Bobby Haarms (8 March 1934 – 6 June 2009) was a Dutch professional

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player and coach.

Playing career

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, 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 interim manager briefly in 1974. He scouted for Ajax between 1981 and 1982, before leaving to become Manager of VV Aalsmeer. 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.

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* 1934 births 2009 deaths Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football midfielders AFC Ajax players Dutch football managers AFC Ajax managers AFC Ajax non-playing staff FC Volendam non-playing staff 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub