Wilhelmus ("Wim") Jacobus Koevermans (born 28 June 1960) is a Dutch

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coach and former player. A

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, he earned one cap for the Netherlands national team. Koevermans was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in

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, although he did not play under manager

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Playing career

Koevermans was born in Vlaardingen,

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. He played for Fortuna Vlaardingen, FC Vlaardingen, Fortuna Sittard, and

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. He ended his professional career in 1990.

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing Koevermans became a football manager, who worked for clubs like NEC Nijmegen, RBC Roosendaal and

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. He was the International High Performance Director of the FAI until he was appointed the coach of

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. He resumed his office as the Chief Coach of Indian football team on 1 July 2012. He left the post in October 2014 after India's loss against

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. He was succeeded by Stephen Constantine.

Coaching statistics

Honours

As manager

India * Nehru Cup:

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runner-up:

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References

1960 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Vlaardingen Men's association football central defenders Netherlands men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1988 players UEFA European Championship–winning players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Fortuna Vlaardingen players FC Groningen players Fortuna Sittard players Dutch football managers India national football team managers FC Groningen managers NEC Nijmegen managers RBC Roosendaal managers MVV Maastricht managers Dutch expatriate football managers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate football managers in India 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{netherlands-footy-defender-stub