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Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrère (born 15 June 1946) is a Dutch football coach and former midfielder who spent his playing career with MVV Maastricht. In a long coaching career Bonfrère managed several teams in Africa and Asia. He guided Nigeria to their victory in the 1996 Olympic Games.

Playing career

Between 1963 and 1985 Bonfrère scored 50 goals in 335 league appearances for MVV Maastricht, his only club.

Coaching career

Nigeria

Bonfrère led Nigeria national football team to the 1996 Summer Olympics gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the coach of Al Ahly in Egypt in 2002/03 where he lost the league at the final match with a difference of two points. His contract was terminated after that.

He also led Nigeria to the 2000 African Cup of Nations co-hosted by Nigeria and Ghana. Bonfrère led the Nigerian team to the finals, where they lost to Cameroon by penalties.

On 7 June 2018, Jo was offered a 3 bedroom apartment by the Nigerian government as part of the promise made by late General Sanni Abacha after winning the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics for Nigeria.

Asia and South Korea

He was hired to coach the South Korea national football team in June 2004 to replace Humberto Coelho, who was forced to quit after a draw with the Maldives national football team in a FIFA World Cup qualification. The Dutch coach got off to a promising start by crushing a highly rated German squad of World Cup stars such as Michael Ballack and Oliver Kahn, 3–1, with a young Korean team in a friendly match in December 2004. In 2005, South Korea qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup under him, but a string of disappointing losses thereafter fueled fan and media ire against Bonfrère. He resigned on 23 August that year after poor results in the East Asian Football Championship and a World Cup qualifier loss against Saudi Arabia. Korea Football Association then hired Dick Advocaat as its third Dutch coach, and Advocaat angered his predecessor by saying he will be another Guus Hiddink, not Bonfrère.

Bonfrère joined former Chinese Super League champions Dalian Shide on a one-year contract in the 2007 league season. Despite the team finishing fifth in the league, they were never in contention to win the title and opted not to extend his contract. On 29 June 2011, another Chinese Super League club Henan Construction announced that Bonfrère would lead the team on a 1+1 contract and fight for staying in the Super League.

In February 2015, Bonfrère was added to the MVV youth team staff.

On 25 May 2017, China League One club Baoding Yingli ETS signed a one-year contract with Bonfrère.

References

"Jo Bonfrère" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
"Jo Bonfrere want a come back to Nigeria". 26 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011.
"People's Daily Online -- KFA to discuss fate of head coach Jo Bonfrere". english.people.com.cn. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
Jo Bonfrère en Johan Dijkstra sluiten aan bij technische staf MVV A1 – MVV (in Dutch)
官方：保定容大与荷兰名帅邦弗雷雷签约一年. sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

v t e Summer Olympics football tournament winning managers
Men's tournament	1904: Duff 1908: Davis 1912: Birch 1920: De la Chevalerie 1924: Fígoli 1928: Gianotti 1936: Pozzo 1948: Raynor 1952: Sebes 1956: Kachalin 1960: Tirnanić 1964: Baróti 1968: Lakat 1972: Górski 1976: Buschner 1980: Havránek 1984: Michel 1988: Byshovets 1992: Miera 1996: Bonfrère 2000: Akono 2004: Bielsa 2008: Batista 2012: Tena 2016: Micale 2020: Jardine 2024: Denia
Women's tournament	1996: DiCicco 2000: Høgmo 2004: Heinrichs 2008: Sundhage 2012: Sundhage 2016: Neid 2020: Priestman 2024: Hayes

Jo Bonfrère international tournaments

v t e Nigeria squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Chiejine 2 Nwaiwu 3 Ezeocha 4 Okoroafor 5 Branch 6 Mbilitam 7 Ajunwa 8 Nwadike 9 Uche 10 Ogun 11 Showemimo 12 Omagbemi 13 Okosieme (c) 14 Ebimiekumo 15 Mukoro 16 Koyonda 17 Eluma 18 Yamala Coach: Bonfrère

v t e Nigeria men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
1 E. Babayaro 2 C. Babayaro 3 West 4 Kanu (c) 5 Uche 6 Amunike 7 Babangida 8 Oruma 9 Fatusi 10 Okocha 11 Ikpeba 12 Obafemi 13 Lawal 14 Amokachi 15 Oliseh 16 Obiekwu 17 Oparaku 18 Dosu Coach: Bonfrère

v t e Nigeria squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations runners-up
1 Shorunmu 2 Okunowo 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Iyenemi 6 West 7 Finidi 8 Adepoju 9 Akpoborie 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Egbo 13 Babangida 14 Amunike 15 Oliseh (c) 16 Sodje 17 Aghahowa 18 Chukwu 19 Akwuegbu 20 Ikpeba 21 Okpara 22 Akanji Coach: Bonfrère

