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Ernest Faber played for which team from 1990 to 1991?
Ernest Faber Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber ( born 27 August 1971 ) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player . He was most recently head coach of caretaker manager of Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven . Faber grew up in Eindhoven and played youth football at local club DBS until he joined PSV Eindhoven aged 13 . Besides loan spells at NEC , Sparta and Groningen , Faber was part of PSV for 12 seasons and won four Eredivisie titles , a KNVB Cup and four Johan Cruyff Shields . He also played one match for the Netherlands national team in 1998 . Injuries plagued Faber throughout his career and forced him to retire at age 32 . After his playing career , Faber worked at the PSV youth academy and at FC Eindhoven as assistant coach and manager . From 2011 until UEFA Euro 2012 , he also served as assistant manager for the Netherlands national team . From March 2012 , Faber worked as assistant manager at PSV . On 4 June 2015 , he was appointed manager of Eredivisie side NEC . Faber then moved to fellow top division club Groningen in 2016 . Early career . Born in Geldrop , Faber grew up in the Strijp neighbourhood in Eindhoven , which also included PSVs home ground , the Philips Stadion . At five , he started playing youth football at local amateur club DBS . Fabers performances led to interest from PSV and EVV , with PSV scout Gerrit van Tilburg having discovered him at DBS . He chose to join PSV at 13 . Fabers original position was right winger , but at PSV , he moved to the central defense position under the guidance of former defender and youth coach Huub Stevens . Club career . Loan spells and first PSV years . To gain first-team experience , PSV loaned Faber out to NEC in 1990 . He made his professional debut on 25 August in a 2–1 away win against MVV . In October , Faber was sent-off during a 7–0 loss to Ajax . NECs season ended in 18th place and relegation ; Faber appeared in 30 league fixtures and three cup games . For the 1991–92 season , Faber was loaned out to Sparta . He played 32 Eredivisie matches . Sparta finished eighth in the league and also reached the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup in which Faber played five games . In 1992 , Faber returned to PSV . In his debut match , he won the Dutch Super Cup after beating Feyenoord with 1–0 . Faber appeared in 18 Eredivisie matches in his first season . He played his first UEFA Champions League match as a substitute against FC Porto . Fabers debut in the starting line-up followed in the home fixture over A.C . Milan , after the PSV squad was struggling with injuries . Coach Hans Westerhof assigned him to Milans Marco van Basten , whom Faber managed to prevent from scoring . In the 1993–94 season , Faber played five league games for PSV before being loaned out to Groningen for the second half of the season . At Groningen , Faber played 11 matches . After finishing third in the 1994–95 season , PSV and Faber reached the second place a year later and also won the KNVB Cup . Injury trouble . In 1996 , Faber won his second Super Cup after defeating Ajax with 3–0 . But in September , Faber tore his ankle ligaments after attempting a headed duel with Utrecht’s John van Loen . It turned out to be the first of a long line of injuries that would dominate Faber’s career . Cartilage was removed from Faber’s ankle , sidelining him for a long period . He would play only nine Eredivisie matches in the 1996–97 season , the year that PSV won the league . In the 1997–98 season , Faber played three matches before suffering an achilles tendon injury . He recovered in time for a training camp in Spain , but it was there when he noticed the injury did not completely heal yet . That year , Faber appeared in 21 league games and scored twice . In February , he was sent off in a match against Ajax . In May , Faber tore his right Achilles tendon in a match against Groningen . The injury was called career threatening by the PSV club doctor and forced Faber to recover for months , therefore missing out on a possible World Cup participation . In the 1999–2000 season , Faber suffered new injuries on his hamstring , Achilles tendon and ankle . In February , he underwent an operation on his ankle , which had to be put in a cast . PSV won the Eredivisie that year , but Faber only appeared in three league matches . In the build-up to the 2000–01 season , PSV won the Johan Cruyff Shield after beating Roda JC with 2–0 . Faber scored the second goal in the match . After the match , Faber ended up with an injured left knee . When a few weeks of rest did not solve the troubles , an operation followed in September . PSV clinched the league title again and this time Faber had a bigger contribution with 17 matches . In June 2001 , Faber extended his contract with PSV for another two years . In the following two seasons , Faber played 42 Eredivisie matches and won his fourth league title in 2003 , but was still struggling with his injuries . In the 2001–02 season , Faber received a head wound in the match against Heerenveen and suffered a minor knee injury . Newcastle United showed interest in signing him in early 2002 , but after the new injury a possible deal was cancelled . In February 2003 , Faber signed a new one-year contract extension with PSV . A month later , he had to rest for a few matches to rest his hamstring . In April , Faber broke his metacarpus in a match against De Graafschap . In May 2003 , while playing with a cast due to his metacarpus injury , Faber suffered an inflammation of a bursa near his Achilles tendon . The injury required surgery and continued to provide problems in the 2003–04 season . He finally returned in the Champions League match against AS Monaco in November 2003 , but received a hamstring injury during that game . He returned in an exhibition match against Trabzonspor in January 2004 , but Faber suffered a new hamstring injury . He was sidelined for another month . On 22 April , the verdict from