Raymond Verheijen was born on 23 November 1971 and is a Dutch professional football coach.
14 Facts About Raymond Verheijen
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Raymond Verheijen has been a member of the coaching staff of the national teams at three World Cups and three European Championships, with Netherlands, and South Korea and Russia, who were both managed by Guus Hiddink at the times of the appointments.
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Raymond Verheijen has worked with a number of European club sides, including Barcelona of Spain, Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia, English teams Chelsea FCand Manchester City, and Australian team Brisbane Roar.
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Raymond Verheijen has been a personal fitness coach to Craig Bellamy during his spells at Manchester City and Cardiff City, and advised Bayern Munich about the fitness of Arjen Robben.
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Primarily a fitness coach, Raymond Verheijen has publicly criticised the training methods of a number of English teams, such as London-based clubs Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as former club Manchester City.
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Raymond Verheijen claimed Moyes was a "dinosaur" and that Van Persie had been "overtrained".
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Raymond Verheijen had previously made "scathing remarks" when news broke of Moyes' appointment in May In December 2013, following further muscle injuries to Van Persie, Raymond Verheijen again criticised the training methods of Moyes, saying that, with regards to the overtraining he had detailed in July, "you don't have to be Einstein to understand that is gambling".
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In March 2016 Raymond Verheijen levelled a similar accusation against Real Madrid regarding Gareth Bale.
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Raymond Verheijen has repeatedly criticised the high-intensity methods of coach Jurgen Klopp, at both Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, for example his lack of sports periodization.
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Raymond Verheijen was appointed to the position of Assistant Manager to the Wales national team in February 2011, managed at the time by Gary Speed and in March 2011 made the news for his use of Twitter.
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Two weeks after the death of Wales' national team manager Gary Speed, Raymond Verheijen said that he would like to become the new Wales manager and continue Speed's legacy.
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Raymond Verheijen's comments courted controversy, Speed had been buried two days earlier and the comments were considered by some to be inappropriate.
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Raymond Verheijen's contract was due to expire at the end of 2011, but he remained in the position until February 2012, when he resigned.
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In December 2012 Raymond Verheijen criticised the FAW, stating that they had "destroyed" the "legacy" of Gary Speed.