Frans Körver
Dutch footballer and manager (1937–2024)
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Franciscus Arnoldus Mattheus Körver (31 July 1937 – 14 December 2024) was a Dutch professional football player and manager.
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Körver in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franciscus Arnoldus Mattheus Körver[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Schinnen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 2024 (aged 87) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1956 | SV Schinnen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | SV Schinnen | ||
| 1957–1961 | Sittardia | 52 | (0) |
| 1961–1974 | MVV | 396 | (0) |
| Total | 448 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1977 | Tongeren | ||
| 1977–1980 | FC Wageningen | ||
| 1980–1984 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 1984 | DS'79 | ||
| 1984–1986 | Roda JC | ||
| 1986–1989 | MVV | ||
| 1989–1992 | Helmond Sport | ||
| 1992–1994 | FC VVV | ||
| 1994–1995 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1995–1998 | MVV | ||
| 1999–2002 | Wlhelmina '08 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Körver made his debut for Sittardia in 1959 and played over 50 matches for the club before joining Limburg rivals MVV.[2] He played 396 games in 13 years for the Maastricht side, before becoming assistant manager at the club.[3]
During the 1980s and 1990s, Körver guided five Dutch league teams to six promotions from the Eerste Divisie to the Eredivisie – FC Wageningen, Fortuna Sittard, MVV Maastricht (twice), VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap.[4] He also worked at Roda JC and is the only one who managed all four of Limburg's professional football clubs.[5]
