Jo Bonfrere

A midfielder, between 1963 and 1985 Bonfrère scored 50 goals in 335 league appearances for MVV, his only club.

Nigeria

Bonfrère led the Nigeria national under-23 team to a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He also led Nigeria to the 2000 African Cup of Nations co-hosted by Nigeria and Ghana. Bonfrère led the Super Eagles to the final, where they lost to Cameroon on penalties. On 7 June 2018, Bonfrère was offered a three bedroom apartment by the Nigerian government, as part of a promise made by General Sani Abacha after winning the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics.

South Korea

Bonfrère was hired to coach the South Korea national team in June 2004 to replace Humberto Coelho, who was forced to quit after a draw with the Maldives in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. The Dutch coach got off to a promising start by crushing a highly rated German squad of World Cup stars such as Michael Ballack and Oliver Kahn, 3–1, with a young Korean team in a friendly match in December 2004. In 2005, South Korea qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup under him, but a string of disappointing losses thereafter fueled fan and media ire against Bonfrère. Bonfrère resigned on 23 August 2005 after poor results in the East Asian Football Championship and a World Cup qualifier loss against Saudi Arabia. The Korea Football Association then hired Dick Advocaat as its third Dutch head coach, with Advocaat angered his predecessor by saying he will be another Guus Hiddink, not a Bonfrère.

China

Bonfrère joined former Chinese Super League champions Dalian Shide on a one-year…