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{{short description|Dutch footballer and manager}}
{{BLP sources| date = December 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stanley Menzo
| image = Stanley Menzo 2024.jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Menzo in 2024
| full_name = Stanley Purl Menzo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|10|15}}
| birth_place = [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)|Suriname]]
| height = 1.87 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = TWW Centrum
| youthyears2 = 1980–1983
| youthclubs2 = [[AVV Zeeburgia]]
| years1 = 1983–1994
| clubs1 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps1 = 249
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1983–1984
| clubs2 = → [[HFC Haarlem|Haarlem]] (loan)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1994–1996
| clubs3 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1996–1999
| clubs4 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
| caps4 = 73
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1997
| clubs5 = → [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1999–2000
| clubs6 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2001–2002
| clubs7 = [[AGOVV Apeldoorn|AGOVV]]
| caps7 = 
| goals7 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1989–1992
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs1 = [[AGOVV Apeldoorn|AGOVV]]
| manageryears2 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs2 = [[Amsterdamsche FC|AFC]]
| manageryears3 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs3 = [[AGOVV Apeldoorn|AGOVV]]
| manageryears4 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Volendam|Volendam]]
| manageryears5 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs5 = [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]]
| manageryears6 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs6 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
| manageryears7 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs7 = [[Amsterdamsche FC|AFC]]
| manageryears8 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs8 = [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]
| manageryears9 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs9 = [[Aruba National Football Team|Aruba]]
| manageryears10 = 2022
| managerclubs10 = [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]]
| manageryears11 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs11 = [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]
| manageryears12 = 2024–
| managerclubs12 = [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]]
}}
'''Stanley Purl Menzo''' (born 15 October 1963) is a Dutch [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former professional player who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He is currently the manager of the [[Suriname national football team|Suriname national team]]. 
He spent ten full seasons at [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and winning nine major titles. He represented the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] in one [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and one [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]].

Menzo has previously managed [[AGOVV Apeldoorn|AGOVV]], [[Amsterdamsche FC|AFC]], [[FC Volendam|Volendam]], [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]], [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]], [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]], [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] and [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)|Suriname]], Menzo arrived at [[Eredivisie]] giants [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] at the age of 19, from amateurs [[AVV Zeeburgia]].<ref>[http://www.zeeburgia.nl/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=891&Itemid=483 Oud-Zeeburgianen] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070619191611/http://www.zeeburgia.nl/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=891&Itemid=483 |date=19 June 2007 }} {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

Menzo deputised for [[Hans Galjé]] during the [[Eredivisie 1983–84|1983–84]] and [[Eredivisie 1984–85|1984–85]] seasons, in which he played only a few matches. After a loan to fellow league side [[HFC Haarlem|Haarlem]] from September 1983 to March 1984, he became the starter for the [[Eredivisie 1985–86|1985–86 campaign]]. Newly appointed manager [[Johan Cruyff]] believed that Menzo was one of the first goalkeepers who could also make his mark as a field player.

Throughout the 1980s, Menzo was subjected to [[Racism in association football|racist abuse from fans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59462361|title=The former Ajax keeper who struck back at racist abusers|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

Menzo then proceeded to remain an undisputed starter for seven full seasons, helping Ajax to the [[1989–90 Eredivisie|1989–90 national title]], as well as the [[1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup]] and the [[1991–92 UEFA Cup]]. However, after a game in the latter competition [[1992–93 UEFA Cup|the following season]], a 4–2 loss at [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]], during which he scored an [[own goal]], he lost his place to youth graduate [[Edwin van der Sar]], and never regained it.

In the summer of 1994, Menzo signed with [[PSV Eindhoven]], where he backed up [[Ronald Waterreus]] for two seasons. The 33-year-old managed to revive his career in Belgium with [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]], which he helped win one [[Belgian Pro League|league]] and one [[Belgian Cup|cup]], eventually amassing nearly 100 official appearances. For a brief period of time, he also played in France for [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], arriving in August 1997 to replace [[Gilbert Bodart]]. However, having lost his place to [[Ulrich Ramé]] (who would be the club's first-choice for the next decade), he returned to Lierse in January 1998.

In the summer of 2001, after a second spell at Ajax, Menzo joined amateur club [[AGOVV Apeldoorn|AGOVV]], helping it to the [[Hoofdklasse|amateur title]]. He retired from football at the end of the season.

==International career==
Menzo gained six [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]], the first arriving in 1989. He then spent nearly three years without any further appearances, but was summoned for the squads present at both the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 1992]], as third-choice.

