Huub Stevens

Huub Stevens

Stevens coaching Salzburg in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Hubertus Jozef Margaretha Stevens
Date of birth	(1953-11-29) 29 November 1953
Place of birth	Sittard, Netherlands
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	PAOK (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970–1975	Fortuna Sittard	104	(4)
1975–1986	PSV Eindhoven	293	(15)
Total		397	(19)
National team
1979–1985	Netherlands	18	(1)
Teams managed
1986–1993	PSV Eindhoven (youth)
1993–1996	Roda JC
1996–2002	Schalke 04
2002–2003	Hertha BSC
2004–2005	1. FC Köln
2005–2007	Roda JC
2007–2008	Hamburger SV
2008–2009	PSV Eindhoven
2009–2011	Red Bull Salzburg
2011–2012	Schalke 04
2013–	PAOK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyp ˈsteː.və(n)s]; born 29 November 1953) is a Dutch football manager and former defender who is the current manager of P.A.O.K. F.C.

Playing career

Stevens was born in Sittard. While active, he played for Fortuna Sittard and PSV Eindhoven. During his time at PSV he won the Eredivisie three times, the KNVB Cup once and also won the UEFA Cup once in 1978. He also earned 18 caps for the Netherlands (one goal).

Coaching career

Soon after beginning his career as head of youth development at PSV, where he helped bring and develop players and coaches such as Nick Theslof, Stevens began his managerial career in 1993 with Roda JC from Kerkrade. From October 1996 to June 2002 Stevens coached German team Schalke 04, with who he won the UEFA Cup in 1997 and the DFB-Pokal in 2001 and 2002. In 1999, the fans of Schalke 04 picked Stevens as trainer of the century. Afterwards, he was appointed head coach of Hertha BSC, but he was sacked on 4 December 2003 because of lack of success. Thereafter he was hired by 1. FC Köln, which he coached from 14 June 2004 to 22 May 2005. Under Stevens, 1. FC Köln became champions of the 2. Bundesliga and were promoted to the 1. Bundesliga. In May 2005 Stevens returned to the Netherlands and Roda JC.

On 2 February 2007, he returned to the German Bundesliga, becoming the new coach at Hamburger SV replacing Thomas Doll, who had been sacked due to lack of success. By the time Stevens took over, the club was in the relegation zone. Results improved quite dramatically and led to Hamburg avoiding relegation and even finishing 7th in the league, thus qualifying for UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

Stevens took over the vacancy at PSV Eindhoven after his HSV contract expired at the end of the 2007–08 season. It has been reported he has signed a two-year contract with the Eindhoven club, a club he holds very dearly to his heart. He left PSV in January 2009 and signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg on 21 April 2009. He started his job on 1 July 2009.

On 9 February 2010, Stevens extended his contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg until 2012, but he was sacked on 8 April 2011. On 27 September 2011, Huub Stevens returned to FC Schalke 04 and signed a contract until 2013, following Ralf Rangnick's resignation. On 16 December 2012, Stevens was sacked by FC Schalke 04. Stevens became head coach of P.A.O.K. F.C. on 14 June 2013.

Managerial statistics

As of 15 December 2012

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Roda JC	1 March 1993	9 October 1996	7002139000000000000139	700166000000000000066	700141000000000000041	700132000000000000032	7002237000000000000237	7002148000000000000148	+89	700147480000009999947.48
Schalke 04	9 October 1996	30 June 2002	7002289000000000000289	7002118000000000000118	700179000000000000079	700192000000000000092	7002391000000000000391	7002322000000000000322	+69	700140830000000000040.83
Hertha BSC	1 July 2002	4 December 2003	700166000000000000066	700126000000000000026	700117000000000000017	700123000000000000023	700195000000000000095	700192000000000000092	+3	700139390000000000039.39
1. FC Köln	1 July 2004	30 June 2005	700136000000000000036	700121000000000000021	70008000000000000008	70007000000000000007	700169000000000000069	700137000000000000037	+32	700158330000000000058.33
Roda JC	1 July 2005	2 February 2007	700169000000000000069	700132000000000000032	700113000000000000013	700124000000000000024	7002108000000000000108	700193000000000000093	+15	700146380000000000046.38
Hamburger SV	2 February 2007	30 June 2008	700167000000000000067	700135000000000000035	700119000000000000019	700113000000000000013	7002110000000000000110	700149000000000000049	+61	700152240000000000052.24
PSV Eindhoven	1 July 2008	28 January 2009	700128000000000000028	700112000000000000012	70005000000000000005	700111000000000000011	700143000000000000043	700135000000000000035	+8	700142860000000000042.86
Red Bull Salzburg	15 June 2009	8 April 2011	700194000000000000094	700146000000000000046	700128000000000000028	700120000000000000020	7002143000000000000143	700184000000000000084	+59	700148940000000000048.94
Schalke 04	27 September 2011	16 December 2012	700167000000000000067	700136000000000000036	700115000000000000015	700116000000000000016	7002145000000000000145	700179000000000000079	+66	700153730000009999953.73
P.A.O.K. F.C.	14 June 2013	Present	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000000	+0	!—
Total			7002851000000000000851	7002388000000000000388	7002225000000000000225	7002238000000000000238	70031341000000000001,341	7002939000000000000939	+402	700145590000000000045.59

Gallery

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  Stevens at Köln

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  Stevens at PSV

See also

• List of UEFA Cup winning managers

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Franz Beckenbauer	UEFA Cup Winning Coach 1996–1997	Succeeded by Luigi Simoni