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Ricardo Moniz

Ricardo Moniz(born 17 June 1964) is a Dutchfootball managerand formerplayerwho is the head coach ofSwiss Super LeagueclubZürich.

Ricardo Moniz
Moniz withRed Bull Salzburgin 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-06-17)17 June 1964(age 60)
Place of birth Rotterdam,Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Zürich(head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Eindhoven 71 (13)
1984–1988 HFC Haarlem 95 (9)
1988–1991 RKC Waalwijk 67 (12)
1991–1992 Eeklo 18 (1)
1992–1993 Helmond Sport 22 (4)
Total 273 (39)
Managerial career
1994–1997 VV Nuenen
1997–1998 UAE(assistant)
1998–1999 Feyenoord(assistant)
1999–2004 Grasshoppers(assistant)
2004–2005 Jong PSV
2005–2008 Tottenham Hotspur(skills coach)
2008–2010 Hamburger SV
2010 Hamburger SV(caretaker)
2010–2011 Red Bull Salzburg
2011–2012 Red Bull Salzburg
2012–2013 Ferencváros
2014 Lechia Gdańsk
2014 1860 Munich
2015 Notts County
2016–2017[1] Eindhoven
2017–2018 Randers
2018 Trenčín
2019–2020 Excelsior
2022–2023 Zalaegerszeg
2023 Slaven Belupo
2024– Zürich
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Moniz played forRKC Waalwijk,HFC Haarlem,Helmond SportandEindhoven.[2]

Coaching career

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Moniz was formerly a skills trainer atTottenham Hotspur,[3]leaving the club in May 2008 after three seasons.[4]

Moniz is one of the few proteges of the skills training guruWiel Coerverwhich is aimed at improving technical ability over tactical ability.[5]He was previously an academy coach atPSV Eindhoven.[6]

On 8 June 2008, he signed a new contract to be the new skills and talent coach next to head coachMartin JolatHamburger SV.[7]On 26 April 2010, he was named the interim head coach byHamburger SV,replacingBruno Labbadiafor the last two games in the season 2009/2010.[8][9]He was in that position untilArmin Vehwas hired on 24 May 2010.[10]

Salzburg

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Ricardo was then appointed the Global Director of Youth Development for Red Bull, responsible for academies in four continents. After the resignations ofHuub StevensandDietmar Beiersdorferon 8 April 2011, Moniz was named the new head coach ofRed Bull Salzburg.

Ricardo won the League and Cup double withRed Bull Salzburg.Becoming the first manager in Salzburg history (Austria and Red Bull Salzburg) to achieve a league and cup double.

In June 2012, he resigned after internal differences.[11]

Ferencváros

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On 21 August 2012, Ricardo Moniz was appointed as the new manager of theHungarian LeagueclubFerencváros.[12] At FTC, his devotion to football became immediately popular among fans and many successes followed. Yet, struggling with difficult circumstances, on 2 December 2013, Moniz was sacked by Ferencváros due to poor performance of the team.[13]

Ricardo was voted the Austrian manager of the year for the 2011/2012 season and achieved the Hungarian Players Union Manager of the Year in 2012/2013.[citation needed]

Gdansk

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On 27 March 2014, he was named a new coach ofLechia Gdańsk,[14]and successfully brought them to their highest ever league position, of 4th. On 4 June 2014, he resigned from his position for personal reasons.[15]Shortly after resigning from Lechia, he became new manager of1860 Munich,[16]where he made the then 18 year oldJulian Weiglcaptain.[17]Moniz was sacked on 24 September 2014.[18]

Notts County

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On 7 April 2015, Moniz was appointed manager of theLeague OneclubNotts Countyon a three-year contract.[19]He was sacked on 29 December 2015 with Notts 15th in League Two.[20]

Eindhoven

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In July 2016, he became new manager ofEindhoven.He left the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.[21]