v t e Nigeria men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics
1 Etafia 2 Okunowo 3 Babayaro 4 Sunday 5 Iyenemi 6 Kanu 7 Agali 8 Igbinadolor 9 Yakubu 10 Oliseh 11 Lawal 12 Onwuzuruike 13 Ikedia 14 Kaku 15 Okpara 16 Okoronkwo 17 Aghahowa 18 Okoye Coach: Bonfrère

v t e South Korea squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup
1 Lee Woon-jae (c) 2 Park Jin-sub 3 Park Jae-hong 4 Choi Jin-cheul 5 Kim Nam-il 7 Kim Tae-young 9 Seol Ki-hyeon 10 Hyun Young-min 12 Lee Young-pyo 13 Lee Eul-yong 14 Chung Kyung-ho 15 Lee Min-sung 16 Cha Du-ri 17 Kim Jung-kyum 18 Kim Eun-jung 19 Ahn Jung-hwan 20 Lee Dong-gook 21 Park Ji-sung 23 Kim Yong-dae 25 Park Yo-seb 28 Kim Jin-kyu 30 Cha Gi-suk Coach: Bonfrère

Jo Bonfrère managerial positions

MVV Maastricht – managers

H. Julian (1921–27)
Hatt (1927–30)
B. Julian (1931–34)
Havlicek (1948–56)
Hammers ()
Havlicek (1961–63)
Braaksma (1963–64)
Siezenis (1964–66)
Donenfeld (1966–68)
Schlangen (1968–69)
Knobel (1969–73)
Vink (1973)
Canjels (1973–75)
Maas (1975–76)
Knobel (1976–78)
Steegman (1978–82)
Knobel (1982)
Rausch (1982–83)
Bonfrère (1983)
Westerhof (1983–84)
Hughes (1984–85)
Bonfrère (1985)
Brom (1985)
Van de Meent (1985–86)
Körver (1986–89)
Vergoossen (1989–95)
Reker (1995)
Körver (1995–98)
Koevermans (1998–2000)
Reijners (2000–02)
Elsen (a.i.) (2002–03)
Van Deinsen (2003–04)
Delahaye (a.i.) (2004)
Jonker (2004–06)
Koolhof (2006–07)
Elsen (a.i.) (2007)
Delahaye (a.i.) (2007)
Maaskant (2007–08)
Çapa (2008–10)
Meulenberg (a.i.) (2010)
Verberne (a.i.) (2010)
Elsen (a.i.) (2010)
Trost (2010–13)
Ruys (2013)
Elsen (2014–19)
Usta (2019–20)
Kalezić (2020–21)
Wels (2021–22)
Verberne (2022–24)
Hermans (2024–)

Nigeria national football team – managers

Finch (1949)
Adegoke (1950–52)
Anyiam (1954–56)
Courtier (1956–60)
Beit haLavi (1960–61)
Vardar (1961–63)
Penna (1963–64)
Anyiam (1964–65)
Ember (1965–68)
Barinaga (1968–69)
Amaechina (1969–70)
Marotzke (1970–72)
Penna (1972–73)
Marotzke (1973–74)
Jelisavčić (1974–78)
Glória (1978–81)
Göller (1981)
Onigbinde (1981–84)
Udemezue (1984–86)
Ekeji (1986)
Höner (1987–88)
Hamilton (1989)
Westerhof (1989–94)
Amodu (1994–95)
Bonfrère (1995–96)
Amodu (1996–97)
Troussier (1997)
Sinclair (1997)
Milutinović (1997–98)
Libregts (1998–99)
Bonfrère (1999–2001)
Amodu (2001–02)
Onigbinde (2002)
Chukwu (2002–05)
Eguavoen (2005–07)
Vogts (2007–08)
Peters (2008)
Amodu (2008–10)
Lagerbäck (2010)
Eguavoen (2010)
Siasia (2010–11)
Keshi (2011–14)
Amodu (2014)
Amokachi (2014–15)
Keshi (2015)
Oliseh (2015–16)
Siasia (2016)
Yusuf (2016)
Rohr (2016–21)
Eguavoen (2021–22)
Peseiro (2022–24)
Eguavoen (2024)
George (2024)
Amunike (2024)
George (2024)
Eguavoen (2024–)

