Wierd Goedee

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Wierd Goedee
Apollo Amsterdam
Position Head coach
League Dutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1967-08-14) 14 August 1967 (age 55)
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
Playing career1987–2001
Position Guard
Coaching career?–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1992 BC Eindhoven
1992–1993 Canadians
1993–1999 EBBC Den Bosch
1999–2000 Virtus Werkendam
2000–2001 NAC
As coach:
? BSW
2006–2010 Den Bosch (assistant)
2010–2011 West-Brabant Giants
2021–present Apollo Amsterdam
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Wierd Goedee (born 14 August 1967) is a Dutch basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Apollo Amsterdam, since signing in 2021. He played 33 games for the Netherlands national basketball team.

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Playing career

Goedee started his career with BC Eindhoven, which he helped to be promoted to the top level Eredivisie. He then played with Canadians Amsterdam in the 1992–93 season. In 1993, he signed with EBBC Den Bosch, where he stayed for six seasons. [1] The following years he played with Virtus Werkendam and NAC Basketbal. He averaged 10.1 points over his Eredivisie career.

Coaching career

Goedee was the head coach of Eredivisie club BSW Weert. In 2010, Goedee became the head coach of West-Brabant Giants. [2] He reached the final of the 2010–11 NBB Cup with Giants. The Giants were dissolved after the season due to the bankruptcy of the club.

On 25 June 2021, Goedee signed a 2-year contract to become the new head coach of Apollo Amsterdam. [3]

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References

  1. "Wierd Goedee Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Goedee nieuwe basketbalcoach Giants". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 2010-06-10. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "Apollo stelt Wierd Goedee aan als nieuwe coach". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2021.