Franciscus Petrus Theodorus Hoek is a Dutch football coach and former player.
10 Facts About Frans Hoek
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Frans Hoek worked for the Poland national team under fellow Dutchman Leo Beenhakker.
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Frans Hoek is widely regarded as one of world football's foremost goalkeeping mentors.
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In 1985, Frans Hoek ended his playing career as a goalkeeper, moving into coaching.
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Frans Hoek joined Ajax in 1986 as a coach, working under manager Johan Cruyff, and in 1991 became the goalkeeping coach of manager Louis van Gaal at the club.
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Frans Hoek moved with van Gaal to the Netherlands national football team in 2000, and back to Barcelona again in 2002.
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Beenhakker had been the former head coach at Volendam, where Frans Hoek spent his playing career.
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Frans Hoek again teamed up with van Gaal at Manchester United in the summer of 2014, replacing Chris Woods as the club's chief goalkeeping coach.
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Frans Hoek previously advised Manchester United, LA Galaxy and the Danish Football Association.
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Frans Hoek's coaching style is known within the game as the "Hoek Method".