3
Vitesse 1996–97 Eredivisie 28 5
1997–98 Eredivisie 15 1
1998–99 Eredivisie 26 1
1999–00 Eredivisie 24 6
2000–01 Eredivisie 6 0
De Graafschap 2000–01 Eredivisie 16 2
2001–02 Eredivisie 23 2
2002–03 Eredivisie 3 0
Total 432 107

Managerial statistics

As of match played 21 December 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
AGOVV Apeldoorn 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 120 45 22 53 037.50
Den Haag 1 July 2010 29 June 2011 40 20 7 13 050.00
Vitesse 1 July 2011 30 May 2012 42 20 9 13 047.62
Anderlecht 30 May 2012 9 April 2014 98 54 18 26 055.10
AZ Alkmaar 29 September 2014 30 June 2019 216 116 41 59 053.70
Utrecht 1 July 2019 9 November 2020 40 20 9 11 050.00
Genk 9 November 2020 6 December 2021 65 30 13 22 046.15
Al-Taawoun 31 March 2022 7 May 2022 7 2 1 4 028.57
Lech Poznań 19 June 2022 17 December 2023 82 41 23 18 050.00
Vitesse 1 July 2024 9 May 2025 39 11 11 17 028.21
FC Twente 15 September 2025 Present 14 7 6 1 50.00
Total 763 366 160 237 047.97

Honours

As player

Vitesse

Ajax

As manager

Anderlecht

Genk

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Van den Brom en Van Vossen akkoord met Istanbulspor" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant (15 June 1995). Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ^ John van den Brom. Voetbalstats.nl Retrieved on 28 November 2016
  3. ^ De roots van Van den Brom Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine - RTVNH (in Dutch)
  4. ^ "Van den Brom nieuwe hoofdtrainer" (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. ^ "John van den Brom toch trainer van Vitesse" (in Dutch). NRC. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ "John van den Brom toch naar Anderlecht" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Van den Brom makes way for Hasi at Anderlecht". 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014.
  8. ^ Van den Brom nieuwe trainer AZ (Dutch)
  9. ^ "Van den Brom stopt bij AZ, Slot opvolger". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  10. ^ "John van den Brom vanaf zomer nieuwe trainer FC Utrecht". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  11. ^ "John van den Brom vertrekt naar KRC Genk". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. ^ "OFFICIEEL: John van den Brom is de nieuwe trainer van Racing Genk". sporza.be (in Dutch). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Van den Brom moet nu toch vertrekken bij Genk, T2 Riddersholm neemt over". sporza.be (in Dutch). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  14. ^ "رسميًا.. التعاون ينهي الاتفاق مع المدرب الهولندي "فان دين بروم"".
  15. ^ "John van den Brom trenerem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 19 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Qarabağ FK – Lech Poznań 5:1". www.lechpoznan.pl. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Lech Poznań advances to UEFA Europa Conference League group stage". tvpworld.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Football: Poland's Lech Poznań beat Sweden's Djurgårdens 2-0 in Europa Conference League". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Lech krok od cudu". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 20 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Komunikat klubu" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  21. ^ "John van den Brom nieuwe hoofdtrainer Vitesse" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Vitesse en John van den Brom nemen na dit seizoen afscheid van elkaar | Vitesse". www.vitesse.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  23. ^ Twente, F. C. "John van den Brom nieuwe trainer FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  24. ^ "TRENER WRZEŚNIA 2022: JOHN VAN DEN BROM (LECH POZNAŃ)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 29 September 2022.
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