Wierd Goedee (born 14 August 1967) is a Dutch

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coach and former player. He is the current head coach of

Apollo Amsterdam Apollo Amsterdam is a Dutch basketball team based in Amsterdam. The club plays its games in the Promotiedivisie, the Dutch second-level league. The club was founded in 2011 and has played in the highest national level for years, from 2012 to 202 ...

, since signing in 2021. He played 33 games for the

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Playing career

Goedee started his career with BC Eindhoven, which he helped to be promoted to the top level

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. He then played with Canadians Amsterdam in the 1992–93 season. In 1993, he signed with

EBBC Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several sponso ...

, where he stayed for six seasons. The following years he played with Virtus Werkendam and

NAC Basketbal NAC Basketbal was a Dutch basketball club based in Breda. The club was the basketball section of the Association football, football club NAC Breda, which aimed to make itself a multi-sports club. The team was founded in 2000, along with outspoken ...

. He averaged 10.1 points over his Eredivisie career.

Coaching career

Goedee was the head coach of Eredivisie club

BSW Weert Basketball Stars Weert, commonly known as BSW, was a professional basketball team based in Weert, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1968 and played in the Dutch Basketball League. Home games of the team are played in the Sporthal Boshoven. The ...

. In 2010, Goedee became the head coach of

West-Brabant Giants West-Brabant Giants was a Dutch professional basketball club based in Bergen op Zoom. The club was established in 2003 and dissolved in 2011. The team played its games at Sporthal de Boulevard and its main colors were red and white. History The cl ...

. He reached the final of the

2010–11 NBB Cup The 2010–11 NBB Cup was the 43rd season of the Dutch NBB Cup. The championship game was played in the Topsportcentrum in Almere. GasTerra Flames won the cup, its second title ever and first one since 2005. The WCAA Giants were the runners-up aft ...

with Giants. The Giants were dissolved after the season due to the bankruptcy of the club. On 25 June 2021, Goedee signed a 2-year contract to become the new head coach of

References

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