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Wim Koevermans

Wim Koevermans
Personal information
Full name Wilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans
Date of birth (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 FC Vlaardingen 43 (6)
1980–1988 Fortuna Sittard 255 (37)
1988–1990 FC Groningen 42 (5)
Total 340 (48)
International career
1988 Netherlands 1 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1993 FC Groningen (Assistant manager)
1993–1994 FC Groningen
1994–1996 RBC Roosendaal
1996–1997 NEC Nijmegen
1998–2001 MVV Maastricht
2002–2008 Netherlands (Youth coach)
2008–2012 Ireland (High Performance Director)
2010 Republic of Ireland U21 (Temporary)
2012–2014 India
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1988 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelmus ("Wim") Jacobus Koevermans (born 28 June 1960) is a Dutch football coach and former player. A central defender, he earned one cap for the Netherlands national team. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany, although he did not play under manager Rinus Michels.

Playing career

Koevermans was born in Vlaardingen, South Holland. He played for Fortuna Vlaardingen, FC Vlaardingen, Fortuna Sittard, and FC Groningen. He ended his professional career in 1990.

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing Koevermans became a football manager, who worked for clubs like NEC Nijmegen, RBC Roosendaal and MVV Maastricht.[1]

He was the International High Performance Director of the FAI until he was appointed the coach of India.[2] He resumed his office as the Chief Coach of Indian football team on 1 July 2012.[3] He left the post in October 2014 after India's loss against Palestine.[4] He was succeeded by Stephen Constantine.

Coaching statistics

Period Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
2012–2015 20 8 4 8 040.0

Honours

As manager

India

References

  1. ^ "Wim Koevermans" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Wim Koevermans appointed new India coach". Chris Punnakkattu Daniel. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Wimp Koevermans announced as the new coach of Indian football team". Live Indian Football. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ Prasad, Vishnu (7 November 2014). "Heartbreak for Wim". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.


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