Martin Koopman (born 5 June 1956 in Wezep) is a Dutch former football defender, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He could also play as a midfielder. After 2 years as a youth coach then 8 as an assistant coach (1989 to 1999), he became a football manager in 1999. in July 2021, merely 3 games into his 4-year contract with the Maldives national team, Koopman was successful,first time qualified in history Maldives.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Koopman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1956[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wezep, Netherlands[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1982 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 1982–1990 | FC Twente | ||
| 1990–1991 | SC Cambuur | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Cambuur (youth coach) | ||
| 1991–1994 | Cambuur (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) | ||
| 1997–1999 | FC Groningen (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 2000–2002 | BV Veendam | ||
| 2000–2000 | AS Vita Club | ||
| 2002–2004 | Saudi Arabia (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Shenyang Ginde | ||
| 2006–2008 | Roda JC (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Roda JC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al Nasr | ||
| 2014–2015 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| 2017–2019 | Aruba | ||
| 2019–2021 | Maldives | ||
| 2023– | Hearts of Oak | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 (UTC) | |||
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 15 June 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Den Bosch | 14 September 1998 | 29 February 2000 | 58 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 44.8 | |
| Veendam | 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 38.2 | |
| Guangzhou | 1 January 2005 | 30 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Roda (Caretaker) | 7 October 2008 | 19 November 2008 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 | |
| Al-Nasr SC | 1 February 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 58.8 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1 July 2014 | 11 February 2015 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17.2 | |
| Aruba | 15 January 2017 | 31 December 2019 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10.0 | |
| Maldives | 27 January 2020 | 13 August 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 159 | 58 | 33 | 68 | 36.5 | — | ||