Bert van Marwijk (, surname isolated: ; born 19 May 1952) is a Dutch football former footballer and coach. He played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna Sittard amongst other clubs, and represented the Netherlands once.
In 1982, he began his transition into coaching, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full-time coach. In 2002, he won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord. Van Marwijk managed the Netherlands from 2008 until June 2012 and guided the country to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was lost 1–0 in extra-time to Spain. He left this position after the Netherlands lost all of their three matches at UEFA Euro 2012.
Van Marwijk is the father-in-law of Netherlands international Mark van Bommel.
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—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Horsefeathers, a wisecrack made as Huxley College president to Connie, the college widow (Thelma Todd)
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—Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)