Erwin Koeman

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Erwin Koeman
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-09-20) 20 September 1961
Place of birthZaandam, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubRKC Waalwijk (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1979Groningen6(0)
1979–1982PSV43(8)
1982–1985Groningen89(39)
1985–1990Mechelen116(22)
1990–1994PSV103(13)
1994–1998Groningen115(10)
Total472(92)
National team
1983–1994Netherlands31(2)
Teams managed
1998–2002PSV (youth coach)
2001–2004PSV (assistant coach)
2004–2005RKC Waalwijk
2005–2007Feyenoord
2008–2010Hungary
2011Utrecht
2012Eindhoven
2012–RKC Waalwijk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Erwin Koeman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrʋɪn ˈkumɑn]) (born 20 September 1961 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) was a professional football player and became subsequently a Dutch football manager.

Personal life

He is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and, alongside his younger brother Ronald, has also represented the Netherlands.[1] All three Koemans played for Groningen at some time during their careers. Erwin Koeman's son, Len, is also a footballer and currently plays for the Helmond Sport youth team.[2]

Club career

Koeman played with Groningen, Mechelen, where he won the Belgian League in 1989 and 1988 Cup Winners' Cup during the team's heyday and PSV, where they became league champions in 1990–91 and 1991–92.[3]

International career

Koeman was a midfielder for the Netherlands that won the Euro 88 and featured in the 1990 World Cup. In total, Koeman was capped 31 times, scoring twice between 1983 and 1994.[4][5]

Managing career

Koeman finished his playing career with Groningen in 1998 and became youth coach at PSV.[6] In October 2001, he was promoted to assistant manager under Eric Gerets,[7] and for the 2004–05 season became manager in RKC Waalwijk.[8] He managed RKC for one season before moving to Feyenoord.[9] In March 2006, he extended his contract to the summer 2009. However, on 3 May 2007, Koeman announced his immediate resignation due to motivational problems, after a troublesome season, where Feyenoord eventually finished seventh.[10]

Starting on 1 May 2008, Koeman became the coach of the Hungary national football team.[11] He was removed from his post on 23 July 2010.[12]

Before the season Eredivisie season of 2011–12 was he appointed as the new manager of FC Utrecht. However on 18 October 2011 he quit the job citing bad working conditions and frustration after several key players had been sold.[13]

Honours

Mechelen

  • Belgian First Division: 1
1989
1987
1988
1988

PSV

1991, 1992

Netherlands

  • European Football Championship: 1
1988

References

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