Ron Groenewoud (born 24 January 1937) is a former Dutch footballer and football manager.[1][2]
During his football career, he played as a defender for Velocitas 1897 from Groningen.[3]
After his playing career, he was assistant coach at Sparta for three years, under head coaches Denis Neville and Bill Thompson.[3] Afterwards, he managed Holland Sport, Heerenveen, FC Groningen and various teams of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), including the women's national team.[3] He also coached the men's national futsal team, achieving second place at the 1989 World Championship and qualification for the 1992 World Championship, 1996 UEFA Championship and 1996 World Championship.[1][2][3] He retired in 1997.[3]