Rogier Koordes (born 13 June 1972) is a Dutch former
footballer
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who played in England for
Port Vale
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between February 1997 and February 1999. In between this spell he played in the Netherlands for
Telstar
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,
Oss
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* Oss, a city and municipality in the Netherlands
* Osh Airport, IATA code OSS
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* Oss (surname), a surname
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,
Haarlem, and
Ter Leede
Ter Leede is a football club based in Sassenheim, Netherlands. The club was established on 30 April 1930, as a merger of the clubs ''Poellaan'' and ''Roda''.
The men's team is currently playing in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, after being relegated from ...
.
Career
Koordes began his career at
Telstar
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, who finished the
1994–95 season in 11th place in the
Eerste Divisie
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, and then ninth place in
1995–96 under
Cor Pot
Cornelis "Cor" Pot (born 8 June 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer.
Playing career
Pot started his career with the academy of Sparta in Rotterdam, and subsequently moved to the Ajax academy.
Coaching caree ...
's stewardship. Koordes left the
TATA Steel Stadion when he was purchased by
English
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First Division club
Port Vale
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in February 1997 for a £75,000 fee. He played 13 league games in the remainder of the
1996–97 season, but featured just nine times in the
1997–98 campaign. He played 17 league and
League Cup
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games in the
1998–99 campaign, but left
Vale Park
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The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49, ...
in February 1999 after manager
John Rudge
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was sacked and replaced by
Brian Horton
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. After leaving
Burslem
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he returned to his native the Netherlands to play for
Oss
OSS or Oss may refer to:
Places
* Oss, a city and municipality in the Netherlands
* Osh Airport, IATA code OSS
People with the name
* Oss (surname), a surname
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* ''O.S.S.'' (film), a 1946 World War II spy film about O ...
. TOP finished 16th in the Eerste Divisie in
1998–99, and then in last place in
1999–2000, before rising to tenth position in
2000–01. Koordes then switched to
Heini Otto
Heini Otto (born 24 August 1954) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Otto worked for his father-in-law in the gold business, and then in a whisky distillery before becoming a ...
's
HFC Haarlem
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, and helped the club to 12th and 14th-place finishes in
2001–02 and
2002–03. He then left
Haarlem Stadion and ended up with
Ter Leede
Ter Leede is a football club based in Sassenheim, Netherlands. The club was established on 30 April 1930, as a merger of the clubs ''Poellaan'' and ''Roda''.
The men's team is currently playing in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, after being relegated from ...
. In January 2007 he joined Rijnvogels in the
Eerste Klasse
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(Dutch 4th tier).
Career statistics
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koordes, Rogier
1972 births
Living people
Footballers from Haarlem
Dutch footballers
Association football midfielders
SC Telstar players
Dutch expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Port Vale F.C. players
TOP Oss players
HFC Haarlem players
Eerste Divisie players
English Football League players
Ter Leede players