Rob Delahaye

Rob Delahaye
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-06-24) 24 June 1959
Place of birth Houthem, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Youth career
Mheerder Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1995 MVV 412 (23)
1995–1998 Wiltz 50 (0)
Managerial career
1996–1998 Wiltz (player/coach)
2004 MVV (caretaker)
2007 MVV (caretaker)
2008 Odra Opole
2009–2010 Sportfreunde Siegen
2014 EHC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rob Delahaye (born 24 June 1959) is a Dutch retired footballer who played for MVV between 1980 and 1995, making over 400 appearances.

Club career

Delahaye played his entire Dutch professional career for MVV which earned him the nickname Mr MVV.[1] He finished his career abroad at FC Wiltz in Luxembourg.[3]

Managerial career

After retiring, Delahaye became an assistant coach at MVV, temporarily taking over as head coach after the dismissal of Jan van Deinsen in February 2004[4] and from Ron Elsen in April 2007.[5] He also worked as a scout for the club. He was named manager of Polish second division side Odra Opole in January 2008, joining compatriot and club chairman Guido Vreuls.[6] After a disappointing period in charge of German side Siegen,[7] Delahaye expected to be welcomed back by MVV but they ended his lifelong contract with the club.[8] He joined amateur side EHC as an assistant to coach Ole Tobiasen in 2013, only to take charge himself in January 2014 when Tobiasen was dismissed.[9]

He was named coach of amateur team Geusselt Sport for the 2017–18 season.[10]

He later worked as a waiter in the t Rozenhoedje bar and was a candidate for the 2026 Maastricht municipal elections on behalf of the Socially Active Citizens Party.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Historie van SV Sibbe Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine - SV Sibbe (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Rob Delahaye at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Bonfrère zoekt nieuw avontuur in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten - Trouw (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ MVV wil Andries Jonker als coach - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. ↑ Delahaije nieuwe interim-coach MVV - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ Rob Delahaye wordt trainer in Polen - L1 (in Dutch)
  7. ↑ Delahaije verruilt MVV voor Sportfreunde Siegen - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  8. ↑ MVV kan eindelijk afscheid nemen van clubicoon Delahaye - ELF Voetbal (in Dutch)
  9. ↑ Rob Delahaije (EHC/Heuts);Lijfsbehoud en rust doelstellingen dit seizoen - In de Wandelgangen (in Dutch) Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Rob Delahaije nieuwe trainer Geusselt Sport - RTV Maastricht (in Dutch)
  11. ↑ "Oud profvoetballer Rob Delahaije kandidaat voor SAB". De Nieuwe Ster (in Dutch). 6 July 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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