Cor Pot

Cor Pot
Personal information
Full name Cornelius Gert Aaldrik Pot
Date of birth (1951-06-08) 8 June 1951 (age 75)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Curaçao (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Sparta Rotterdam 5 (0)
1973–1974 MVV 33 (7)
1974–1976 Haarlem 32 (11)
1976–1980 Excelsior 128 (34)
1980–1981 Vlaardingen '74 15 (0)
Total 213 (52)
Managerial career
1988–1989 VV Wilhelmus
1989–1990 RBC Roosendaal
1990–1991 NAC Breda
1992–1994 Excelsior
1994–1995 Al-Masry
1995–1997 Telstar
2000–2001 Dynamo Dresden
2001–2006 Netherlands U17
2009–2013 Netherlands U21
2013–2016 XerxesDZB
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cornelis "Cor" Pot (born 8 June 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is assistant coach of the Curaçao national team.

Playing career

Pot started his career as a midfielder with the academy of Sparta in Rotterdam. Throughout his career, he played 239 official matches and scored 58 goals, of which 105 and 18 (respectively) in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Coaching career

Pot was sacked as manager of the Netherlands national under-21 team after its elimination from the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the semifinals and subsequent criticism by the coach of the senior team, Louis van Gaal.

Personal life

Pot is regarded as a womanizer.

References

  1. ↑ "Assistent Pot ziet Curaçao vanuit Nederland schitteren: 'Hele been was zwart'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 23 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Spelerspaspoort: Cor Pot". ererat.nl (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "Cot Pot: Speler Eredivisie". voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch).
  4. ↑ "Pot: 'Van Gaal vindt kritiek vreselijk, nu doet hij het zelf' (Pot: 'Van Gaal thinks critics are terrible, but he's doing it now')". Voetbal International. vi.nl. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Mikos Gouda (11 June 2026). "WK-debutant en womanizer Cor Pot (75) flirt met iedereen, ook live op televisie: 'Ik ben gewoon galant'". ad.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Toptrainer Dick Advocaat charmeert vrouwelijke gast bij Vandaag Inside: 'Je ziet er fantastisch uit'". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 13 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Levensgenieter Cor Pot gek op vrouwen en voetbal: 'Memphis Depay lag helemaal in een deuk'". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 1 January 2025.