Peter Uneken

Peter Uneken
Personal information
Full name Petrus Wilhelmus Uneken
Date of birth (1972-02-04) 4 February 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth Sleen, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Go Ahead Eagles (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 Emmen 153 (8)
1999–2007 Den Bosch 214 (19)
2007–2009 Helmond Sport 63 (8)
Total 430 (35)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Den Bosch (youth)
2011–2014 NEC (youth)
2014–2017 PSV (youth)
2017–2019 Jong PSV (assistant)
2019–2021 Jong PSV
2021–2023 RKC Waalwijk (assistant)
2023–2025 Twente (assistant)
2025–2026 VVV-Venlo
2026– Go Ahead Eagles (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petrus "Peter" Wilhelmus Uneken (born 4 February 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach with Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.

Career

As a player, he played for FC Emmen, FC Den Bosch and Helmond Sport. He retired from professional football in 2009, after which he started his coaching career as a youth coach at FC Den Bosch.

In 2011, he became a youth coach at NEC, where he stayed until 2014. He then moved to PSV Eindhoven, also as a youth coach.

On 18 April 2019, it was announced that he would become head coach of Jong PSV, the club's second team, at the start of the 2019–20 season. He left the position ahead of the 2021–22 season, as he was appointed assistant coach of RKC Waalwijk.

On 29 September 2025, Uneken was hired as the head coach of VVV-Venlo until the end of the 2025–26 season.

On 15 June 2026, Uneken joined Go Ahead Eagles as an assistant coach, reuniting with Joseph Oosting, whom he previously assisted at RKC Waalwijk and Twente.

Personal life

His son Jesper Uneken is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Den Bosch

References

  1. 1 2 Dijkhuizen, Niels (18 April 2019). "Peter Uneken trainer Jong PSV" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Peter Uneken naar NEC" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Peter Uneken wordt trainer PSV C2" (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Peter Uneken appointed PSV U21 head coach". PSV Eindhoven. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ↑ RKC Waalwijk complementeert technische staf met Peter Uneken, rkcwaalwijk.nl, 17 June 2021
  6. ↑ "VVV-Venlo stelt Peter Uneken aan als nieuwe hoofdtrainer" [VVV-Venlo appoints Peter Uneken as new head coach] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Peter Uneken nieuwe assistent-trainer Go Ahead Eagles" [Peter Uneken new assistant coach Go Ahead Eagles] (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Bruijns, Raymond (7 July 2023). "Jesper Uneken (18) signs for two years and joins Jong PSV". studio040.nl. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Talented Rosmalean extends with PSV". 073Voetbal.nl. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "FC Den Bosch kampioen door supersub". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "FC Den Bosch: Squad 2003/2004". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.