John van den Brom

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John van den Brom (born 4 October 1966 in Amersfoort) is a former professional footballer and a current football coach.

Van den Brom started his career at the amateurs of APWC in Amersfoort before signing as a professional footballer with Vitesse Arnhem, making his debut against FC Eindhoven.

After seven seasons for Vitesse, playing 225 games and scoring 80 goals, he made the move to Ajax Amsterdam, where he played for two seasons before moving abroad with Turkish side Istanbulspor.

He returned to Arnhem after one season, and spent another five seasons there before signing for De Graafschap for his last season, retiring from playing in 2002/03.

Internationally, Van den Brom made two appearances for the Dutch national team in two routs: the 8-0 and 6-0 wins against Malta and San Marino, respectively, scoring once.

After his playing career he became head scout of De Graafschap and head coach of amateur side Bennekom, before becoming coach of the second team at Ajax, on 29 April 2004.

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