Louis Coolen
Louis Coolen (born 12 January 1952 in Nuenen) is a Dutch football manager and retired player who works as an advisor to the board at Helmond Sport.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 January 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Nuenen, Netherlands | ||
Youth career | |||
RKSV Nuenen | |||
PSV | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1980 | Helmond Sport | ||
1980–1982 | RKSV Nuenen | ||
Teams managed | |||
1982–1985 | RKSV Nuenen | ||
1985–1987 | Helmondia '55 | ||
1992–1996 | UDI '19 | ||
1996–2001 | Helmond Sport | ||
2001–2005 | Roda JC (assistant) | ||
2005–2007 | FC Eindhoven | ||
2008 | UDI '19 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
During his playing career he played for PSV, Helmond Sport and RKSV Nuenen.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 1982, Coolen has managed RKSV Nuenen, Helmondia '55, UDI '19,[1] Helmond Sport and FC Eindhoven.[2] He also was assistant manager at Roda JC for four years.[3]
He moved abroad in September 2008 to become technical director at the Yuri Konoplev Academy in Tolyatti[4] and worked at Russian giants Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he managed their youth coaches in two spells at the club.[5] In between he worked for Roda as technical director and later led the Roda JC academy.[6]
He returned to Helmond Sport in an advisory role in March 2017.[7]
References
- Louis Coolen gaat UDI'19 trainen - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
- Louis Coolen nieuwe trainer FC Eindhoven - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
- Louis Coolen gaat Roda JC verlaten - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Coolen en Vroomans tekenen bij in Rusland - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
- Coolen keert terug naar Zenit Sint-Petersburg - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Louis Coolen terug bij academie Roda - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
- Louis Coolen aan de slag bij Helmond Sport - Helmond Sport (in Dutch)