Cees van Kooten (; 20 August 1948 – 24 August 2015) was a Dutch former international
football
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striker
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. After his career he became a football manager, he retired after a heart attack.
He died of cancer in 2015.
With 79 goals in six seasons he was the topscorer of
Go Ahead Eagles
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1948 births
2015 deaths
Dutch footballers
Dutch football managers
Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands
Deaths from esophageal cancer
Netherlands international footballers
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FC Utrecht players
Lille OSC players
Ligue 1 players
Hermes DVS players
SC Telstar players
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PEC Zwolle players
Dutch expatriate footballers
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People from Alblasserdam
RKC Waalwijk managers
NEC Nijmegen managers
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Footballers from South Holland
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