Wiel Coerver

Wiel Coerver
Personal information
Date of birth	3 December 1924(1924-12-03)
Place of birth	Kerkrade, Netherlands
Date of death	22 April 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 86)
Place of death	Kerkrade, Netherlands
Teams managed
Years	Team
1959–1965	S.V.N.
1965–1966	Rapid JC
1966–1969	Sparta Rotterdam
1970–1973	N.E.C.
1973–1975	Feyenoord Rotterdam
1975–1976	Indonesia
1976–1977	Go Ahead Eagles

Wiel Coerver (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋil ˈkur.vər]) (3 December 1924 – 22 April 2011) was a football (soccer) manager from the Netherlands and the developer of the Coerver Method, a soccer coaching technique. He won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 1973–1974 season.^[1]

Coerver, who was born in Kerkrade, Limburg, was nicknamed “the Albert Einstein of Football”. He died in Kerkrade.

Coerver Method

The Coerver Method is a soccer coaching technique which Coerver created. By analysing videotapes of various great players including Pelé, devised a new concept in football which advocates that skill could not only be inherent with the young players but could also be passed on in a comprehensive academic way. Under this technique, players progress in a structured manner, pyramidal, from basics of ball mastery to a tactically driven group attack. They would be exposed to the other essentials like Receiving and Passing, Moves (1v1), Speed and Lethal Finishing.

The 1998 FIFA World Cup in France saw the first Coerver student, Boudewijn Zenden who played for the Netherlands national football team, make it to the FIFA World Cup.

References

^ Feyenoord mourn former coach Wiel Coerver by Berend Scholten on UEFA.com, 22 april 2011

Preceded by Bill Shankly	UEFA Cup Winning Coach 1973–1974	Succeeded by Hennes Weisweiler

Awards
Preceded by Piet de Visser	Rinus Michels oeuvre award 2008	Succeeded by Foppe de Haan

Roda JC – managers

Thomas (1962–63)
Pfeiffer (1963–65)
Coerver (1965–66)
Fischer (1966–68)
Weyzen (1969–1971)
Koole (1971–1972)
Hollink (1972–1974)
Pliska (1974)
Jacobs (1974–1980)
de Visser (1980–83)
Eijkenbroek (1983–84)
Gerards (a.i.) (1984)
Körver (1984–86)
Baan (1986–87)
Jacobs (1987–88)
Reker (1988–91)
Koster (1991–93)
Stevens (1993–96)
Achterberg (1996)
Jol (1996–98)
Vonk (1998)
Vergoossen (1998–01)
van Dijk (2001)
Leekens (2001–02)
Vloet (2002–05)
Stevens (2005–07)
Atteveld (2007–08)
Koopman (a.i.) (2008)
Van Veldhoven (2008–)

Sparta Rotterdam – managers

Chadwick (1915)
Livingstone (1949–xx)
Neville (1955–63)
Coerver (1966–69)
Keßler (1970–71)
Schwartz (1971–72)
Adamson (1976)
Brom (1976–78)
Petescu (1978–80)
Brand (ai) (1980)
Hughes (1980–83)
Jacobs (1983–84)
Vonk (1984–86)
Hughes (1986–88)
Baan (1988–90)
Van Doorneveld (1990–91)
Jacobs (1991–93)
Berger (1993–95)
van Stee (a.i.) (1995)
Ten Cate (1995–97)
Brand (ai) (1997)
Van der Zee (1997–98)
Everse (1998–99)
Roks (1999–2001)
Van Hanegem (2001)
Rijkaard (2001–02)
Roks (2002–03)
Korbach (2003)
van Leeuwen (a.i.) (2003)
Dekker (2003)
Snoei (2003–05)
Van Tiggelen (ai) (2005)
Vloet (2005–07)
Aandewiel (2007)
Van Tiggelen (ai) (2007)
Booy (2007–09)
Adelaar (2009–10)
de Mos (2010)
Everse (2010–11)
van Eck (2011)
Vonk (2011–)

N.E.C. – managers

György (1923–24)
Smith (1929–30)
Claus (1931–32)
Longin (1932–33)
Lodenstijn (1933–36)
Delsen (1936–37)
Schoester (1937–39)
Julian (1939–40)
Schoester (1940–42)
Bijl (1942–44)
Van der Sloot (1944–47)
Schoester (1946–47)
Charlton (1947–49)
Bijl (1949–54)
Delsen (1954–56)
Silz (1956–57)
Delsen (1957)
Ter Horst (1957–58)
Lodenstijn (ai) (1958)
Groenendijk (1958–60)
De Busser (1960–61)
Remmers (1961–70)
Coerver (1970–73)
De Jong (1973–74)
De Visser (1974–76)
Croon (1976–78)
Looyen (1978–81)
Van de Meent (1981–85)
Popovics (1985–87)
Looyen (1987–91)
Pruijn (1991–94)
Van Kooten (1994–95)
Koevermans (1995–96)
Looyen (ai) (1996–97)
Calderwood (1997–99)
De Groot (ai) (1999–00)
Neeskens (2000–04)
Lok (2004–05)
De Groot (2005–06)
Been (2006–09)
Lodeweges (2009)
Rip and Brookhuis (dual a.i.) (2009)
Vloet (2009–11)
Pastoor (2011–)

