Cor Brom

Cor Brom (27 August 1932 – 29 October 2008) was a Dutch football player and manager.

Cor Brom
Brom in 1979
Personal information
Full name Cornelis Brom
Date of birth (1932-08-27)27 August 1932
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 29 October 2008(2008-10-29) (aged 76)
Place of death Amsterdam, Netherlands
Youth career
Zwarte Schapen
VSV
Limburgia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Telstar
Teams managed
1969–1972 Vitesse
1972–1976 Fortuna SC
1976–1978 Sparta
1978–1979 Ajax
1979–1981 Thor Waterschei
1981–1982 RWD Molenbeek
1982–1984 FC Zwolle
1984–1985 SSW Innsbruck
1985 MVV
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

During his playing career, Brom played with Zwarte Schapen, VSV, Limburgia and Telstar.[1]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Brom managed Vitesse Arnhem from 1969 to 1972, Fortuna SC from 1972 to 1976,[2][3] Sparta Rotterdam from 1976 to 1978,[4] Ajax from 1978 to 1979,[5][6] RWD Molenbeek from 1981 to 1982,[7] and FC Zwolle from 1982 to 1984.

He was dismissed by Ajax's new chairman Ton Harmsen in 1979 after allegedly taking payments and gifts (a horse and the meat of a whole pig), meant for the players, from an amateur side who played Ajax in pre-season.[8]

Later life and death

Brom died in Amsterdam on 29 October 2008, of Parkinson's disease.[9]

References
  1. Oud-Ajaxtrainer Cor Brom overleden - Parool (in Dutch)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "COR BROM WEG BIJ FORTUNA SC - NDC mediagroep - De Krant van Toen". www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. "COR BROM TRAINER VAN AJAX - NDC mediagroep - De Krant van Toen". www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. "Coaches". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  6. "Cor Brom" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  7. "History RWDM" (in French). bxlboys.be. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  8. Karbonades en schnitzels ("Pork chops and schnitzels" - NRC (in Dutch)
  9. "Voormalig Ajax-coach overleden" (in Dutch). Sport Wereld. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
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