John Karelse

John Karelse
Personal information
Date of birth	17 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Wemeldinge, Netherlands
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	VV Wemeldinge
	AGOVV Apeldoorn
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1999	NAC Breda
1999–2003	Newcastle United
2003–2004	AGOVV Apeldoorn
Total
Managerial career
2006	NAC Breda (caretaker)
2006–2011	NAC Breda (assistant manager)
2011–2012	NAC Breda
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Karelse (born 17 May 1970 in Wemeldinge) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper and unemployed manager after being fired by NAC Breda.

He played for AGOVV Apeldoorn in his native country for a few years before moving to NAC Breda. It was here that he caught the attention of then Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit, who signed him for an undisclosed fee (thought to be in the region of £800,000) in August 1999. His time at Newcastle was largely unsuccessful, as he endured a terrible start to his career at the club, losing 4-2 to Southampton on his debut. He found his first team opportunities very limited after this, not helped by the competition for his position being very high with the reliable Shay Given and Steve Harper also at the club. Tony Caig was also ahead of him as third choice backup. He did, however, manage to keep a clean sheet against Arsenal at Highbury, in what proved to be his third and final game for the club.^[1]

A proposed move to Turkey broke down in 2000, but a year later a move back to the Netherlands seemed likely, with Feyenoord rumoured to be interested. No move materialised and the former Dutch Under-21 international had no choice but to stay in the Newcastle reserves. He retired in 2004 after one final season at AGOVV Apeldoorn.

In 2006, he became interim manager of NAC and led the team successfully through the relegation play-offs. Karelse became manager of NAC in 2011.

References

^ "Magpies deny goal-shy Gunners". BBC. 30 October 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

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[1] "Magpies deny goal-shy Gunners". BBC. 30 October 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

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