Bert Konterman

Bert Konterman

File:Bert Konterman 2015.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-01-14) 14 January 1971
Place of birth	Rouveen, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Defender (Retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	FC Zwolle	121	(7)
1993–1996	Cambuur	96	(19)
1996–1998	Willem II	78	(10)
1998–2000	Feyenoord	65	(4)
2000–2003	Rangers	79	(5)
2003–2004	Vitesse	31	(0)
Total		470	(45)
International career
1999–2000	Netherlands	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bert Konterman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrt ˈkɔntərmɑn], born 14 January 1971 in Rouveen) is a former professional footballer from the Netherlands. He retired in June 2004.

Konterman's career began with the local amateur club SC Rouveen, then went on to play for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie including FC Zwolle, Cambuur, Willem II and Feyenoord, until he was snapped up by Dick Advocaat in 2000 to play for Rangers F.C. for a fee of £4.5m.

Konterman was part of a growing Dutch influence at Ibrox under Advocaat, but did not make a similarly impressive impact to the likes of Ronald de Boer and Arthur Numan. He endured a difficult start at Ibrox in defence; however, following the arrival of Alex McLeish, Konterman was often used in an advanced role in the heart of the midfield. In this position, he had a more successful spell at the club including netting a winning strike after extra time from 30 yards against arch rivals Celtic in a League Cup semi-final. After a 3-year spell with Rangers and winning 6 caps for the Dutch national team, Konterman returned home in the summer of 2003 signing for Vitesse Arnhem.

Konterman is a Christian. After retiring from football he took up the position of general manager at Dutch club FC Zwolle. However, on 1 July 2012 he stepped down from this position. In 2010 Konterman also began a part-time new career as a travel salesman alongside former teammate Michael Mols in his homeland.

Since the 2013–14 season Konterman is assistant manager of Jong FC Twente, the second team of the club.

Honours

Rangers

• Scottish Premier League (1): 2003
• Scottish League Cup (2): 2002, 2003

External links

• Bert Konterman career statistics at Soccerbase