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.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1960 | |||||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Playing career
editKoevermans 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
editAfter 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
edit| Period | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40.0 |
Honours
editAs manager
editIndia
- Nehru Cup: 2012
- SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013
References
edit- ^ "Wim Koevermans" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Wim Koevermans appointed new India coach". Chris Punnakkattu Daniel. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Wimp Koevermans announced as the new coach of Indian football team". Live Indian Football. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Prasad, Vishnu (7 November 2014). "Heartbreak for Wim". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
