L&B International Football Consultancy

L&B International Football Consultancy is a sports and business brokerage firm headquarted in Zaandam, the Netherlands. As of 2010, it had scouted, trained and transferred many footballplayers for football clubs playing in Eredivisie in the Netherlands, Primera Division of Spain, Premier League in England, Bundesliga in Germany, Eerste Klasse Belgium and Ligue 1 in France.

One of the main persons at L&B International Football Consultancy is Joop Lensen. Lensen is a Dutch sports director with more than 20 years experience in professional football. In the first 15 years, he held various functions at the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). During this time, Lensen founded the youth football training scheme and was closely involved in the technical aspects of the sport within the organisation. In addition, he was the author of two KNVB booklets “4 against 4” and “7 against 7”. From 1985 till 1988 Lensen was initially an assistant to the Dutch under 15 and subsequently the head coach at the time the team reached the final of the World Cup in France; He also was the assistant of the Dutch squad under 16. Lensen’s was a member of the support staff of the winning Dutch team (the legendary squad of Rinus Michels, Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard et al.) during the European Cup in Germany in 1988.

In the period 2000–2005, Lensen was the head of youth training and education at AZ in Alkmaar; There he was, amongst other things, responsible for setting up the LOOTschool, a structure which ensured a combination of training and education. After this period, Lensen became head of youth training and head (international) scouting at Fenerbahçe SK. Lensen currently continues to act as a guest lecturer and advisor to various parties including the Royal Dutch Football Federation and the Turkish football association (Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu).

In 2008 Ramon Boekhoff, a former stockexchange expert, joined Lensen. Boekhoff has got more than 22 years experience in the financial world. In 1987, while working as a stock broker at Mandersloot & De Bruin, at Beursplein 5 in Amsterdam, he had first-hand experience of the stock market crash. In 1996 he set up Oppen Haerd Beleggingen BV, an asset management company, which was sold after a number of years. In this period, Boekhoff built up an large network which has created collateral benefits between the financial and sportsindustry.

L&B International Football Consultancy offers particular expertise in client representation and management, specific football industry information, scouting, sponsorship sales, lectures & seminars, football development like coach courses and youth development.

L&B International Football Consultancy is a privately owned company, with a total of three partners, serving clients going from major quoted companies to private individuals.

References

Voetbal International, number 26, 2005.
Hoijtink, Henk. Trouw Hollandse Hervorming bij Fenerbahce, 09/28, 2005.
Fenerbahce.org. Youth football set for Dutch revolution, 06/29. 2005

External links

http://footballconsultancy.com
http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/detay.asp?ContentID=272
http://www.azjeugd.nl/site/modules/news/article.php?storyid=145
http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/71231/Dragtsma-aan-de-slag-bij-Fenerbahe.htm