Jan Willem van Ede (born 13 April 1963 in

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) is a retired Dutch

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Playing career

Club

He played the majority of his career for hometown club

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and as of 2017, still holds the record of most

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games played for the club with 409. He made his professional debut on 8 September 1982 for Utrecht against

PEC 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 ...

and won the 1985

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with the club. He later became reserve goalkeeper at PSV and

FC Twente Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub E ...

and also played for

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in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

and NAC.

Hoekman case

In 1999, Van Ede was sentenced to pay a compensation after kicking

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

winger Danny Hoekman 10 years earlier, which took Hoekman out of the game for almost two years due to a knee injury.

Coaching career

Van Ede worked as assistant and goalkeeper coach of the Netherlands women from 2005 but was dismissed in summer 2016 due to a difference in view with manager Arjan van der Laan. Next to his job with the Dutch FA, he was appointed coach of amateur side Montfoort in December 2015. In September 2019 van Ede was appointed the Republic of Ireland Women's team goalkeeping coach, reuniting with manager Vera Pauw.

Statistics

Last update: 4 December 2008

Honours

;FC Utrecht *

: 1984–85

References

External links

Career stats
1963 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Utrecht (city) Men's association football goalkeepers FC Utrecht players PSV Eindhoven players HFC Haarlem players NAC Breda players FC Twente players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub