Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Koevermans began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to

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, playing there for five seasons.

AZ

In 2005, Koevermans switched to AZ, where he started as a second-choice centre forward, although he bagged numerous goals. His breakthrough came in the 2006–07 season, being one of

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's top scorers with 22, and reaching the

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, aged 28. He rejected a contract offer from AZ to extend his tenure at the club and his manager

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informed him that he would not be a first-team regular from then on with this resulting in his pushing for a move to another club.

PSV Eindhoven

Late August 2007 Koevermans joined

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for a fee of €6 million where he received the number 10 jersey, last worn by Ivorian striker Arouna Koné, who was sold to

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Toronto FC

On 29 June 2011, it was announced the Koevermans had reached an agreement to join

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team

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(TFC) as a designated player. The signing of former German International

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was announced at the same press conference. Koevermans made his debut for Toronto in a 1–0 home defeat to

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on 20 July 2011. He scored his first goal for Toronto on a cross from Ryan Johnson three days later against

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in a 4–2 away loss. He was awarded MLS Player of the week for his two-goal performance against

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on 17 September, leading Toronto to a 2–1 home victory over the reigning league champions. After failing to score in the first six games of the 2012 season Koevermans scored his first goal against Montreal Impact on 7 April, the game finished in a 2–1 away loss for Toronto. Perhaps Koevermans most memorable act during his time with TFC was after their ninth straight loss at the start of the 2012 season, when he said the club was "setting a record as the worst team in the world," and Koevermans reiterated the sentiment at the next training session when he said "name me one team in the whole world that is 0-9." In mid-2012, Koevermans was in fine scoring form but suffered a season-ending ACL injury in mid-July against

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. Following his injury Toronto was forced to bring in designated player Eric Hassli as a replacement. Koevermans made his return from injury nearly a year later on 1 June 2013 as a second half sub for

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in a 1–1 against

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FC Utrecht

On 31 January 2014, it was announced that Koevermans had signed a deal until the summer of 2014 with FC Utrecht. On 20 March 2014, Koevermans announced his retirement from football due to a persevering calf injury.

International career

Koevermans made his international debut for the

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in a Euro 2008 qualifier against

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on 28 March 2007. He scored his first international goal on 17 November 2007 against

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Style of play

A forward, Koevermans was a physical player who was adapted in the air and a lethal poacher in front of the goal. In addition to goal scoring, he was known for his offensive movement and "runs" off the ball, which "always ttractedthe attention of defenders".

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koevermans goal.''

Honours

PSV Eindhoven *

: 2007–08 * Johan Cruijff Shield:

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Toronto FC *

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koevermans, Danny 1978 births Living people Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Sparta Rotterdam players AZ Alkmaar players PSV Eindhoven players FC Utrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Major League Soccer players Footballers from Schiedam Toronto FC players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada Designated Players (MLS)