Pieter Huistra

Pieter Egge Huistra (born 18 January 1967) is a Dutch football coach and former winger.

He was with them for four years before being named assistant coach to Aad de Mos at SBV Vitesse.

Huistra started his football career as an amateur with SC Joure and Drachtster Boys, where his qualities quickly stood out.

His farewell match for Rangers came on 14 January 1995 against Falkirk at Brockville Park, he scored 2 goals in a 3–2 victory.

[2][3] In January 2010, after FC Groningen head coach at the time, Ron Jans, announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the season, Huistra was announced as new main team head coach for the 2010–11 season.

With a record number of points, the team reached the final of the play offs to qualify for Europa League in which they lost on penalties.

Due to illness and injuries the club missed out on the play offs and ended in 14th place.

[6] In his first season with a complete new team, he won a stage title and was named manager of the month.

In January 2016, Huistra became head coach of Japanese club Iwaki FC.

On 31 March 2017, he was appointed as technical advisor of Slovak champion AS Trenčín until end of season.

[8] He left the club shortly after to join Pakhtakor Tashkent FK in Uzbekistan, initially as an assistant to Shota Arveladze.