Pien Meulensteen has graced the studios of BBC Sports, Sky Sports, CBS, and Radio 5 Live with her football analytical skills and stunning beauty.
But is Pien Meulensteen related to Rene Meulensteen, the former Manchester United coach and assistant manager?
Yes, Pien attributes her broadcasting skills to when she first worked as a broadcaster at MUTV when her father was the team’s coach.
Coming from a football-enthusiastic family, it’s no surprise that her brother, Melle, is a footballer. Dig in further to learn about Pien Meulensteen’s dad and his influence on her broadcasting career.
Pien Meulensteen’s dad is a former Manchester United coach
René Meulensteen is Pien’s dad and former Manchester United first-team coach.
Due to her father’s influence, her first job as a broadcaster and commentator was at the MUTV, as she covered the Manchester United Women’s team.
Rene’s career involved playing for VIOS 38, RKVV Volharding, and De Treffers. He was a youth team coach for the Qatari U18, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Sadd football teams.
He later rejoined Manchester United as the technical skills development and later became first-team coach.
As a first-team coach between 2007 and 2013, he led the team to win 3 Premier League titles, 3 Community Shield titles, 2 League Cups, and the UEFA Champions League.
Pien Muelensteen’s dad resigned from Manchester United in June 2013 and is the current Australian National Football Club assistant manager.
The broadcaster’s father has worked as a coach in two countries
Pien was born in the Netherlands and raised by her Dutch father, René, and mother, Marieke Meulensteen.
She moved to Qatari with her family when her father became a youth coach for the Qatari U-18, Al-Ittihad and Al-Sadd football clubs.
After four years, Pien’s family moved to the UK, where her father worked as a technical skills development and later first-team coach.
Pien Meulensteen’s nationality is Dutch
Is Pien Meulensteen Dutch? Pien was born in the Netherlands and lived her childhood years in England; thus, she is Dutch and English.
She became fluent in Dutch and English after moving to different countries with her family. The Dutch journalist studied broadcasting journalism at the University of Salford.
Pien has since worked with big broadcasting companies after graduating with a first-class honours degree.
Her fluency in Dutch landed her an opportunity as a broadcaster at Ziggo Sport, where she covered the 2021 FA Cup final.
Pien has worked with ITV, the Premier League, and was part of the team that covered the DAZN’s Women’s Champions League. She is a reporter at Soccer Saturday when she’s not commentating on the Premier League games.
She also appears on Manchester United’s social media channels, broadcasting their weekly ‘UTD Predictions’ episodes to many fans. Additionally, she gave the play-by-play commentary at the Manchester United Women’s Team’s games.
Pien is currently a regular IMG Premier League Productions reporter and supports the Manchester United football club. She also works as a Barclays Women’s Super League commentator for Sky Sports News.
Her mother is supportive
There is little information about Pien Meulensteen’s mother as she avoids the public spotlight. She is from Beugen, Noord-Brabant, a small town in the Netherlands.
However, Pien’s Instagram post shows that she fully supports her children as they embark on the footballing world and has a tight bond with them.
Her parents were a big influence and inspiration on her football-broadcasting career. Her father had a great presence in the football world, René has also inspired his sons to embark on football, as they are footballers and coaches.
She is related to Melle Meulensteen
Melle is Pien’s younger brother, a Dutch footballer who plays for the SBV Vitesse, a football club in the Netherlands.
She also has an older brother, Jope, who is a UEFA B Licensed Coach, the Head Football Coach at Box Football, and the head of performance analysis for Stockport County FC.
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