Qatar national football team – managers

Kheiri (1969–72)
Mahmoud (1974)
Wignall (1975–76)
Carrdone (1977–78)
Othman (1979)
Evaristo (1980–84)
de Carvalho (1984)
Evaristo (1984–85)
Dino Sani & J.Espinosa (1985–86)
Cardoso (1987–88)
Prokopenko (1988)
Cabralzinho (1989)
Dino Sani (1989–90)
Maslo (1990)
Luís Fernandes (1992)
Evaristo (1992)
Wortmann (1992)
Lapola (1992–93)
Mallalah (1993)
Lapola (1993–94)
Evaristo (1994)
Mackay (1994–95)
Larsen (1995–96)
Bonfrère (1996–97)
Hadžiabdić (1997)
Zé Mário (1998)
Milioli (1998)
Bonfrère (1998–99)
Hadžiabdić (2000–01)
Campos (2001)
Lechantre (2002–03)
Troussier (2003–04)
Al Misnad (2004)
Mušović (2004–07)
Fossati (2007–08)
Metsu (2008–11)
Rajevac (2011)
Lazaroni (2011)
Autuori (2012–13)
Thani (2013–14)
Belmadi (2014–15)
Carreño (2015–16)
Fossati (2016–17)
Sánchez (2017–22)
Pinheiro (2023)
Queiroz (2023)
Márquez (2023–24)
García (2024–)

United Arab Emirates national football team – managers

Sheita (1972–73)
Gharib (1973)
Sheita (1973–74)
El-Sherbini (1975)
Gharib (1975–76)
Tadić (1976)
Revie (1977–80)
Mohajerani (1980–84)
Parreira (1984–88)
Zagallo (1988–90)
Blaut (1990)
Parreira (1990)
Lobanovskyi (1990–92)
Piechniczek (1992–95)
Ivić (1995–96)
Sandri (1997)
Máčala (1997)
Sandri (1998)
Queiroz (1998–99)
Juričić (1999)
Mesfer (2000)
Michel (2000–01)
Saqr (2001)
Ruys (2001)
Bonfrère (2001–02)
Hodgson (2002–04)
Jodar (2004)
De Mos (2004–05)
Advocaat (2005)
Rabie (2005)
Saleh (2005)
Bathenay (2005–06)
Metsu (2006–08)
Bathenay (2008–09)
Katanec (2009–11)
Mesfer (2011–12)
Ali (2012–17)
Bauza (2017)
Zaccheroni (2017–19)
Abdulrahman (2019)
Van Marwijk (2019)
Jovanović (2019–20)
Pinto (2020)
Van Marwijk (2020–22)
Arruabarrena (2022–23)
Bento (2023–)

Al Ahly SC – managers

Osman ()
El-Tetch ()
Mahmoud ()
El-Far ()
El-Guindi ()
Mansour ()
Sedki ()
Mekawi ()
El-Wahsh ()
Hammami ()
Shaaban ()
Booth ()
Pimperl ()
Titkos ()
McBride ()
Broćić ()
Horvatić ()
Tadić ()
Hidegkuti (1973–80)
Kalocsay (1980–82)
El-Gohary (1982–84)
Revie (1984)
El-Sayes (1984–85)
El-Gohary (1985–86)
Ismail ()
Butler (1987)
Salama (1987–88)
Weise (1988–89)
Everitt ()
Shafy ()
Salama (1992)
Harris (1993–95)
Hollmann (1995–97)
Zobel (1997–00)
Dörner (2000–01)
Manuel José (2001–02)
Bonfrère (2002)
Mabrouk (2002)
Toni (2002–03)
Manuel José (2003–09)
Vingada (2009)
El Badry (2009–10)
Zizo (2010)
Manuel José (2011–12)
El Badry (2012–13)
Youssef (2013–14)
Mabrouk (2014)
Garrido (2014–15)
Zizo (2015–16)
Jol (2016)
El Badry (2016–18)
Ayoub (2018)
Carteron (2018)
Youssef (2018)
Lasarte (2018–19)
Youssef (2019)
Weiler (2019–2020)
Mosimane (2020–2022)
Komsan (2022)
Soares (2022)
Koller (2022–)

