Daphne Koster

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Daphne Koster
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Koster (standing) in 2012
Personal information
Full name Daphne Helena Koster [1]
Date of birth (1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987–2000 SVA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2007 Ter Leede
2007–2010 AZ 56 (8)
2010 Sky Blue FC 18 (0)
2011 AZ 4 (0)
2011–2012 Telstar 8 (1)
2012–2017 Ajax 87 (0)
International career
1997 Netherlands U19
1997–2013 Netherlands 139 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daphne Helena Koster (born 13 March 1981) is a retired Dutch football player, who played as a defender for Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie. [2] She also played in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) for Sky Blue FC. [3] A powerful centre back, she was the captain of both the Netherlands women's national football team and Ajax. [4] [5]

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Career

Sky Blue

Koster made her league debut against Chicago Red Stars on 11 April 2010. [6]

AZ

Koster made her league debut against Utrecht on 17 February 2011. [7]

Alkmaar

Koster made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 9 September 2011. [8] She made her league debut against Heerenveen on 30 September 2011, scoring in the 43rd minute. [9]

Ajax

Koster made her league debut against Heerenveen on 24 August 2012. [10]

International career

Koster made her senior national team debut as a 16-year-old in August 1997 against Switzerland. At the time, she was playing for a boys' amateur club, SVA Assendelft, where she played until under-19 level. [11]

In 2005, Koster retired from the national team due to problems with Vera Pauw. She was recalled back to the national team in 2007. [12]

In 2009, Koster was a mainstay of the Dutch national team, which reached the semi-finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. [13]

Koster made her 100th international appearance against Slovakia on 1 April 2010. [14]

In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Koster for the Netherlands' squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. [15]

Later career

On 10 July 2019, it was announced that Koster had signed a contract with Ajax for an indefinite period. [16]

She became administrative manager of women's football for Ajax, and is part of changing the culture in the club after the incident with Marc Overmars. [17]

Personal life

Koster maintained a weekly blog for the Telegraaf of Amsterdam. [18] Koster's biography, Never Again Offside, was published by Iris Koppe. [19]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first. [20]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 March 2001 Gemeentelijk Stadion, Kontich, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3–04–0 Friendly
2.10 May 2001 West Lothian Courier Stadium, Livingston, ScotlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–02–0
3.13 August 2001 Fortuna Wormerveer, Wormerveer, NetherlandsFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–12–1
4.25 April 2004 Den Dreef, Heverlee, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–03–0 2005 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
5.10 August 2008 Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–02–1 Friendly
6.29 October 2009 Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, NetherlandsFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7–013–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7.27 March 2010 Polman Stadion, Almelo, NetherlandsFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–02–0

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References

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  2. ↑ SC Telstar
  3. ↑ [ permanent dead link ] Women's Professional Soccer
  4. ↑ UEFA
  5. ↑ id.
  6. ↑ "Gotham FC vs Chicago Red Star - 11 April 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "AZ vs Utrecht - 17 February 2011". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "ADO Den Haag vs Alkmaar - 9 September 2011". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Alkmaar vs Heerenveen - 30 September 2011". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Ajax vs Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
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  14. ↑ de Lang, Welmoed. "Oranjevrouwen winnen op valreep" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 December 2010.
  15. ↑ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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  17. ↑ "Door de prestatiecultuur bij Ajax 'wordt de rest niet gezien': 'Heel gevaarlijk'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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  19. ↑ Kruyswijk, Marc. "Voetballer Daphne Koster: 'Als je top wilt zijn, moet je je ook top gedragen'". www.parool.nl(subscription required) (in Dutch).
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