Martinus Ignatius "Mart" Nooij (born July 3, 1954) is a Dutch

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manager.

Career

Nooij became a development trainer at the

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. He worked for EVC 1913 in the

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and

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. He was manager of the

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U-20 team at the

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. In 2004, he was temporarily assistant-coach at Dutch side

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. In 2007, he was appointed head coach of the

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. As the manager of Mozambique he qualified the squad for the

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following a 12-year hiatus from the tournament finals. Mozambique finished bottom of their group with one draw and two losses. After failing to reach the

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, Nooij resigned from his managerial position in September 2011. He was replaced by

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coach

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. On 19 April 2012, he was named as the head coach of

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side Santos, but was sacked 18 December 2012. In November 2013, Nooij became the head coach of the Ethiopian side

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and five months later, he accepted the head coaching job of

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on 25 April 2014. He was sacked in June 2015.

References

External links

Mark Nooij Interview
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