Feyenoord – managers

Julian (1921–22) Waites (1924–25) Geneugelijk (a.i.) (1925–26) Hall (1926–29) Lamb (1929–30) Kruys (a.i.) (1930–31) Donaghy (1931–35) Kohn (1935–39) Hall (1939–40) Koelman (1940–41) Kaufman (a.i.) (1940) Huizenaar (1940–41) van Dijke (1941–42) Pijl (1942–46) Koonings (1946–50) Topping (1950–51) Kohn (1951–55) de Wolf (a.i.) (1955–56) van der Leck (1956–58) Piet de Wolf (a.i.) (1958–59) Sobotka (1959–61) Fuchs (1961–63) Höfling (1963–64) Kment (1964–67) Peeters (1967–69) Happel (1969–73) Zonderland (a.i.) (1973) Coerver (1973–75) Brzeżańczyk (1975–76) Zonderland (a.i.) (1976) Boškov (1976–78) Ježek (1978–80) Westerhof (1980^a) Ježek (1980–82) Kraay (1982–83) Fafié (a.i.) (1983) Libregts (1983–84) Fafié (1984–86) Israël (1986–88) Jacobs (1988–89) Verbeek and Bengtsson (1989–91) Jansen (a.i.) (1991) Dorjee (1991–92) Jansen (a.i.) (1992) van Hanegem (1992–95) Meijer (a.i.) (1995) Haan (1995–97) Meijer and Metgod (dual a.i.) (1997) Beenhakker (1997–2000) van Stee (a.i.) (2000) van Marwijk (2000–04) Gullit (2004–05) E. Koeman (2005–07) Beenhakker (a.i.) (2007) van Marwijk (2007–08) Verbeek (2008–09) Vlemmings (a.i.) (2009) Been (2009–11) R. Koeman (2011–)

(a) acting in regular manager's absence

Indonesia national football team – managers

van Mastenbroek (1938)
Quee (1951–53)
Pogačnik (1954–64)
Mangindaan (1966–70)
E.Witarsa (1970)
Balik (1971–72)
Arland (1972–74)
A.Witarsa (1974–75)
Coerver (1975–76)
Arland (1976–78)
van Balkom (1978–79)
Janota (1979–80)
Fischer (1980–81)
Tjong (1981–82)
Aliandoe (1982–83)
Basri, Idris and Kadir (1983–84)
Matulapelwa (1985–87)
Aliandoe (1987)
Polosin (1989–91)
Toplak (1991–93)
Matte (1993–95)
Danurwindo (1995–96)
Wullems (1996–97)
Bahalwan (1998)
Schumm (1999)
Iskandar (1999–2000)
Dollo (2000–01)
Kolev (2002–04)
Withe (2004–07)
Kolev (2007)
Dollo (2008–10)
Riedl (2010–11)
Rijsbergen (2011–)

Go Ahead Eagles – managers

Köhler (1954–56)
de Bois (1956–57)
Richmond (1957–62)
Fadrhonc (1962–70)
Hughes (1970–73)
Notermans (1973–75)
van Brussel (1975)
Beenhakker (1975–76)
van Brussel (a.i.) (1976)
Coerver (1976–77)
van Brussel (a.i.) (1978)
Brand (1978–80)
B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1980)
Kohn (1980–81)
B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1981)
B. Maaskant (1981–83)
Wullems (a.i.) (1983)
Wullems (1983–85)
van Zoghel (1985–88)
Petescu (a.i.) (1988)
Korbach (1988–90)
ten Cate (a.i.) (1990)
Versleijen (1990–93)
ten Cate (1993–95)
Fafié (1995–96)
B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1996)
van Veen (1996–97)
van Staa (a.i.) (1997)
van Staa (1997–2001)
de Jong (2001–02)
R. Maaskant (2002–03)
Libregts (2003–05)
Snoei (2005–08)
Ulderink (2008–11)
Gall (2011–)

Persondata
Name	Coerver, Wiel
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch football (soccer) manager
Date of birth	3 December 1924
Place of birth	Kerkrade, Limburg
Date of death	22 April 2011
Place of death	Kerkrade, Limburg

Wiel Coerver

Coerver Method

See also

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