Rob Penders (born 31 December 1975) is a Dutch football coach and a former player who mainly played for NAC Breda during his career. He is the assistant manager of Utrecht. Penders was a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the RBC Roosendaal squad in the 1994–95 season. In the season 1999-2000 he joined NAC Breda. He played there for 10 seasons.
Coaching career After retiring, Penders worked for NAC Breda as a youth coach. In October 2014, he was named as temporarily assistant manager for the first team.Hellemons en Penders nemen leiding NAC voorlopig over, bredavandaag.nl, 13 October 2014 In the 2016–17 season, Penders was in charge of the club's reserve team in addition to assisting the first team.Rob Penders langer bij NAC, nac.nl, 14 June 2017 He left the club on 22 March 2019 where he was fired.Penders per direct weg: NAC ontslaat assistent, ad.nl, 22 March 2019
On 5 June 2019, he was appointed as U19 manager of ADO Den Haag for the upcoming season.Rob Penders gaat jeugd ADO Den Haag trainen, bndestem.nl, 5 June 2019
On 17 June 2023, Penders was hired as an assistant coach by Utrecht.
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