John Achterberg (born July 8 1971 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer currently goalkeeping coach for Liverpool after a long spell at Tranmere Rovers in England. He was Tranmere's longest serving player and has become something of a legend amongst Tranmere's fans. Achterberg is also renown for being found regularly in the club gym an hour before his teammates arrive for training.
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- John Achterberg (born July 8 1971 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer currently goalkeeping coach for Liverpool after a long spell at Tranmere Rovers in England. He was Tranmere's longest serving player and has become something of a legend amongst Tranmere's fans. Achterberg is also renown for being found regularly in the club gym an hour before his teammates arrive for training. The 6 ft 1 in shot-stopper first signed for Tranmere Rovers, in 1998 after a successful trial from FC Utrecht as a replacement for the Everton bound Steve Simonsen and was thrown into the first team immediately due to an injury to Danny Coyne, making his debut against Swindon Town on September 25th that year. Achterberg then deservedly cemented his place as number 1 at Rovers after Coyne's subsequent transfer to Grimsby in 1999. He became part of the giant killing cup teams that defeated such opponents as Everton, Southampton and other big teams. Achterberg's proficiency in goal was exemplified by the 20 clean sheets he kept during the 2003-04 season under the stewardship of Brian Little. One of his more memorable performances was against Millwall in an FA Cup quarter final at The New Den which was televised on BBC 1. The game finished 0-0 but was largely dominated by Millwall and John managed to save a crucial penalty from Kevin Muscat in the 75th minute despite having to play through injury. Achterberg's 2005-06 season was less successful. After spending most of the season sidelined with injuries, he was replaced by Steve Wilson and Dino Seremet (on loan from Luton), neither of which played with much conviction. Achterberg's chances of re-establishing himself as Tranmere's first choice goalkeeper in 2006/07 were hampered by the signing and good form of veteran journeyman Gavin Ward. Later in the season injury to Ward gave Achterberg a chance but a re-occurrence of his own injury problems saw him sit out the closing months of the season with his contract set to expire in May. He was released by Tranmere on 25 May 2007, resulting in uproar from many Tranmere fans who believed Achterberg deserved a testimonial game, despite him falling just short of the ten years' service usually required to earn a testimonial at the club. But on 31 May 2007 he was given a 2 year coaching/player contract with Tranmere which was down to negotiations between the club and player, and also influenced by an online petition by Tranmere fans which gained over 3000 signatures. Many fans see it as an even toss up between John and Eric Nixon as the clubs greatest ever goalkeeper. The Tranmere legend made his 300th Rovers appearance in the opening day game of the 2008-09 season against Swindon Town. In Early June 2009 he Joined Liverpool as Goalkeeping Coach.
- John Achterberg is een Nederlandse voetballer die anno 2006 als doelman uitkomt voor het Engelse Tranmere Rovers. Hij staat hier al sinds 1998 onder contract, en is door zijn grote staat van dienst onder de fans van Tranmere uitgegroeid tot een kleine legende. Hij tekende in 1998 een contract bij de trots van de Wirral, na een succesvol verlopen stage, en hij maakte deel uit van het team dat in de beker grote namen als Everton en Southampton versloeg. In het seizoen 2003-2004 hield hij 20 wedstrijden lang zijn doel schoon. Gedurende het huidige seizoen (2006-2007) heeft Achterberg nog geen wedstrijd gekeept. Dit is deels toe te schrijven aan de grote vorm waarin concurrent Gavin Ward momenteel verkeert, maar ook deels aan het feit dat hij nog steeds worstelt met enkele blessures. Deze problemen zorgden ervoor dat Tranmere een beroep moest doen op onervaren keepers als Steve Wilson en Matt Murray
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- John Achterberg (born July 8 1971 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer currently goalkeeping coach for Liverpool after a long spell at Tranmere Rovers in England. He was Tranmere's longest serving player and has become something of a legend amongst Tranmere's fans. Achterberg is also renown for being found regularly in the club gym an hour before his teammates arrive for training.
- John Achterberg is een Nederlandse voetballer die anno 2006 als doelman uitkomt voor het Engelse Tranmere Rovers. Hij staat hier al sinds 1998 onder contract, en is door zijn grote staat van dienst onder de fans van Tranmere uitgegroeid tot een kleine legende. Hij tekende in 1998 een contract bij de trots van de Wirral, na een succesvol verlopen stage, en hij maakte deel uit van het team dat in de beker grote namen als Everton en Southampton versloeg.
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