Ton du Chatinier

Ton du Chatinier ( born January 13, 1958 in Utrecht) is a Dutch former football player and current football coach. Most recently, he oversaw the professional team of FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie.

Playing career

Ton du Chatinier played all of his active professional career with FC Utrecht. Previously, he played in youth teams of amateur teams, where he was discovered by the then youth coach Han Berger FCU. In 1977, he moved up into the first team and was already at the age of 16 made ​​his debut in the dress of Utrecht. The final breakthrough came then to the 1979/80 season, as he completed 32 games in the Eredivisie. From then on, he was an important element in team structure of the association. A nagging groin injury forced the then 29 -year-old in 1987 End of career. 1980/81 he played with the team his best season and the team placed with Rank 3 as well as never before in their history. Four years after, you Chatinier enjoyed the profits of the KNVB Cup. This was also the first title in club history. In 1982 the team reached the final of the National Cup, but failed at AZ Alkmaar.

Coaching career

After his playing career, you came Chatinier as a coach in the youth department of the FCU. In 1995, Leo van Veen was fired as coach of the first team, he took these items along with Henk Vonk in an interim solution. In subsequent years, the football coach worked with amateur teams, joined the clubs but regularly. In the summer of 2008, he finally came back to FC Utrecht, where he was inducted into the team 's assistant coach of Willem van Hanegem. After the Board severed from this, this, in December 2008 decided you Chatinier to appoint as interim coach. At his side is placed the experienced Henk Vonk. The first game under his direction, on 28 December 2008 against Roda JC Kerkrade was won 3-1. After all, his team laid out a series of seven games without defeat. This brought Chatinier you trust and he took over the post of head coach completely. At the end of his first half year at his hometown club, the team finished ninth. From the season 2009/10 he was Jan Wouters as Kotrainer aside. At the end of the season the team reached the seventh place in the table and was able to qualify in the playoffs for the Europa League participation, where it reached the group stage. The League season 2010/11 ended the team again finished ninth and thus missed a European competition, what are you Chatinier and FC Utrecht dissolve their contract.

Achievements

As a player

• KNVB Cup with FC Utrecht: 1985