Hans van der Pluijm

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Hans van der Pluijm
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Van der Pluijm in 1971
Personal information
Full name Johannes Franciscus van der Pluijm
Date of birth 3 January 1949 (1949-01-03) (age 76)
Place of birth Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Singida BS
Youth career
RKVV Nieuwkuijk
1965–1967 Wilhelmina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1986 Den Bosch 338 (0)
Managerial career
1987–1989 Den Bosch U18
1990–1992 Den Bosch (assistant)
1993–1995 Den Bosch
1995–1996 Excelsior
1998 Shizuoka U18
1998–2001 Ashanti Gold
2002–2003 Heart of Lions
2003–2004 Saint George
2004–2005 Ashanti Gold
2005–2006 Heart of Lions
2006–2007 Red Bull Ghana (academy)
2007–2008 Kessben
2008–2010 Feyenoord Soccer Academy (Gomoa)
2011–2013 Berekum Chelsea
2013–2014 Medeama
2014–2017 Young Africans
2017–2018 Singida United
2018–2019 Azam
2022– Singida Fountain Gate
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans van der Pluijm (born 3 January 1949) is a Dutch football coach and former player who coaches Singida BS. [1] in Tanzania.

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Playing career

A former goalkeeper, he played almost 20 years for Den Bosch between 1967 and 1986. He made 66 Eredivisie games for them [2] and was succeeded between the posts by another Den Bosch legend, Jan van Grinsven.

Managerial career

After retiring, van der Pluijm was the manager of Den Bosch until 1995. He then spent a season with Excelsior and has worked in Afrika since 1999. [3] He was manager in Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania and married a Ghanaian woman. [4]

His best achievement as a coach/manager was the final of the Dutch Cup in 1991, which Den Bosch lost 1–0.

References

  1. ↑ "PLUIJM ASAINI MKATABA WA KUINOA SINGIDA UNITED". dizzimonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2017.(in Swahili)
  2. ↑ "Hans van der Pluijm". Voetbalstats (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hans van der Pluym". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Binding met en liefde voor FC Den Bosch gaan nooit voorbij '". Tismarvoetbal (in Dutch). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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