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14 Facts About Fred Grim

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Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim was born on 17 August 1965 and is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently manager of FC Emmen.

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Fred Grim began his career in the youth department of JOS from the Watergraafsmeer district of Amsterdam.

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Fred Grim became the starter and stayed in that position for almost seven years.

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Fred Grim held this position until March 2005, where he was promoted to Ajax' first team staff as a goalkeeper coach under manager Danny Blind.

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Later it turned out that Fred Grim did not finish his period as goalkeeper coach because of the many coaching changes at Ajax.

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Fred Grim was appointed head coach of the Ajax U19 in 2010.

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Fred Grim won the national title for U19s twice with the Ajax team.

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8.

Fred Grim received his highest coaching diploma on 17 February 2010.

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On 11 October 2012, it was announced that Fred Grim became head coach of Almere City, who were in last place in the second-tier Eerste Divisie at the time.

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In 2016, Fred Grim became Danny Blind's assistant for the Netherlands.

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On 8 July 2018, it was announced that Fred Grim would become the new head coach of RKC Waalwijk in the Eerste Divisie.

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On 28 May 2021, Willem II announced that Fred Grim would be the club's new coach.

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Fred Grim was sacked on 8 March 2022, along with technical director Joris Mathijsen, with Willem sitting just above the relegation zone.

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On 9 April 2024 FC Emmen announced that Fred Grim was sacked with only 5 games left.