Randers

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On 8 October 2017, Ricardo Moniz was signed up as new manager ofDanish SuperligaclubRanders.[22]He was sacked by the Randers board of directors on 26 January 2018, after only nine games as head coach.[23]

Trencin

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On 2 June 2018, Moniz was appointed the new head coach ofSlovak Super LigaclubTrenčín.[24]In October 2018, after only a few months in charge, he announced that he was leaving the club, citing widespread corruption in Slovak football as the reason.[25]

Excelsior

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On 8 April 2019,Excelsiorconfirmed the appointment of Ricardo Moniz as their head coach until the end of the season.[26]

On 28 January 2020, Excelsior decided to terminate the contract with Ricardo Moniz, after disappointing results in the 2019-2020Eerste Divisie.[27]

Zalaegerszeg

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On 25 May 2022, it was announced that Moniz had been appointed head coach of HungarianNemzeti Bajnokság IclubZalaegerszeg.[28]

In the2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság Iseason, Zalaegerszeg hostedHonvéd.During the match, Honvéd fans shouted racist comments.[29]After the match, Moniz heavily criticized the referee for not terminating the match.[30]

In October 2022, Moniz was suspended by theHungarian Football Federation.[31][32]

In an interview, published on Nemzeti Sport, Moniz said that Zalaegerszeg cannot purchase top players, therefore, a bigger emphasis should be placed on the youth academies.[33]

On 25 February 2023, Moniz paid tribute toMiklós Lendvai,who died at the age of 48, by beatingFehérvárin the2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság Iseason.[34]Moniz was dismissed from Zalaegerszegi TE FC in April 2023.

Slaven Belupo

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Moniz takes over as coach of the Croatian clubSlaven Belupoon 15 June 2023. He was sacked on 4 September 2023 after only one win in seven games.[35]

Zürich

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On 20 October 2023 he joined the backroom staff of Swiss clubZürich.[36]In January 2024, he became coach of Zürich's youth team.[37]On 22 April 2024, he was appointed the interim head coach of Zürich for the final five games of the season.[38]His permanent appointment as head coach was announced on 24 May 2024. He signed on a two-year deal.[39]

Personal life

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Moniz was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father, and an Indonesian mother ofChinesedescent.[40]

Coaching record

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As of 2 March 2025
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Hamburger SV 26 April 2010[9] 24 May 2010[10] 3 1 1 1 033.33 [41]
Red Bull Salzburg 29 April 2011 12 June 2012[11] 62 37 14 11 059.68 [42][43]
Ferencváros 21 August 2012[12] 2 December 2013[13] 61 34 13 14 055.74 [44][45]
Lechia Gdańsk 27 March 2014[14] 4 June 2014[15] 10 5 3 2 050.00 [46]
1860 Munich 4 June 2014[16] 24 September 2014[18] 8 2 3 3 025.00 [47]
Notts County 7 April 2015 29 December 2015 34 11 8 15 032.35 [48]
Eindhoven 1 July 2016 19 May 2017 40 16 8 16 040.00 [citation needed]
Randers 8 October 2017 26 January 2018 9 3 1 5 033.33 [citation needed]
Trenčín 1 July 2018 28 October 2018 25 12 5 8 048.00 [citation needed]
Excelsior 8 April 2019 28 January 2020 32 13 8 11 040.63 [citation needed]
Zalaegerszeg 1 July 2022 24 April 2023 33 13 7 13 039.39 [citation needed]
Slaven Belupo 1 July 2023 4 September 2023 7 1 3 3 014.29 [citation needed]
Zürich 22 April 2024 Present 39 19 7 13 048.72 [citation needed]
Total 363 167 81 115 046.01 —

Honours

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Red Bull Salzburg[citation needed]

Ferencváros

Zalaegerszeg

References

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  8. ^"Bruno Labbadia entlassen"(in German).ZDF.26 April 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2010.Retrieved26 April2010.
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