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Pieter Huistra

Huistra as manager of Pakhtakor in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-01-18) 18 January 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth	Goënga, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1984–1986	Groningen	17	(1)
1986–1987	Veendam	33	(5)
1987–1990	Twente	93	(17)
1990–1995	Rangers	125	(22)
1995–1996	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	63	(13)
1996–1997	Groningen	9	(2)
1997–2000	Lierse	54	(11)
2000–2001	RBC Roosendaal	0	(0)
Total		394	(71)
National team
1988–1991	Netherlands	8	(0)
Teams managed
2000	Netherlands U17 (assistant)
2001	Hong Kong (assistant)
2001–2005	Groningen U19 / Jong Groningen
2005–2008	Vitesse (assistant)
2009–2010	Jong Ajax
2009–2010	Ajax (assistant)
2010–2012	Groningen
2012–2013	De Graafschap
2014–2015	Indonesia (technical director)
2016	Iwaki FC
2017	AS Trenčín (technical advisor)
2017–2020	Pakhtakor (assistant)
2021–2022	Pakhtakor
2023–2025	Borneo Samarinda
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Pieter Egge Huistra (born January 18, 1967) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He played as a winger, which is a player who plays on the side of the field. Huistra played for the Scottish team Rangers from 1990 to 1995. After that, he moved to Japan to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League.

In 2001, Pieter Huistra started his coaching career. He became the head coach for the youth team of Jong Groningen. He worked there for four years. Later, he became an assistant coach for other teams like Vitesse and Ajax. He also coached the main team of Groningen and De Graafschap. In 2014, he became the technical director for the Indonesia national team.

Pieter Huistra's Playing Career

Pieter Huistra began playing football as an amateur. He played for local clubs like SC Joure. His talent was noticed very quickly. He started his professional football journey at age 17. This was with FC Groningen on September 5, 1984.

After two seasons, he was loaned to BV Veendam. This team was in the Dutch Premier League. Then, coach Kees Rijvers brought him to FC Twente. As a left winger, he became a key player for the team. He even played for the Dutch national team. Sadly, an injury kept him from playing in the 1990 World Cup. He played a total of eight international matches for his country.

Playing for Rangers

From 1990 to 1995, Huistra played for Rangers. This was a big club in the Scottish Premier League. He was the first Dutch player to join the team. While at Rangers, he won many trophies.

He won the League title five times. He also won the Scottish League Cup three times. Plus, he won the Scottish Cup twice. His last game for Rangers was on January 14, 1995. He scored two goals in that match. After Rangers, he moved to Japan to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Pieter Huistra's Coaching Career

Pieter Huistra started coaching in 2000. He was an assistant coach for the Dutch U-17 team. In 2001, he moved to Hong Kong. He became an assistant coach for the Hong Kong national team for one year.

After that, he went back to Groningen. He worked with their youth academy. He coached their U-19 team and Jong Groningen for four years. On July 1, 2005, he became an assistant coach at Vitesse Arnhem. He worked under coach Aad de Mos.

Coaching at Ajax and Groningen

After Vitesse, he became an assistant coach at Ajax. On April 24, 2009, he was named the head coach for Jong Ajax, their reserve team. In January 2010, he was announced as the new head coach for the main team of Groningen. This was for the 2010–11 season.

His first season with Groningen was very good. The team played exciting, attacking football. They earned a record number of points. They reached the final of the play-offs for the Europa League. However, they lost on penalties. In his second season, many top players were sold. The team struggled and finished 14th. Because of this, he left the club on May 10, 2012.

Later Coaching Roles

On May 30, 2012, he became the head coach of De Graafschap. This team had recently been relegated. His goal was to help them get back to the top league. In his first season, his new team won a stage title. He was also named manager of the month. They lost in the play-offs for promotion. He signed a new contract. In his second season, he had disagreements with some fans. He was let go on December 24, 2013.

On December 3, 2014, he became the Technical Director for the Indonesian football association, PSSI. On May 7, 2015, he became the temporary head coach for the Indonesia national team. This was for the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. But, FIFA stopped Indonesia from playing. This was because of problems with how football was run there.

In January 2016, Huistra became head coach of the Japanese club Iwaki FC. He helped lead this new club. In their first season, they won several regional and national trophies. On March 31, 2017, he became a technical advisor for AS Trenčín in Slovakia. He then joined Pakhtakor Tashkent FK in Uzbekistan. He was an assistant coach there. They helped the club improve from eighth to third place. They also qualified for the AFC Champions League. In 2019, the club had a great start. They qualified for the Champions League group stage. Huistra left Pakhtakor on January 10, 2022.

Club Statistics

Here you can see how many games Pieter Huistra played for different clubs and how many goals he scored.

National Team Statistics

Pieter Huistra also played for the Netherlands national team. Here are his stats for his country.

Managerial Statistics

This table shows Pieter Huistra's record as a football manager for different teams.

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Groningen		1 July 2010	10 May 2012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	&&&&&&&&&&&&0136.&&&&&0136	&&&&&&&&&&&&0142.&&&&&0142	−6	&&&&&&&&&&&&&041.56000041.56
De Graafschap		30 May 2012	24 December 2013	&&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016	&&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019	&&&&&&&&&&&&0110.&&&&&0110	&&&&&&&&&&&&&089.&&&&&089	+21	&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.68000040.68
Pakhtakor		6 January 2021	10 January 2022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067	&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033	+34	&&&&&&&&&&&&&064.86000064.86
Borneo Samarinda		21 February 2023	11 January 2025	&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067	&&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&0106.&&&&&0106	&&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070	+36	&&&&&&&&&&&&&052.24000052.24
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0240.&&&&&0240	&&&&&&&&&&&&0115.&&&&&0115	&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050	&&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075	&&&&&&&&&&&&0418.&&&&&0418	&&&&&&&&&&&&0333.&&&&&0333	+85	&&&&&&&&&&&&&047.92000047.92

Honours and Awards

Pieter Huistra won many awards and titles during his career as both a player and a manager.

As a Player

Glasgow Rangers

• Scottish Premier Division:
  • 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Scottish Cup:
  • 1991–92, 1992–93
• Scottish League Cup:
  • 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94

Lierse SK

• Belgian Super Cup: 1997
• Belgian Cup: 1999

As a Manager

Pakhtakor

• Uzbekistan Super League: 2021
• Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2021

Individual Awards

• Liga 1 Coach of the Month:
  • September 2023, February 2024, August 2024

See also

In Spanish: Pieter Huistra para niños