Cees van Kooten
Dutch football player (1948–2015)
Cees van Kooten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːs fɑn ˈkoːtə(n)]; 20 August 1948 – 24 August 2015) was a Dutch former international football striker. After his career he became a football manager, he retired after a heart attack.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornelis van Kooten | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Alblasserdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 2015 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1970 | Hermes-DVS Schiedam | ||
| 1970–1971 | FC Utrecht | ||
| 1971–1972 | Lille OSC | ||
| 1971–1976 | Telstar | ||
| 1976–1982 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 1983–1985 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| National team | |||
| 1981–1983 | Netherlands | 9 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1995 | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| 1996 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
van Kooten died of esophageal cancer at the age of 67.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Eagles-icoon Van Kooten overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Cees van Kooten overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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