Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim (born 17 August 1965) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently manager of FC Emmen.
[2] In 1984, he joined the famed Ajax youth academy and also progressed to the first team, but did however not appear in the Eredivisie, as he was mostly a reserve behind starter Stanley Menzo.
During the 1986–87 season, Cambuur head coach Fritz Korbach brought him to the Leeuwarden-based club competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, first on a loan deal and since on a permanent contract.
[1] Under the German manager, he made his professional debut in December 1986, as regular starter Oscar Zijlstra had sustained a back injury.
His highlight during the period was the 1991–92 Eerste Divisie title and subsequent promotion to the Eredivisie under head coach Rob Baan.
[4] He held this position for three years until he announced his retirement at the end of the 2001–02 season after winning the domestic double; the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup.
From the 2004-05 season, Grim functioned as assistant coach for Jong Ajax with John van den Brom as manager.
[7] He held this position until March 2005, where he was promoted to Ajax' first team staff as a goalkeeper coach under manager Danny Blind.
[11] On 11 October 2012, it was announced that Grim became head coach of Almere City, who were in last place in the second-tier Eerste Divisie at the time.
[13] On 14 December, Grim received his first personal prize as a trainer: prior to the match against FC Dordrecht, he was awarded the Bronze Bull by Kenneth Perez, after being voted the best manager of the second period.
After Blind was fired on 26 March 2017, after losing the World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria 2–0 the day before, Grim was appointed caretaker national coach.
On 28 May, RKC Waalwijk won in spectacular fashion against Go Ahead Eagles with a final score of 4–5 and thus forced promotion to the Eredivisie.