Thiemo Meertens
After his playing career, Meertens became a football coach, next to his job as a teacher at the  (ALO). He was the coach of ,  and VV Emmen until the team became professional in 1985. He then became coach of VV Hoogeveen. He became professional trainer with BV Veendam in 1989. During his second season with BV Veendam he was fired due to disappointing results. He became trainer with Be Quick 1887, and later moved back to BV Veendam as scout and within the youth academy. Meertens was assistent coach of Joop Gall until 2007. In 2007 he became technical manager of FC Emmen. He retired in 2009.