Daphne Koster |
| Personal information |
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| Full name | Daphne Helena Koster |
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| Date of birth | (1981-03-13) March 13, 1981 |
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| Place of birth | Den Haag, Netherlands |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Playing position | Defender |
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| Club information |
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| Current club | Ajax |
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| Number | 3 |
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| Youth career |
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| 1987–2000 | SVA |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 2000–2007 | Ter Leede | | |
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| 2007–2010 | AZ | 56 | (8) |
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| 2010 | Sky Blue FC | 18 | (0) |
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| 2011 | AZ | 4 | (0) |
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| 2011–2012 | Telstar | 8 | (1) |
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| 2012– | Ajax | 3 | (0) |
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| National team‡ |
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| 1997 | Netherlands U-19 | | |
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| 1997– | Netherlands | 136 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:44, 17 July 2013 (UTC) |
Daphne Helena Koster (born 13 March 1981) is a Dutch football defender, currently playing for Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie.[1] She has also played in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) for Sky Blue FC.[2] A powerful centre back, she is the captain of both the Netherlands women's national football team and Ajax.[3][4]
Koster made her senior national team debut as a 16-year-old in August 1997, against Switzerland. At the time she was playing for boys' amateur club SVA Assendelft, where she remained until under-19 level.[5]
In 2009 Koster was a mainstay of the Dutch team which reached the semi-finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.[6] In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Koster in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[7]
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| Name |
Koster, Daphne |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
13 March 1981 |
| Place of birth |
Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Date of death |
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