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Mario Been (born 11 December 1963 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football professional and football manager from the Netherlands, who was appointed the head coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam on 28 January 2009.

He is nicknamed "Mariodona", after Diego Maradona and his first name.

Career

Mario Been
Personal information
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Feyenoord (manager)
Youth career
	FC Rotterdam
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1988	Feyenoord
1988–1991	Pisa
1991–1991	Roda JC
1991–1992	Heerenveen
1992–1993	Tirol Innsbruck
1993–1995	Excelsior
International career‡
1984	Netherlands
Managerial career
2000–2004	Feyenoord (assistant)
2005–2006	Excelsior
2006	Trinidad and Tobago (assistant)
2006–2009	N.E.C.
2009–	Feyenoord
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2007; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2007

As a football midfielder himself, Been played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, Pisa Calcio, Roda JC, SC Heerenveen, FC Tirol Innsbruck, and Excelsior Rotterdam. Been played his last competitive match on September 17, 1995 when HFC Haarlem defeated Excelsior Rotterdam (4–0).

International

Been only played one official international match for the Netherlands, against Austria on 14 November 1984 as substitute for Ton Lokhoff in the 73rd minute.

Coaching career

Been started his coaching career as assistant manager to Bert van Marwijk at Feyenoord in 2000. He held this position until the summer of 2004 when Bert van Marwijk choose to leave Feyenoord and head to Germany to manage Borussia Dortmund. Been headed across Rotterdam to join Feyenoord's sister club Excelsior in 2005 and in his sole season in-charge of the club got them promoted from the Eerste Divisie to the Eredivisie. Along the way his team played attractive football and eventually finished 7 points clear of second placed VVV Venlo.

Trinidad and Tobago

After his successful promotion season with Excelsior Been moved to become the assistant manager to Wim Rijsbergen at Trinidad and Tobago. He aided their campaign immensely, however, left that same year to become head coach and manager at Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen back in Holland.

NEC Nijmegen

Mario Been moved to NEC Nijmegen after NEC favorite Ron de Groot was forced to stop. He came with the image to return the glory years back to the club. In his first season 2006 - 2007 he led the club to a 10th place finish in the Eredivisie. With the signing of a few players during the summer of 2007 he molded a competitive and attractive team. However, the first half of the 2007 - 2008 season did not go well for Mario Been as his side were sitting bottom of the league at the start of the new year. However, Been managed to remarkably change the fortunes of his team as they went on a run which saw them eventually end 8th in the league standings. This earned the club a UEFA Cup Play-off berth against three other Dutch teams. Been got his team to play very attractive football which resulted in plenty of goals. In the final play-off round against NAC Breda his side won 6-0 at home, and 1-0 away. For the first time Mario Been had qualified a team for European competition.

The season of 2008 - 2009 would be the finest season to date for Mario Been as professional manager. His side were drawn in a tough group in the UEFA Cup with away games at Spartak Moscow and Dinamo Zagreb, while Tottenham Hotspurs and Udinese would come to Nijmegen. At the start of the European campaign his side were labeled the whipping boys of the group. However, after two losses in the group (3-2 against Dinamo Zagreb & 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspurs), NEC managed to beat Spartak Moscow in Russia with a scoreline of 2-1. Lasse Schone scoring the all important goal in that match. The final and decisive game for Been would against Udinese, on a wonderful night for the club, he managed to get the team to a 2-0 scoreline and secure progression to the next round. They eventually lost 4-0 on aggregate to HSV Hamburg in the following round, but Mario Been had already written himself into the club's history. On 28th January, 2009 NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord had reached an agreement to let Been move to Rotterdam to become the head coach and manager there for the next season. On his final match as manager for NEC Nijmegen, Been was applauded by a full Goffert Stadium, with fans singing his name and the players, board and fans giving him the honour of being the best manager the club has ever had. Been's farewell speech was filled with tears, however, his last words to the fans epitomized his legendary status at the club.

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Been joined his boyhood club Feyenoord in the summer of 2009 in the hope of repairing the financially stricken club. He was given a very youthful squad to work with, which did have some experienced heads in the form of Roy Makaay, Denny Landzaat and Gio van Bronckhorst. His first signing was from his old club where he signed Dani Fernandez for the right-back position. Been's first season for Feyenoord was immediately a success as he lead them to a fourth place finish in the league and thus a place in the Europa League for the 2010 - 2011 season. This was also the clubs highest finish for a few years. In a turbulent summer which saw all his experienced heads retire, he signed only a handful of players on free transfers or by loan. Feyenoord started the campaign in mixed form. On the opening day they beat FC Utrecht 3-1 to kick off a good start to the campaign. However the club failed to qualify for the group stages of the Europa League after they lost 2-1 to AA Gent on aggregate. Currently Been has a contract until 2012 with the club.

