Danny Koevermans

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Danny Koevermans
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Koevermans in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-01) 1 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005 Sparta Rotterdam 110 (71)
2005–2007 AZ 52 (31)
2007–2011 PSV 93 (34)
2011–2013 Toronto FC 30 (17)
2014 FC Utrecht 3 (0)
Total287(153)
International career
2007 Netherlands 4 (1)
Managerial career
2014–2015 FC Utrecht (assistant manager)
2015–2016 Sparta Rotterdam (assistant manager)
2019–2021 PSV (women) (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Schiedam, Koevermans began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to Sparta Rotterdam, playing there for five seasons.

AZ

In 2005, Koevermans switched to AZ, where he started as a second-choice centre forward, although he bagged numerous goals. His breakthrough came in the 2006–07 season, being one of Eredivisie's top scorers with 22, and reaching the Netherlands national football team, aged 28.

He rejected a contract offer from AZ to extend his tenure at the club and his manager Louis van Gaal informed him that he would not be a first-team regular from then on with this resulting in his pushing for a move to another club. [1]

PSV Eindhoven

Late August 2007 Koevermans joined PSV Eindhoven for a fee of €6 million where he received the number 10 jersey, last worn by Ivorian striker Arouna Koné, who was sold to Sevilla FC.

Toronto FC

On 29 June 2011, it was announced the Koevermans had reached an agreement to join Major League Soccer team Toronto FC (TFC) as a designated player. The signing of former German International Torsten Frings was announced at the same press conference. [2] Koevermans made his debut for Toronto in a 1–0 home defeat to FC Dallas on 20 July 2011. [3] He scored his first goal for Toronto on a cross from Ryan Johnson three days later against Sporting Kansas City in a 4–2 away loss. [4] He was awarded MLS Player of the week for his two-goal performance against Colorado Rapids on 17 September, leading Toronto to a 2–1 home victory over the reigning league champions. [5]

After failing to score in the first six games of the 2012 season Koevermans scored his first goal against Montreal Impact on 7 April, the game finished in a 2–1 away loss for Toronto. [6]

Perhaps Koevermans most memorable act during his time with TFC was after their ninth straight loss at the start of the 2012 season, when he said the club was "setting a record as the worst team in the world," and Koevermans reiterated the sentiment at the next training session when he said "name me one team in the whole world that is 0-9." [7]

In mid-2012, Koevermans was in fine scoring form but suffered a season-ending ACL injury in mid-July against New England Revolution. [8] Following his injury Toronto was forced to bring in designated player Eric Hassli as a replacement. [9] Koevermans made his return from injury nearly a year later on 1 June 2013 as a second half sub for Jeremy Brockie in a 1–1 against Philadelphia Union. [10]

FC Utrecht

On 31 January 2014, it was announced that Koevermans had signed a deal until the summer of 2014 with FC Utrecht. On 20 March 2014, Koevermans announced his retirement from football due to a persevering calf injury. [11]

International career

Koevermans made his international debut for the Netherlands in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovenia on 28 March 2007. He scored his first international goal on 17 November 2007 against Luxembourg.

Style of play

A forward, Koevermans was a physical player who was adapted in the air and a lethal poacher in front of the goal. [12] In addition to goal scoring, he was known for his offensive movement and "runs" off the ball, which "always [attracted] the attention of defenders". [13]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2000–01 Eredivisie 4010——50
2001–02 23711——248
2002–03 Eerste Divisie 342522——3627
2003–04 201524——6 [lower-alpha 3] 22821
2004–05 292413——6 [lower-alpha 3] 33630
Total11071710000012512986
AZ 2005–06 Eredivisie21921—522 [lower-alpha 4] 13013
2006–07 312222—1044 [lower-alpha 4] 04728
Total52314300156617741
PSV Eindhoven 2007–08 Eredivisie291411—1114116
2008–09 28810—643512
2009–10 221131—713213
2010–11 14134—30205
Total9334860027612846
Toronto FC 2011 MLS 10800—72—1710
2012 169100030—209
2013 40000000—30
Total30171000102—4019
FC Utrecht 2013–14 Eredivisie3000——30
Career total2881532019005214186377192
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Canadian Championship
  2. ↑ Includes MLS Playoffs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in relegation play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in play-offs for UEFA Champions League

International

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koevermans goal.
List of international goals scored by Danny Koevermans
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2007 De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–01–0 Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

Toronto FC

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References

  1. ↑ sportinglife.com
  2. ↑ "Frings & Koevermans Join TFC". www.torontofc.ca. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ↑ New-Look Reds Sunk By Strike From Shea Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine from TorontoFC.ca, Posted 20 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Kansas City Doubles Toronto Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine from TorontoFC.ca, Posted 23 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Koevermans Wins MLS Player of the Week". www.torontofc.ca. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Toronto handed Fourth Defeat". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Molinaro, John. "Big Read: The oral history of Toronto FC". Sportsnet. Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Koevermans out for Season". www.torontofc.ca. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  9. ↑ TorontoFC.ca (20 July 2012). "Toronto Acquires Eric Hassli". Toronto FC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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  13. ↑ Creditor, Avi. "MLS Week 19: San Jose sweeps RSL; Sporting KC's deep bench". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Danny Koevermans » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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