Ernest Faber spoke of his delight during his unveiling as the manager of FC Groningen today as of the start of the 2016/ 2017 season.

  • By James Rowe

faberFaber stated that he feels that FC Groningen are the perfect club in terms of his development as a manager. He will however remain as manger of NEC Nijmegen until the end of the current Eredivisie season.

Faber said, ”I did not need a lot of time to think about the offer one FC Groningen showed an interest in me. I will make the goals with have as a club together with the board for the coming seasons.

”I am not deliberately a conscious planner in terms of my career but in the recent past I have encountered offers that have been the next logical step such as manager of FC Eindhoven and NEC Nijmegen.

”In terms of club FC Groningen are a step higher than NEC Nijmegen for example NEC Nijmegen are a club in development and FC Groningen are further on in terms of stadium and the facilities they have.

”I believe this club is perfect for my development as a manger ”.




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