External links

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Mario Been at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)

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 He is nicknamed "Mariodona", after [[Diego Maradona]] and his first name.
-==Career==
+=Career=
 As a football midfielder himself, Been played for [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]], [[Pisa Calcio]], [[Roda JC]], [[SC Heerenveen]], [[FC Tirol Innsbruck]], and [[Excelsior Rotterdam]]. Been played his last competitive match on September 17, 1995 when [[HFC Haarlem]] defeated [[Excelsior Rotterdam]] (4–0).
-==International==
+=International=
 Been only played one official international match for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], against Austria on 14 November 1984 as substitute for [[Ton Lokhoff]] in the 73rd minute.
-==Coaching career==
+=Coaching career=
+Been started his coaching career as assistant manager to [[Bert van Marwijk]] at [[Feyenoord]] in 2000. He held this position until the summer of 2004 when [[Bert van Marwijk]] choose to leave [[Feyenoord]] and head to [[Germany]] to manage [[Borussia Dortmund]]. Been headed across Rotterdam to join [[Feyenoord]]'s sister club [[Excelsior]] in 2005 and in his sole season in-charge of the club got them promoted from the [[Eerste Divisie]] to the [[Eredivisie]]. Along the way his team played attractive football and eventually finished 7 points clear of second placed [[VVV Venlo]].
-On 28 January 2009, the current coach of [[N.E.C. Nijmegen]], will manage [[Feyenoord]] next season. He has agreed on a deal until 2012.
+==Trinidad and Tobago==
+After his successful promotion season with Excelsior Been moved to become the assistant manager to [[Wim Rijsbergen]] at Trinidad and Tobago. He aided their campaign immensely, however, left that same year to become head coach and manager at [[Eredivisie]] side [[NEC Nijmegen]] back in [[Holland]].
+==NEC Nijmegen==
+Mario Been moved to [[NEC Nijmegen]] after NEC favorite [[Ron de Groot]] was forced to stop. He came with the image to return the glory years back to the club. In his first season 2006 - 2007 he led the club to a 10th place finish in the [[Eredivisie]]. With the signing of a few players during the summer of 2007 he molded a competitive and attractive team. However, the first half of the 2007 - 2008 season did not go well for Mario Been as his side were sitting bottom of the league at the start of the new year. However, Been managed to remarkably change the fortunes of his team as they went on a run which saw them eventually end 8th in the league standings. This earned the club a UEFA Cup Play-off berth against three other Dutch teams. Been got his team to play very attractive football which resulted in plenty of goals. In the final play-off round against [[NAC Breda]] his side won 6-0 at home, and 1-0 away. For the first time Mario Been had qualified a team for European competition.
+The season of 2008 - 2009 would be the finest season to date for Mario Been as professional manager. His side were drawn in a tough group in the [[UEFA Cup]] with away games at [[Spartak Moscow]] and [[Dinamo Zagreb]], while [[Tottenham Hotspurs]] and [[Udinese]] would come to [[Nijmegen]]. At the start of the European campaign his side were labeled the whipping boys of the group. However, after two losses in the group (3-2 against [[Dinamo Zagreb]] & 1-0 against [[Tottenham Hotspurs]]), NEC managed to beat [[Spartak Moscow]] in [[Russia]] with a scoreline of 2-1. [[Lasse Schone]] scoring the all important goal in that match. The final and decisive game for Been would against [[Udinese]], on a wonderful night for the club, he managed to get the team to a 2-0 scoreline and secure progression to the next round. They eventually lost 4-0 on aggregate to [[HSV Hamburg]] in the following round, but Mario Been had already written himself into the club's history.  On 28th January, 2009 [[NEC Nijmegen]] and [[Feyenoord]] had reached an agreement to let Been move to Rotterdam to become the head coach and manager there for the next season. On his final match as manager for [[NEC Nijmegen]], Been was applauded by a full [[Goffert Stadium]], with fans singing his name and the players, board and fans giving him the honour of being the best manager the club has ever had. Been's farewell speech was filled with tears, however, his last words to the fans epitomized his legendary status at the club.
+==Feyenoord Rotterdam==
+Been joined his boyhood club [[Feyenoord]] in the summer of 2009 in the hope of repairing the financially stricken club. He was given a very youthful squad to work with, which did have some experienced heads in the form of [[Roy Makaay]], [[Denny Landzaat]] and [[Gio van Bronckhorst]]. His first signing was from his old club where he signed [[Dani Fernandez]] for the right-back position. Been's first season for [[Feyenoord]] was immediately a success as he lead them to a fourth place finish in the league and thus a place in the [[Europa League]] for the 2010 - 2011 season. This was also the clubs highest finish for a few years. In a turbulent summer which saw all his experienced heads retire, he signed only a handful of players on free transfers or by loan. Feyenoord started the campaign in mixed form. On the opening day they beat [[FC Utrecht]] 3-1 to kick off a good start to the campaign. However the club failed to qualify for the group stages of the [[Europa League]] after they lost 2-1 to [[AA Gent]] on aggregate.
+Currently Been has a contract until 2012 with the club.
 ==External links==