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Bobby Haarms (8 March 1934 – 6 June 2009) was a Dutch professional
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player and coach.


Career


Playing career

Haarms joined the youth team of
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in 1947 and made his professional debut in 1952. Between 1952 and 1960, Haarms made 58 appearances for Ajax, scoring once, before he had to retire due to a knee injury.


Coaching career

Haarms was an Assistant Manager at Ajax from 1967 to 1981, and was Intermin Manager briefly in 1974. He scouted for Ajax between 1981 and 1982, before leaving to become Manager of
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. He became Assistant at
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from 1984 to 1986, before returning to Ajax, where he was once again an Assistant Manager from 1986 to 2000 (minus a second spell as Interim Manager from 1988 to 1989).


Later life and death

Haarms died on 6 June 2009, aged 75.


References

1934 births 2009 deaths Dutch footballers Dutch football managers AFC Ajax players AFC Ajax managers AFC Ajax non-playing staff Footballers from Amsterdam Association footballers not categorized by position FC Volendam non-playing staff {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub