Bob Glendenning
Robert " Bob" Glendenning ( born June 6 1888 in Washington, Tyne and Wear, † November 19, 1940 ) was an English football player and coach. He was 1923-1940 Bond coach of the Dutch national team. As a player he had previously won with FC Barnsley in 1912 the FA Cup.
Playing career
Glendenning began his football career at local Washington United and exchanged a few years before 1910 for Barnsley FC. The two highlights of the outer rotor were in the years 1910 and 1912, reaching the FA Cup final .. After the first attempt was after a defeat in the replay against Newcastle United have failed in each case, Glendenning made with his men by a 1-0 - success - also in the replay - against West Bromwich Albion for the first Cup win in the history of the " Tykes ". This Glendenning had mainly harvested in the first edition of the 1912er final good reviews in the press landscape and ensured the success against " WBA " for winning the ball and the pass for the victory goal scorers Harry Tufnell.
In March 1913 Glendenning moved to Bolton Wanderers, for whom he completed 83 Official matches. He reached with his new club in 1915 once the FA Cup semi-final and was defeated there the eventual winners Sheffield United. After the end of World War II, he left his active career at Accrington Stanley leak.
Coaching career
After football career Glendenning moved to the coach compartment and stood at the November 25, 1923 in a 4-1 victory against Switzerland for the first time for the Dutch national team on the sidelines. Only in March 1925, he placed this office continue permanently; came to his activities as a club coach for the Koninklijke HFC, which he held until 1928. Only at the Olympic Football Tournament 1928 Glendenning concentrated on his role as Bond coach and held that position until 1940. He led the Netherlands to two World Cup tournaments in Italy (1934 ) and France ( 1938), but was in both cases does not go beyond the first round. Overall, Glendenning was responsible for the " Oranje " in 87 games and had with 36 victories and defeats its budget balanced.
The 4-2 victory against Belgium on 21 April 1940 - Abe Lenstra played here his second international match - should be three weeks later, followed by a match against Luxembourg. However, this was due to the attack on the Netherlands by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War no longer takes place. On November 19, 1940 Bob Glendenning passed away and was buried in the English Bolton later.
Achievements
- English Cup Winners: 1912