Martin Koeman
Dutch footballer
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Martinus Cornelis Koeman (26 July 1938 – 18 December 2013) was a Dutch footballer who played as a centre-back.
Full name
Martinus Cornelis Koeman
Date of birth
26 July 1938
Place of birth
Purmerend, Netherlands
Date of death
18 December 2013 (aged 75)
 Koeman with Blauw-Wit in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martinus Cornelis Koeman | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 2013 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Purmersteijn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | KFC | ||
| 1960–1963 | Blauw-Wit | 56 | (23) |
| 1963–1971 | GVAV | 250 | (23) |
| 1971–1973 | FC Groningen | 52 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | SC Heerenveen | 37 | (1) |
| Total | 395 | (51) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Netherlands[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
Koeman played professional football with KFC of Koog aan de Zaan from 1955 to 1960, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam from 1960 to 1963, GVAV/Groningen[2] from 1963 to 1973 and SC Heerenveen until his retirement. He was selected regularly for the Netherlands national team but only played one match, against Austria on 12 April 1964.[1]
Koeman is the father of former Dutch football players and current football trainers Ronald Koeman and Erwin Koeman. On 18 December 2013, at the age 75, Koeman died from cardiac arrest.[3]
