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Marcel Keizer (born 15 January 1969), a Dutch football coach and former player, was most recently the manager of Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab.
His playing career as a midfielder began at AFC Ajax and was mainly spent at SC Cambuur, and he had brief spells managing both clubs. He won a Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal in 2019 at Sporting CP, and had two spells at Al Jazira, winning the UAE Pro League in 2021.
On 17 June 2017, Keizer became the new coach of AFC Ajax on a two-year contract, after managing the youth side in the previous season, thus replacing the Borussia Dortmund-bound Peter Bosz. After 17 games, Ajax were second in the Eredivisie, ranking with five points behind the leaders PSV, and Keizer was fired on 21 December 2017, after losing a cup match on penalties against Twente. Ajax stelt Marcel Keizer, Hennie Spijkerman en Dennis Bergkamp op non-actief
He received his first foreign job on 2 June 2018, replacing retired compatriot Henk ten Cate at Al Jazira Club of the UAE Pro-League. On 8 November the same year, he was allowed to resign to take the job at Sporting CP, with his club unbeaten and in second place at the time.
Keizer signed for the Lisbon-based club on a contract until 2021. On his debut on 24 November, they won 4–1 against Lusitano FCV in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, and in his first Primeira Liga match on 3 December, the club won 3–1 against Rio Ave. Sporting completed a cup double in Keizer's first season, seizing both the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal in penalty shootout wins against FC Porto. He was the first foreign manager to win the latter tournament since fellow Dutchman Co Adriaanse of Porto in 2006. He left Sporting on 3 September 2019.
On 13 October 2019, Keizer returned to Al Jazira on a two-year contract, after compatriot Jurgen Streppel left the Abu Dhabi-based club. On 11 May 2021, he led the club to their third league title after beating Khor Fakkan 3–1; it was his first league title in his career. Keizer would enter 2022 with a successful 5–3 victory on penalty shootout against Shabab Al Ahli and clinching Al Jazira their first super cup title.
On 27 July 2023, Keizer was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab. On 6 September 2023, it was announced that Keizer and Al-Shabab agreed to end his contract mutually.
Al Jazira
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure Telstar 1 July 2012 1 May 2014
FC Emmen 1 July 2015 14 February 2016
SC Cambuur 15 February 2016 2 June 2016
Jong Ajax 2 June 2016 17 June 2017
AFC Ajax 17 June 2017 21 December 2017
Al Jazira 2 June 2018 9 November 2018
Sporting CP 12 November 2018 3 September 2019
Al Jazira 13 October 2019 26 May 2023
Al Shabab 27 July 2023 6 September 2023
Honours
Sporting CP
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