Ivo Rossen (born 14 March 1982) is a Dutch

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coach and former professional player who is currently serving as a first-team coach at

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Playing career

Rossen began his professional career at

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, but did not establish himself at the club. He debuted professionally with

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and went on to play for

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FC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

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, and

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—all in the second-tier

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. In July 2012, he joined

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side

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, but his contract was terminated in February 2014 following a dispute with management. On 21 June 2014, he rejoined Eindhoven.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2016–17 season, Rossen returned to his youth club, SV Estria, as a player-coach in the

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. He later began working as a youth and assistant coach at

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and also coached

Quick 1888 Quick 1888 (also referred to as Quick Nijmegen) is an amateur sporting club from Nijmegen, Netherlands. It was founded in 1888 as a cricket club and currently plays football in the Tweede Klasse, which is the fifth level of amateur football. As ...

. In May 2021, he was appointed assistant coach at

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

, succeeding Peter Reekers. In June 2024, Rossen joined

as a transition coach, bridging youth and first-team development. He followed John Lammers, with whom he had previously worked at Heracles.

References

External links

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