Wim Koevermans
Dutch footballer (born 1960)
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Wilhelmus ("Wim") Jacobus Koevermans (born 28 June 1960) is a Dutch football coach and former player.[1] A central defender, he earned one cap for the Netherlands national team.[2] Koevermans was a member of the Dutch squad that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany, although he did not play during the tournament.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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.[1]
Koevermans earned his only cap on 24 May 1988, when he started in the friendly game against Bulgaria and was substituted in the 61st minute.[2]
Coaching career
After his retirement from playing Koevermans became a football manager, who worked for clubs like NEC Nijmegen, RBC Roosendaal and MVV Maastricht.[3]
He was the International High Performance Director of the FAI until he was appointed the coach of India.[4] He resumed his office as the Chief Coach of Indian football team on 1 July 2012.[5] He left the post in October 2014 after India's loss against Palestine.[6] He was succeeded by Stephen Constantine.
Coaching statistics
| Team | Period | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2012–2015 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40.0 |
Honours
As manager
India
- Nehru Cup: 2012
- SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013
