Martin Jol

Martin Jol
Jol in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Maarten Cornelis Jol
Date of birth (1956-01-16) 16 January 1956
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
JAC ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1978 ADO Den Haag 132 (9)
1978–1979 Bayern Munich 9 (0)
1979–1981 Twente 71 (9)
1981–1984 West Bromwich Albion 63 (4)
1984–1985 Coventry City 15 (0)
1985–1989 ADO Den Haag 135 (6)
Total 425 (28)
International career
1980–1981 Netherlands 3 (0)
Managerial career
1991–1995 ADO Den Haag (amateurs)
1995–1996 Scheveningen
1996–1998 Roda JC
1998–2004 RKC Waalwijk
2004–2007 Tottenham Hotspur
2008–2009 Hamburger SV
2009–2010 Ajax
2011–2013 Fulham
2016 Al-Ahly
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol (born 16 January 1956) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. He played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany and England, as well as earning three caps with the Netherlands national team. He subsequently became a manager and has worked for Roda JC, RKC Waalwijk and Ajax in his homeland, as well as German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV and English Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham and Egypt's Al Ahly.