Erwin Koeman

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Erwin Koeman
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Koeman in 2011
Personal information
Full name Erwin Koeman [1]
Date of birth (1961-09-20) 20 September 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1979 Groningen 6 (0)
1979–1982 PSV 43 (8)
1982–1985 Groningen 89 (39)
1985–1990 Mechelen 116 (22)
1990–1994 PSV 104 (14)
1994–1998 Groningen 115 (10)
Total472(92)
International career
1983–1994 Netherlands 31 (2)
Managerial career
2004–2005 RKC Waalwijk
2005–2007 Feyenoord
2008–2010 Hungary
2011 Utrecht
2012 Eindhoven
2012–2014 RKC Waalwijk
2018 Fenerbahçe (caretaker)
2019 Oman
2021 Beitar Jerusalem
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's football
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1988
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erwin Koeman (born 20 September 1961) is a former Dutch professional football player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Netherlands national team.

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As a midfielder, he played in three spells at Groningen and two at PSV Eindhoven, as well as winning national and European trophies at Mechelen in Belgium. He earned 31 caps for the Netherlands between 1983 and 1994, being part of the team that won UEFA Euro 1988 and played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Koeman managed Feyenoord, RKC Waalwijk (twice) and Utrecht in the Eredivisie, as well as the national teams of Hungary and Oman. He also served as an assistant manager to his younger brother Ronald Koeman at Premier League clubs Southampton and Everton, and the Dutch national team.

Personal life

Born in Zaanstad, North Holland, Koeman is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and older brother of Ronald, who also represented the Netherlands and became a manager. All three Koemans played for Groningen at some time during their careers. Erwin Koeman's son, Len, played for the Helmond Sport youth team, but did not have a senior career. [3] A statue of the three Koemans was unveiled at Groningen's Euroborg stadium in 2021. [4]

Playing career

Koeman in training with the national squad, 1983 Erwin Koeman (1983).jpg
Koeman in training with the national squad, 1983

A midfielder, Koeman played with Groningen, Mechelen – where he won the Belgian League in 1989 and 1988 Cup Winners' Cup during the team's heyday – and PSV, where they became league champions in 1990–91 and 1991–92. [5]

Koeman was part of the Netherlands team that won the UEFA Euro 1988 competition, and also featured in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In total, he was capped 31 times, scoring twice between 1983 and 1994. [6] [7]

Managerial career

Early career

Koeman finished his playing career with Groningen in 1998 and became youth coach at PSV. [8] In October 2001, he was promoted to assistant manager under Eric Gerets, [9] and for the 2004–05 season became manager in RKC Waalwijk. He managed RKC for one season before moving to Feyenoord. [10] In March 2006, he extended his contract to the summer 2009. However, on 3 May 2007, Koeman announced his immediate resignation due to motivational problems, after a troublesome season, where Feyenoord eventually finished seventh. [11]

Hungary

On 24 April 2008, Koeman became the coach of the Hungary national football team. [12] On his debut on 23 May, the team won 3–2 at home to European champions Greece in a friendly; the visitors had not lost since August. [13] The team failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and Koeman did not win any of his last four games, the final one being a 6–1 loss to his native Netherlands in June 2010; on 23 July he was dismissed and under-20 manager Sándor Egervári promoted to his place. [14]

Return to the Netherlands

Before the 2011–12 season, Koeman was appointed as the new manager of Utrecht on a one-year deal. [15] Disputes with the board began almost immediately as Rodney Sneijder was signed without his approval; on 18 October 2011 he resigned. [16]

On 17 March 2012, Koeman was hired at FC Eindhoven, third-placed in the Eerste Divisie, after Ernest Faber crossed the city to PSV. [17] After a play-off loss to Helmond, he moved on a two-year deal back to the top flight and Waalwijk for the following season. [18] His second spell at Waalwijk ended in May 2014 with relegation after a 4–2 aggregate playoff loss to Excelsior Rotterdam. [19]

Assistant manager

On 16 June 2014, Koeman was appointed as assistant to his brother Ronald at English Premier League team Southampton. [20] The siblings moved to Everton in the same league two years later. [21] Ronald Koeman was dismissed in October 2017 with the team third from bottom, with most of his staff, including Erwin Koeman leaving with him. [22]

On 3 August 2018, Koeman became compatriot Phillip Cocu's assistant at Fenerbahçe. [23] Cocu was dismissed at the end of October with the team in 15th in the Süper Lig, and Koeman became caretaker manager, [24] debuting on 2 November with a 2–2 draw at Galatasaray in the Intercontinental Derby. [25] He helped the team into the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League, before the appointment of Ersun Yanal on 14 December. [26]

Oman

In February 2019, Koeman was appointed as the new head coach of Oman, succeeding fellow Dutch national Pim Verbeek, who had taken the team to their first knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup. Koeman signed a two-year deal and was tasked with qualifying the team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in nearby Qatar. [27] He debuted on 20 March with a 5–0 win over Afghanistan in the 2019 Airmarine Cup in Kuala Lumpur, [28] followed two days later with a penalty shootout win in the final against Singapore. [29] He was fired on 16 December, after a group-stage exit as holders at the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup. [30]

Later career

In June 2021, Koeman was appointed as manager of Beitar Jerusalem in the Israeli Premier League. He had played with their sporting director, Eli Ohana, at Mechelen. [31] He resigned six months later, with his last game being a 2–0 loss at Bnei Sakhnin. [32]

In May 2022, Koeman was announced as an assistant coach to his brother Ronald at the Netherlands national team, and would commence in the role on 1 January 2023 after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [33]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 November 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
RKC Waalwijk July 2004June 200538151013039.47
Feyenoord July 2005May 200781382122046.91
Hungary April 2008July 201020749035.00
Utrecht July 2011October 201110343030.00
Eindhoven March 2012June 20129324033.33
RKC Waalwijk July 2012June 201475182334024.00
Fenerbahçe November 2018December 20189333033.33
Oman February 2019December 201912822066.67
Beitar Jerusalem July 2021November 202111335027.27
Total265987295036.98

Honours

KV Mechelen [34]

PSV [39]

Netherlands

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