Koos Waslander

Koos Waslander (born 3 February 1957) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who is the current head coach of Dutch Tweede Klasse club RBC.

Koos Waslander
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-02-03) 3 February 1957
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RBC (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Excelsior 33 (12)
1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 (1)
1980–1983 NAC 86 (13)
1983–1984 Excelsior 16 (1)
1984–1985 PEC Zwolle '82 26 (2)
1985–1987 Excelsior 31 (1)
1987–1988 DS'79 11 (1)
Total 217 (31)
Teams managed
1999–2000 DRL[1]
2000–2001 SV Slikkerveer[1]
2002–2003 RBC Roosendaal (assistant)[1]
2003–2004 VV Spijkenisse[1]
2004–2005 NAC Breda (U21)
2005–2006 NAC Breda (assistant)
2006–2007 NAC Breda (youth)
2007–2008 DOTO[2]
2009 SV Gouda (caretaker)[3]
2009 DOVO (caretaker)
2010–2012 BVCB[4]
2012–2013 Jong Ambon[5]
2013–2014 SCO '63[6]
2014–2015 Leonidas[7]
2016–2018 EDO[8]
2018 Overmaas[9]
2019– RBC[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Waslander played in the Netherlands and the United States for Excelsior, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NAC Breda, PEC Zwolle and DS'79.[10][11]

Waslander holds the record for the quickest goal in the Eredivisie, scoring after eight seconds.[12]

With the Fort Lauderdale Strikers he was a Soccer Bowl '80 runner up. In the final, won 3-0 by New York Cosmos in September 1980, he entered the match as a substitute five minutes before half-time for the injured German striker Gerd Müller.[13]

Coaching career

Waslander coached numerous teams in the Netherlands after his retirement, most notably VV Spijkenisse,[1] Leonidas,[7] and RBC.[1] He also worked as an assistant and youth coach at NAC Breda.

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gollark: The original potatOS, not potatOS Tau, dates back to 13/08/2018 CE or so.
gollark: Wow, Opus is older than potatOS.
gollark: Would it not be smarter to have a successful product before constructing huge zCo offices?
gollark: What do you plan to actually SELL, znepb?

References
  1. Houtepen, Peter (8 May 2019). "Koos Waslander maakt seizoen af als trainer RBC". Roosendaalse Bode. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Koos Waslander trainer DOTO". Rijnmond. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Clubhistorie - SV Gouda". SVGouda.nl. SV Gouda. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Waslander per direct weg bij BVCB". Rijnmond. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Ex-prof Waslander trainer Jong Ambon". Omroep Zeeland. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. "Koos Waslander naar SCO'63". Groot Nissewaard. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. "John Hoeks en Leonidas uit elkaar, Koos Waslander nieuwe trainer". HaaglandenVoetbal.nl. Haaglanden Voetbal. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. Feenstra, Richard (18 December 2017). "Waslander langer bij HFC EDO". Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. Feenstra, Richard (31 October 2018). "Overmaas en Koos Waslander per direct uit elkaar". Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  11. "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
  12. "Eredivisie Records". Dutch Football. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  13. http://www.nycosmos.com/article/uuid/ponnvhnhpzr81ryep3w6hrm2u/soccer-bowl-history-mvp-chinaglia-leads-cosmos-to-fourth-title&sa=U&ei=_D2QU63wBMjakAXXpoGQCw&ved=0CBcQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNGc5Lp1M3OByJEUfhfeUBJMvIk0Mg
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