Alexander Büttner on the influence of Van den Brom

We spoke to New England Revolution’s Dutch left-back Alexander Büttner for WFi. He played for Vitesse Arnhem (2005 – 2012 + 2017 – 2019)

Alex, could you say who are the coaches and managers that have meant a lot to you and played a key role in your development as a professional footballer in your career so far?

“That would be John van den Brom, former manager of Vitesse in the Eredivisie (-Red. currently of FC Utrecht-). I have a lot to thank him for. He is the manager who put me at left-back and gave me so much confidence, and that is how my career begun under him at Vitesse Arnhem.

“I started to play really well and I will always be grateful to him for that because it started with him and my time under him helped to shape my career.

“I have been lucky to play under some very good managers in my career so far such as Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and I also enjoyed playing under Leonid Slutsky at Vitesse Arnhem.”

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