Ernie Brandts

Ernie Brandts

Ernie Brandts in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Ernstus Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts
Date of birth	(1956-02-03) 3 February 1956
Place of birth	Nieuw-Dijk, Gelderland
Height
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Youth career
	De Sprinkhanen (Nieuw-Dijk)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	De Graafschap	38	(2)
1977–1986	PSV Eindhoven	251	(23)
1986–1989	Roda JC	68	(4)
1988–1989	MVV Maastricht	16	(0)
1989–1991	Germinal Ekeren	59	(5)
1991–1992	De Graafschap	20	(0)
Total		452	(34)
International career
1977–1985	Netherlands	28	(5)
Managerial career
1993–2002	PSV Eindhoven (assistant)
2002–2004	RKSV Nuenen
2005–2006	FC Volendam
2006–2008	NAC Breda
2009	Rah Ahan
2010–2012	APR
2012–2013	Young Africans
2014–2015	FC Dordrecht
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernstus "Ernie" Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts (born 3 February 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk, Gelderland) is a Dutch football manager and former player. As a player he played as a football defender for PSV Eindhoven, Roda JC Kerkrade, MVV Maastricht and De Graafschap.

Brandts earned 28 caps and scored five goals for the Netherlands national football team and played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In a second-round match against Italy, he became the first and to date only player to score goals for both teams in the same match in the World Cup. He scored an own goal in the 18th minute, and then scored the equalizer for the Netherlands in the 50th minute. His teammate Arie Haan eventually scored the winning goal, giving the Netherlands a 2–1 win.

Coaching career

Brandts began as an assistant manager at PSV, and has managed FC Volendam and NAC Breda as well as clubs in Iran and Africa.

Halfway through the 2007-08 season, Brandts was informed that his contract as head trainer of NAC would not be extended, despite the best results (3rd position in 2007–08 Eredivisie) NAC Breda had seen for a long time. This decision was not taken lightly by the NAC Breda supporters - despite all the complaints the NAC top directors went ahead with their plan. Brandts was replaced by Robert Maaskant at the beginning of the 2008–2009 season.

He was appointed as the coach of Rah Ahan in summer of 2009.

On 25 December 2013, he was sacked by Young Africans S.C.