{{short description|Dutch footballer and manager (born 1946)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jo Bonfrère | image = Jo Bonfrere (1966), Bestanddeelnr 919-5260.jpg | caption = Bonfrère in 1966 | full_name = Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrère | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1946|6|15}} | birth_place = [[Eijsden]], [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]], [[Netherlands]] | height = | currentclub = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1963–1985 | clubs1 = [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] | caps1 = 393 | goals1 = 70 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 1983 | manageryears2 = 1985 | manageryears3 = 1988–1990 | manageryears4 = 1991 | manageryears5 = 1992–1993 | manageryears6 = 1995–1996 | manageryears7 = 1996–1997 | manageryears8 = 1998 | manageryears9 = 1999–2001 | manageryears10 = 2001–2002 | manageryears11 = 2001–2002 | manageryears12 = 2002–2003 | manageryears13 = 2004–2005 | manageryears14 = 2007 | manageryears15 = 2007–2008 | manageryears16 = 2011 | manageryears17 = 2017 | managerclubs1 = [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] | managerclubs2 = [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] | managerclubs3 = [[K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel|Verbroedering Geel]] | managerclubs4 = [[Nigeria women's national football team|Nigeria Women]] | managerclubs5 = [[K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel|Verbroedering Geel]] | managerclubs6 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | managerclubs7 = [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] | managerclubs8 = [[Al Wahda FC|Al-Wahda]] | managerclubs9 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | managerclubs10 = [[Al Wahda FC|Al-Wahda]] | managerclubs11 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] | managerclubs12 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] | managerclubs13 = [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]] | managerclubs14 = [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] | managerclubs15 = [[Al-Wahda S.C.C.|Al-Wahda]] | managerclubs16 = [[Henan Construction F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | managerclubs17 = [[Baoding Yingli ETS]] | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{medalCountry|{{fb|NGA}} <small>(as manager)</small>}} {{Medal|Comp|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|1st|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]]|}} }}
'''Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrère''' (born 15 June 1946) is a Dutch [[Association football|football]] [[Coach (sports)|coach]] and former player who spent his [[List of one-club men in association football|entire playing career]] with [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]. In a extensive coaching career, Bonfrère managed several teams in Africa and Asia. He guided [[Nigeria national under-23 football team|Nigeria]] to victory in the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Olympic Games]].
==Playing career== A [[midfielder]], between 1963 and 1985 Bonfrère scored 50 goals in 335 league appearances for [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]], his only club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=38981&typeofpage=84137|title=Jo Bonfrère |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=10 March 2013|language=nl}}</ref>
==Coaching career==
===Nigeria=== Bonfrère led the [[Nigeria national under-23 football team|Nigeria national under-23 team]] to a gold medal at the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Olympic Games]] in [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.timmynaija.com/blog/2009/10/26/jo-bonfrere-want-a-come-back-nigeria/|title=Jo Bonfrere want a come back to Nigeria |date = 2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009121108/http://www.timmynaija.com/blog/2009/10/26/jo-bonfrere-want-a-come-back-nigeria/ |archive-date= 9 October 2011|url-status=dead }}</ref> He also led [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] to the [[2000 African Cup of Nations]] co-hosted by [[Nigeria]] and [[Ghana]]. Bonfrère led the Super Eagles to the final, where they lost to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] on penalties.
On 7 June 2018, Bonfrère was offered a three bedroom apartment by the Nigerian government, as part of a promise made by [[General Sani Abacha]] after winning the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics.
===South Korea=== Bonfrère was hired to coach the [[South Korea national football team|South Korea national team]] in June 2004 to replace [[Humberto Coelho]], who was forced to quit after a draw with the [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in a [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup qualifier]].
The Dutch coach got off to a promising start by crushing a highly rated [[Germany national football team|German]] squad of [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] stars such as [[Michael Ballack]] and [[Oliver Kahn]], 3–1, with a young Korean team in a friendly match in December 2004. In 2005, South Korea qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] under him, but a string of disappointing losses thereafter fueled fan and media ire against Bonfrère.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200508/20/print20050820_203614.html|title=People's Daily Online -- KFA to discuss fate of head coach Jo Bonfrere|website=english.people.com.cn|access-date=2018-07-10}}</ref>
Bonfrère resigned on 23 August 2005 after poor results in the [[2005 East Asian Football Championship|East Asian Football Championship]] and a World Cup qualifier loss against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]. The [[Korea Football Association]] then hired [[Dick Advocaat]] as its third Dutch head coach, with Advocaat angered his predecessor by saying he will be another [[Guus Hiddink]], not a Bonfrère.
===China=== Bonfrère joined former [[Chinese Super League]] champions [[Dalian Shide]] on a one-year contract for the [[2007 Chinese Super League|2007 league season]]. Despite the team finishing fifth in the league, they were never in contention to win the title, and the club opted not to extend his contract.
On 29 June 2011, another Chinese Super League club [[Henan Construction F.C.|Henan Construction]] announced that Bonfrère would lead the team on a 1+1 contract.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
On 25 May 2017, Bonfrère signed a one-year contract with [[China League One]] club [[Baoding Yingli ETS]].<ref>{{citeweb|script-title=zh:官方：保定容大与荷兰名帅邦弗雷雷签约一年|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-05-25/doc-ifyfqvmh8853943.shtml|website=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=25 May 2017|language=zh|date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
===Return to MVV=== In February 2015, Bonfrère returned to MVV, being added to the youth team staff.<ref>[http://www.mvv.nl/mvv-maastricht/club/nieuws/jo-bonfrere-en-johan-dijkstra-sluiten-aan-bij-mvv-a1 Jo Bonfrère en Johan Dijkstra sluiten aan bij technische staf MVV A1 ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004001320/https://www.mvv.nl/mvv-maastricht/club/nieuws/jo-bonfrere-en-johan-dijkstra-sluiten-aan-bij-mvv-a1 |date=4 October 2023 }} – MVV {{in lang|nl}}</ref>
== See also == * [[List of one-club men in association football]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.ererat.nl/asp/ererat_spelerpaspoort.asp?spelerid=196&AndereDivs=1 Jo Bonfrère] at Ererat {{in lang|nl}}
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