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George Knobel
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Knobel in 1977
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Date of birth (1922-12-10)10 December 1922
Place of birth Roosendaal, Netherlands
Date of death 5 May 2012(2012-05-05) (aged 89)
Place of death Roosendaal, Netherlands
Teams managed
Years Team
1966–1969 VV Baronie
1969–1973 MVV
1973–1974 Ajax
1974–1976 Netherlands
1976–1978 MVV
1978–1979 Beerschot
1980 Beerschot
1980–1981 Hong Kong
1981 Seiko
1982 MVV (caretaker)
1985 Seiko
1996-2000 RBC

George Knobel (10 December 1922 – 5 May 2012) was a Dutch football manager.

Knobel was born and died in Roosendaal. He was the coach of the Netherlands national team for 15 matches (9 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses) from 1974 to 1976. During his period the Dutch finished third at the European Championship of 1976. He also coached Dutch clubs AFC Ajax and MVV, including a temporary spell from March to April 1982. He had a brief stint with Seiko SA in Hong Kong.

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