Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 September 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Beerschot (Assistant) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1990 | Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
1989–1990 | → Wageningen (loan) | 25 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Wageningen | 70 | (5) |
1992–1998 | FC Den Haag | 249 | (32) |
1998–2002 | FC Oss | 119 | (9) |
Total | 468 | (46) | |
International career | |||
1992 | Netherlands U21 | 0 | (0) |
1992 | Netherlands Olympic | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2012 | FC Oss | ||
2012 | Team VVCS | ||
2015-16 | QPR (Assistant) | ||
2017-2020 | ADO Den Haag (Assistant) | ||
2019 | ADO Den Haag (caretaker) | ||
2023- | Beerschot (Assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Heesen played for Utrecht, Wageningen, ADO Den Haag and FC Oss in a career that spanned from 1988 to 2002.
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