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Koos Waslander

Koos Waslander is a Dutch football coach and former player. He was most recently head coach of Dutch Tweede Klasse club RBC.

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Koos Waslander
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-02-03) 3 February 1957
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Excelsior 33 (12)
1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 (1)
1980–1983 NAC 86 (13)
1983–1984 Excelsior 16 (1)
1984–1985 PEC Zwolle '82 26 (2)
1985–1987 Excelsior 31 (1)
1987–1988 DS'79 11 (1)
Total 217 (31)
Managerial career
1999–2000 DRL1
2000–2001 SV Slikkerveer1
2002–2003 RBC Roosendaal (assistant)1
2003–2004 VV Spijkenisse1
2004–2005 NAC Breda (U21)
2005–2006 NAC Breda (assistant)
2006–2007 NAC Breda (youth)
2007–2008 DOTO2
2009 SV Gouda (caretaker)3
2009 DOVO (caretaker)
2010–2012 BVCB4
2012–2013 Jong Ambon5
2013–2014 SCO '636
2014–2015 Leonidas7
2016–2018 EDO8
2018 Overmaas9
2019–2021 RBC1
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Koos Waslander (born 3 February 1957) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He was most recently head coach of Dutch Tweede Klasse club RBC.

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Waslander played in the Netherlands and the United States for Excelsior, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NAC Breda, PEC Zwolle and DS'79.1011

Waslander holds the record for the quickest goal in the Eredivisie, scoring after eight seconds.12

With the Fort Lauderdale Strikers he was a Soccer Bowl '80 runner up. In the final, won 3-0 by New York Cosmos in September 1980, he entered the match as a substitute five minutes before half-time for the injured German striker Gerd Müller.13

Coaching career

Waslander coached numerous teams in the Netherlands after his retirement, most notably VV Spijkenisse,1 Leonidas,7 and RBC.1 He also worked as an assistant and youth coach at NAC Breda.

References

References

  1. Houtepen, Peter (8 May 2019). "Koos Waslander maakt seizoen af als trainer RBC". Roosendaalse Bode. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Koos Waslander trainer DOTO". Rijnmond. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Clubhistorie - SV Gouda". SVGouda.nl. SV Gouda. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Waslander per direct weg bij BVCB". Rijnmond. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Ex-prof Waslander trainer Jong Ambon". Omroep Zeeland. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. "Koos Waslander naar SCO'63". Groot Nissewaard. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. "John Hoeks en Leonidas uit elkaar, Koos Waslander nieuwe trainer". HaaglandenVoetbal.nl. Haaglanden Voetbal. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. Feenstra, Richard (18 December 2017). "Waslander langer bij HFC EDO". Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. Feenstra, Richard (31 October 2018). "Overmaas en Koos Waslander per direct uit elkaar". Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  11. "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
  12. "Eredivisie Records". Dutch Football. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  13. "Home | New York Cosmos". www.nycosmos.com.