After legendary [[Hans van Breukelen]] retired from international play following the latter competition, Menzo was named the starter for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualification stages]] of the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]]; following two unassuming performances, the 1–2 loss in [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and a 2–2 home draw against [[Poland national football team|Poland]], he was benched, and ultimately did not even make the squad at all ([[Ed de Goey]], [[Theo Snelders]] and Van der Sar would be the goalkeepers listed as starter, reserve and third respectively).

==Managerial career==
In the summer of 2004, after former Ajax teammate [[Marco van Basten]] became head coach of the national team, Menzo was named its goalkeeping coach, remained there for two years.<ref>[http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/nieuws/52732_menzo-keeperstrainer-af-bij-oranje Menzo keeperstrainer af bij Oranje] - ELF Voetbal {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

When coach [[Peter Bosz]] left in June 2002, Menzo became AGOVV's manager, remaining in the position for only one season: AGOVV became a professional club in the [[Eerste Divisie|second division]], but he did not have the qualifications to exercise in that category, subsequently moving to Amsterdam-based amateur club [[Amsterdamsche FC|AFC]].<ref>[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/stanley-menzo-verruilt-agovv-voor-afc.htm Stanley Menzo verruilt AGOVV voor AFC] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

In February 2005, Menzo received the necessary diploma to coach professional clubs. That summer, he returned as head manager of AGOVV. A year later, he joined [[FC Volendam|Volendam]],<ref>[http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/archief/article/detail/1704838/2006/06/30/Menzo-volgt-Brandts-op-als-trainer-van-Volendam.dhtml Menzo volgt Brandts op als trainer van Volendam] - Trouw {{in lang|nl}}</ref> lasting two seasons (incomplete) and signing with [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]],<ref>[http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4508/Sport/article/detail/1198304/2008/09/20/Menzo-volgt-Koolhof-op-bij-Cambuur.dhtml Menzo volgt Koolhof op bij Cambuur] - Trouw {{in lang|nl}}</ref> which he led to the second position in the second level in [[2009–10 Eerste Divisie|2009–10]], even though the team ultimately failed in the playoffs.

In October 2010, Menzo resigned from his position at Cambuur in order to join [[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]] as assistant to new head coach [[Albert Ferrer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/188933/Menzo-verlaat-Cambuur-en-wordt-assistent-Ferrer.htm|title=Menzo verlaat Cambuur en wordt assistent Ferrer|trans-title=Menzo leaves Cambuur and becomes Ferrer's assistant|publisher=Voetbal International|language=nl|date=27 October 2010|access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> In May 2013, he became the head coach of [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]],<ref>[http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/7836/Lierse/article/detail/1632608/2013/05/14/Stanley-Menzo-is-nieuwe-trainer-van-Lierse.dhtml Stanley Menzo is nieuwe trainer van Lierse] - HLN {{in lang|nl}}</ref> where he stayed until his sacking at the end of August 2014.<ref>[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1532/Belgisch-voetbal/article/detail/3732730/2014/08/31/Lierse-zet-Menzo-op-straat.dhtml Lierse zet Menzo op straat] - AD {{in lang|nl}}</ref> On 28 October 2016, Menzo was appointed head coach of South African Premier Soccer League team, [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]. He left just before Christmas 2017.

On 14 January 2019, Menzo was appointed as the manager of the reserve team of [[Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C.|Beijing Sinobo Guoan]] in China.<ref>[https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/chinees-avontuur-voor-stanley-menzo Chinees avontuur voor Stanley Menzo], vi.nl, 14 January 2019</ref>

On 29 August 2022, Menzo was appointed as the manager for Beijing Guoan's first team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=聘任斯坦利-门佐为北京国安足球俱乐部一线队主教练 |trans-title=Hiring Stanley Menzo as Guoan's First Team Manager |url=https://m.weibo.cn/status/4807759315341287 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829032046/https://m.weibo.cn/status/4807759315341287 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Sina Weibo}}</ref> His appointment was terminated less than a year later on 11 June 2023 after a mediocre start to [[2023 Beijing Guoan F.C. season|the team's 2023 season]] saw the team settle in mid-table positions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京国安与主教练斯坦利·门佐解约 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/684459436_116237 |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=www.sohu.com}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Ajax'''
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: 1986–87
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: 1991–92
* [[Eredivisie]]: 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94
* [[KNVB Cup]]: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96

'''Lierse'''
* [[Belgian Pro League]]: 1996–97
* [[Belgian Cup]]: 1998–99

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/menzo-s.htm Beijen profile] {{in lang|nl}}
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