John Karelse [SEP] member of sports team
John Karelse
John Karelse (born 17 May 1970 in Wemeldinge) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper and unemployed manager after being fired by NAC Breda.
He played for AGOVV Apeldoorn in his native country for a few years before moving to NAC Breda. It was here that he caught the attention of then Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit, who signed him for an undisclosed fee (thought to be in the region of £800,000) in August 1999. His time at Newcastle was largely unsuccessful, as he endured a terrible
Shay Given, Steve Harper, Lionel Perez, John Karelse and Tony Caig.
On 16 September 2004 Smith handed in his resignation and left the club. He was replaced by Roy Tunks.
Smith has since worked for the Football Association as the goalkeeping coach to the England under-19 and under-17 teams and as a goalkeeping scout identifying and reporting on current and possible England goalkeepers. He has also worked as goalkeeping coach to the women's national football team.
After successfully completing a B.A. Sports studies degree in 1995, Smith