Jan Roelfs, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is former team manager of the Korean national football team. Korea wrote history by reaching the semi-final at the 2002 World Cup Football in Korea/Japan under guidance of Guus Hiddink. As a colleague and friend of Guus Hiddink, Roelfs experienced from within the Korean team, all managerial changes necessary to become success full. His practical examples on reaching a target, being committed, bridging language problems, giving professional feedback, energizing a team, and combining the Eastern and Western culture into a winning formula are priceless.
Jan Roelfs is a political scientist - international relations - and worked as trainee at the United Nations. Jan Roelfs is currently a senior sports TV-commentator and has been present at all the Summer and Winter Olympic Games of the past 15 years.
He has given speeches about the leadership in many global enterprises such as Shell, AON, Samsung, Hyundai, Yamanouchi, Pfizer, Audi, Mastercard, Deloitte, Johnson Diversery, Covidien, ABNAMRO Bank etc.