independent medical staff was that Faber could not continue his career . He announced his retirement , effective on that day . During his career , Faber underwent 13 surgeries for his injuries . In May , Faber was granted a fan farewell during the seasons last home game . International career . Faber played four matches for the Netherlands under-21 team . In February 1998 , his good performances with PSV were rewarded with a call-up by coach Guus Hiddink for the senior team trip to the United States . The Netherlands were scheduled to play exhibition matches against the United States and Mexico . After being an unused substitute in the United States match , Faber made a 58th minute appearance in the game against Mexico on 24 February 1998 . The match was played in Miami . He replaced Winston Bogarde when the Netherlands were leading 3–0 . Eventually , the game finished 3–2 , with Faber causing a penalty in favour of Mexico . Faber was one of the players considered by Hiddink to be selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup but after he injured himself before the start of the tournament , he was unable to appear . Managerial career . In the summer of 2005 , Faber became coach of PSVs reserve team Jong PSV . In the 2005–06 season of the Beloften Eredivisie , Fabers team narrowly escaped relegation . But in September 2006 , Faber left Jong PSV . He claimed that the team was neglected by PSV and not strengthened as promised . Fabers desire was to remain at the club , but the board did not offer him another position . Faber proceeded to join FC Eindhoven as their assistant manager in December 2006 . In October 2007 , FC Eindhoven sacked their manager Louis Coolen . Faber stepped up as caretaker manager for two months . He went back to his position as assistant when Gerald Vanenburg was appointed as the new manager in December . Seeking a new challenge , Faber announced in February 2008 he would leave FC Eindhoven at the end of the season . Before his departure , Faber had to become FC Eindhovens caretaker manager again after Vanenburg resigned in April . He coached the team in the remaining three matches . In 2008 , Faber returned to PSV to coach the under-19 squad . He signed a two-year contract . In November 2009 , Faber showed interest in becoming the PSV academy director . The other youth coaches favoured Faber as well , but the PSV board decided to appoint Jelle Goes . He decided to leave the club again after the 2009–10 season , even though PSV offered him the position of Jong PSV coach . In February 2010 , he passed his coaching exam , enabling him to be a manager in the Netherlands . Faber simultaneously agreed on a two-year contract as manager of MVV Maastricht . But in June , he retracted his decision after he was unsure about the clubs financial perspectives . MVV accepted Fabers decision . Faber subsequently became the manager of FC Eindhoven after signing a two-year contract . The team performed well in the Eerste Divisie , with a fifth place at the winter break period . In December , Faber was approached by VVV-Venlo to become their manager , but he rejected the offer . In February 2011 , Faber was appointed as assistant manager of Bert van Marwijk at the Netherlands national team . After Faber accepted the national team job , his performances with FC Eindhoven went downhill . With four points from the following eleven matches , FC Eindhoven missed out on a play-off spot . In the 2011–12 season , the FC Eindhoven performances were again above expectations . The team were third in the Eerste Divisie at the time Faber left the club . In March 2012 , Faber returned to PSV as assistant manager after Fred Rutten was sacked as manager . Phillip Cocu was chosen as caretaker . Unlike Cocu , Fabers role was permanent after agreeing on a two-and-a-half-year contract . Faber was present at UEFA Euro 2012 when the Dutch team were knocked out in the group stage . After Van Marwijk resigned in the wake of the elimination , Faber also quit to fully focus on his job at PSV . Despite receiving several managing position offers in 2013 , Faber signed a new two-year contract and continued to work as assistant manager after the appointment of Cocu as PSV manager . After 3 seasons as PSV assistant , in which Faber briefly was interim manager due to Phillip Cocu having an emergency surgery , Faber left to manage newly promoted NEC Nijmegen , where he remained for a season and impressing many clubs by leading the nijmegen side to a top half finish in the league , and proving wrong many pundits alike who believed based on Fabers previous record with PSV in the latter stages of the 2013-14 season that he wouldnt succeed at NEC . His peformances caught the eye of FC Groningen , who appointed him manager in pre-season of the 2016-17 season . Faber remained in Groningen for 2 seasons , before being sacked due to inconsistency in results and a failure to qualify for the European play-offs . In June 2018 , Faber was appointed head of academy under new manager Mark van Bommel . In November 2019 , following the unexpected sacking of Mark van Bommel , Faber was appointed interim manager for the remainder of the 2019-20 season , after a decent 6 wins out of 11 , the season was nul and voided due to the global Covid-19 pandemic , meaning that PSV automatically qualified for the 2020-21 Europa League 3rd qualifying round based on League position at the time , thus classifying Fabers brief second interim spell as an almost success . Faber left PSV eindhoven in July 202 , following the appointment of Roger Schmidt as the new head coach , in a staff rebuild , Faber was also subsequently relieved off his duties as head of academy , despite being the mastermind behind the first team breakthroughs of current stars Donyell Malen and Mohammed Itaharren . Personal life . His son , Cas Faber , plays as a midfielder for FC Eindhoven . Honours . Player . - Eredivisie : 1996–97 , 1999–2000 , 2000–01 , 2002–03 - KNVB Cup : 1995–96 - Johan Cruyff Shield : 1992 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 External links . - Ernest Faber at PSV Eindhoven