Robert de Pauw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Louis de Pauw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa Women (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?-2007 | Unknown Tweede Divisie club(s) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–? | NEC Nijmegen (U15, U19, U23) | ||
| 2017-2018 | Achilles '29 Vrouwen | ||
| 2018–2020 | Netherlands Women's U-17 | ||
| 2021–2022 | FC Twente Vrouwen | ||
| 2022–2024 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women | ||
| 2024– | Aston Villa Women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Louis de Pauw (born 24 July 1981) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is currently the manager of Women's Super League side Aston Villa Women.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Tweede Devisie
[edit]Robert de Pauw played football within the Tweede Divisie until he retired at the age of 26 due to several injuries, and to also focus on his managerial career.[3]
Managerial career
[edit]NEC Nijmegen Youth
[edit]Robert de Pauw began his managerial career at the age of 13 after his father, who was the then sporting director at SCE Nijmegen, offered him to help train the 7 to 8-year-olds. After coaching several youth teams, he was able to coach the first teams at the professional level with the U15, U19 and U23 teams of NEC Nijmegen.[3]
Achilles '29 Vrouwen
[edit]The first senior team managed by de Pauw was Achilles '29 Vrouwen and he was appointed as their manager in May 2017; he stayed until the end of the 2017-18 season.[3]
Netherlands under-17 Women
[edit]He was then appointed as the manager of the Netherlands Women's U-17 national team during qualification for the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship; he also managed the team that lost in the final of the competition on penalties to Germany.[4]
FC Twente Vrouwen
[edit]He then joined FC Twente Vrouwen as their manager in 2021, and in 2022, he completed the double with them by winning both the 2021-22 Eredivisie Vrouwen and the 2021-22 Eredivisie Cup.[5][1][6]
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women
[edit]de Pauw joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women in the summer of 2022.[7] In the 2022-23 season, he guided the club to fifth, and during the 2023-24 season, his club placed sixth within the Frauen-Bundesliga.[7]
Aston Villa Women
[edit]On 29 June 2024, it was announced that Robert de Pauw joined Aston Villa Women as their next manager,[2][5] becoming the first Dutch manager to manage a club in the Women's Super League. He has signed a three-year contract with an option to extend this contract further by one more year.[2]
His first match in charge of Aston Villa was a 1–0 friendly win against Liverpool on 17 August 2024.[8]
Personal life
[edit]De Pauw is the father of two daughters, and in 2004, he graduated from the University of Arnhem and Nijmegen with a Bachelor of Social Work.[9]
De Pauw lives with his family in Nijmegen and has an apartment in Leverkusen.[3]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert de Pauw :: Aston Villa :: Coach Profile". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Robert de Pauw appointed new Women's manager". Aston Villa Football Club. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ a b c d "Der Architekt - Robert de Pauw im Porträt | Bayer04.de" (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Netherlands-Germany | Women's U-17 2019 Final". www.uefa.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Aston Villa Women appoint Robert de Pauw as new manager following Carla Ward departure". www.skysports.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "FC Twente - - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ a b "WOMEN'S HEAD COACH ROBERT DE PAUW TO LEAVE BAYER 04 AT END OF SEASON". www.bayer04.de. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool 0–1 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Tobias Krell (2022-08-10). "Bayers Frauen-Coach Robert de Pauw im Interview: „Die Entwicklung ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten"" (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-14.