South Korea national football team – managers

Adjunct managers
1950s	1: Park Chung-hwi (1948) 2: Lee Young-min (1948) 3: Lee Yoo-hyung (1948–49) 4: Kim Hwa-jip (1950) 5: Kim Yong-sik (1953) 6: Bae Jong-ho (1954) 7: Kim Yong-sik (1954) 8: Chu Yung-kwang (1956) 9: Kim Sung-gan (1956) 10: Kim Kyu-hwan (1958) 11: Min Byung-dae (1958) 12: Chung Nam-sik (1959) 13: Kim Yong-sik (1959)
1960s	14: Min Byung-dae (1960) 15: Chu Yung-kwang (1960) 16: Kim Yong-sik (1960–61) 17: Kim Kyu-hwan (1961–62) 18: Min Byung-dae (1962) 19: Kim Kyu-hwan (1962) 20: Park Kyu-chung (1963) 21: Min Byung-dae (1963) 22: Kim Kyu-hwan (1964) 23: Chung Nam-sik (1965) 24: Han Chang-wha (1966) 25: An Jong-soo (1966) 26: Jang Kyung-hwan (1967) 27: Park Il-kap (1967–68) 28: Kim Yong-sik (1969) 29: Kang Jun-young (1969)
1970s	30: Han Hong-ki (1970–71) 31: Hong Deok-young (1971) 32: Park Byung-suk (1971–72) 33: Ham Heung-chul (1972) 34: Min Byung-dae (1972–73) 35: Moon Jung-sik (1973) 36: Choi Yung-keun (1974) 37: Ham Heung-chul (1974–76) 38: Moon Jung-sik (1976) 39: Choi Chung-min (1977) 40: Kim Jung-nam (1977) 41: Ham Heung-chul (1978–79) 42: Jang Kyung-hwan (1979–80)
1980s	43: Kim Jung-nam (1980–82) 44: Choi Eun-taek (1982–83) 45: Cho Yoon-ok (1983) 46: Park Jong-hwan (1983–84) 47: Moon Jung-sik (1984–85) 48: Kim Jung-nam (1985–86) 49: Park Jong-hwan (1986–88) 50: Kim Jung-nam (1988) 51: Lee Hoe-taik (1988–90) 52: Lee Cha-man (1990) 53: Park Jong-hwan (1990) 54: Ko Jae-wook (1991)

Full-time managers
1990s	55: Kim Ho (1992–94) 56: Byshovets (1994–95) 57: Park Jong-hwan (1995) C: Huh Jung-moo (1995) C: Jung Byung-tak (1995) C: Ko Jae-wook (1995) 58: Park Jong-hwan (1996–97) 59: Cha Bum-kun (1997–98) C: Kim Pyung-seok (1998) 60: Huh Jung-moo (1998–2000)
2000s	C: Park Hang-seo (2000) 61: Hiddink (2001–02) C: Kim Ho-kon (2002) 62: Coelho (2003–04) C: Park Sung-hwa (2004) 63: Bonfrère (2004–05) 64: Advocaat (2005–06) 65: Verbeek (2006–07) 66: Huh Jung-moo (2008–10)
2010s	67: Cho Kwang-rae (2010–11) 68: Choi Kang-hee (2011–13) 69: Hong Myung-bo (2013–14) C: Shin Tae-yong (2014) 70: Stielike (2014–17) 71: Shin Tae-yong (2017–18) 72: Bento (2018–22)
2020s	73: Klinsmann (2023–24) C: Hwang Sun-hong (2024) C: Kim Do-hoon (2024) 74: Hong Myung-bo (2024–)
Caretaker managers are marked with the letter "C".

Henan F.C. – managers

Zhang Changhai (1994)
Wang Suisheng (1994)
Ding Sanshi (1998–99)
Wang Suisheng (1999–01)
Hrstić (2001–02)
Chi Shangbin (2003)
Yin Lihua (2004–05)
Chen Wenjie (2005)
Pei Encai (2007)
Jia Xiuquan (2007–08)
Casimiro (2008)
Tang Yaodong (2008–10)
Kim Hak-bum (2010–11)
Bonfrere (2011)
Versleijen (2012)
Shen Xiangfu (2012)
Tang Yaodong (2013–14)
Jia Xiuquan (2014–17)
Petrov (2017)
Guo Guangqi (2017)
Talajić (2018)
Chang Woe-ryong (2018)
Wang Baoshan (2018–20)
Yang Ji (2020)
Pereira (2020–21)
Gómez (2021–)

Al Wahda FC – managers

Toulan (1979–84)
Mohajerani (1984–86)
Halilović (1991–92)
El-Gohary (1995–96)
Bonfrère (1998–99)
Krol (1999)
Davidovic (1999–00)
Israël (2000–01)
Bonfrère (2001–02)
Muratoğlu (2002–03)
Fringer (2003)
Courbis (2003)
Israël (2003–04)
Abdel-Halim (2004)
Hollmann (2005–06)
Tardy (2006)
Köppel (2006)
Bonfrère (2007–08)
Hickersberger (2008–10)
Bölöni (2010)
Tite (2010)
Hickersberger (2010–12)
Ivanković (2012–13)
Hickersberger (2013)
Jarolím (2013)
Peseiro (2013–15)
Al-Jaber (2015)
Aguirre (2015–17)
Reghecampf (2017–18)
ten Cate (2018–19)
Steijn (2019)
Jiménez (2019–20)
Wotte (2020)
Rašović (2020–21)
ten Cate (2021)
Dufrennes (2021–22)
Carvalhal (2022)
Jiménez (2022–23)
Buitenweg (2023)
Mosimane (2023)
Buitenweg (2023–24)
Tufegdžić (2024)
Deila (2024)
Milanič (2024–)

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