Arie van der Zouwen is a Dutch football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Hong Kong national team [1] and both assistant manager and manager of Al Wahda FC. [2] Van der Zouwen resides in Kortgene. [3] [4]
Originally from Dordrecht, Van der Zouwen was in the 1980s a frequent scorer for the local EBOH squad. [5] [6] The Dutch clubs he coached are VVGZ (multiple runs), ASWH (1993–1997), [7] VV Strijen (1997–1998), BVV Barendrecht (2004), [8] VV Capelle (2005–2006), [9] VV Dubbeldam (2010–2011?), [10] VV Dongen (2011–2013), [2] VV Kloetinge (2015–2017), [11] and MZC '11 (2017–2018). [3] [4]
In between, from 2000 to 2001 Van der Zouwen coached the Hong Kong national team. [12] Subsequently he was assistant manager for Jo Bonfrère at the United Arab Emirates side Al Wahda FC and briefly was Al Wahda's manager. [2] Van der Zouwen interned in coaching at FC Den Bosch.
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Hong Kong national coach Arie van der Zouwen, his options exhausted, has promised to go on the attack against Jordan tonight in a must-win situation for the SAR at the Millennium Cup in Goa, India. The Dutchman has been forced to become more attack-minded, naming Kwok Yue-hung, Lo Kai-wah, Yiu Hok-man and Wong Chi-keung as his four forwards in a game the SAR must win.
Na een zoektocht van enkele weken heeft Dongen in Arie van der Zouwen (54) een nieuwe trainer gevonden. De Dordtenaar tekende een contract voor één jaar bij de hoofdklasser.
Arie van der Zouwen wordt volgend seizoen de nieuwe trainer van MZC'11. De oefenmeester uit Kortgene is bij de Zierikzeese zaterdag-eersteklasser de opvolger van Alexander van Keulen.
Voetbalclub MZC'11 uit Zierikzee heeft per direct afscheid genomen van trainer Arie van der Zouwen uit Kortgene. De taken van Van der Zouwen bij de zaterdag tweedeklasser worden worden overgenomen door assistent-trainer Edwin Kriens.
Arie van der Zouwen, bezig aan zijn eerste jaar bij Capelle, stapt aan het eind van het seizoen op. De 49-jarige Dordtenaar keert na twaalf jaar terug op het oude nest dat VVGZ heet. Met deze vereniging promoveerde hij ook naar de hoogste klasse.
Dordtenaar Arie van der Zouwen is al jaren docent op het CIOS in Goes, waar hij leerlingen opleidt tot (jeugd)voetbaltrainer. Zelf is de ex-EBOH'er trainer van Kloetinge in de eerste klasse C, waar hij veel ploegen uit deze regio treft.
De Nederlander Arie van Zouwen is er bondscoach.