Jurrie Koolhof

Jurjen Jacob (Jurrie) Koolhof (10 January 1960 – 28 January 2019)[1] was a Dutch international football striker and manager.

Jurrie Koolhof
Jurrie Koolhof in 1983
Personal information
Full name Jurjen Jacob Koolhof
Date of birth (1960-01-10)10 January 1960
Place of birth Beerta, Netherlands
Date of death 28 January 2019(2019-01-28) (aged 59)
Place of death Duiven, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
THOS
1977–1978 SC Veendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 BV Veendam 61 (26)
1980–1982 Vitesse Arnhem 51 (31)
1982–1987 PSV Eindhoven 106 (69)
1987–1988 FC Groningen 20 (10)
1988–1990 Vitesse Arnhem 65 (15)
1990–1993 De Graafschap 85 (32)
1993–1994 BV Veendam 28 (7)
1994 De Graafschap 1 (0)
Total 417 (190)
National team
1982–1983 Netherlands 5 (0)
Teams managed
2000–2002 De Graafschap
2002–2003 FC Emmen (as assistant manager)
2003–2005 AGOVV Apeldoorn
2005–2006 FC Dordrecht
2006–2007 MVV Maastricht
2007–2008 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, Koolhof had a long and productive career, with 190 league goals. He played for a number of clubs in the Netherlands including Vitesse Arnhem, F.C. Groningen, De Graafschap and PSV Eindhoven. For the latter he scored a total of 69 goals in 106 appearances and was a tandem player with Norway's Hallvar Thoresen in the mid-1980s.

Club career

He began his career at the local pride BV Veendam, breaking into the first-team squad in 1978. He began scoring prolifically in the late 1980s, thus attracting attention. He was transferred to Vitesse Arnhem in 1980, the same year they were relegated from the Eredivisie (first) to the Erste (second) Divisie. In his second season in Arnhem he managed to score 19 goals in 16 appearances, an exceptional average of 1.2 goals per match. During the 1981/82 transfer window he signed a contract at PSV Eindhoven, his first Eredivisie club.

His first years in the lichtstad (city of light) were successful. He adapted quickly to the top-tier professional level and, over two and a half years, missed few matches. However, in 1984 he suffered an injury that left him unable to play for two full years. In the 1986/87 season he returned to the pitch, although he never fully recovered. He played professional football for another seven years, mainly in the Eerste Divisie. After continuing to play on FC Groningen, Vitesse Arnhem and De Graafschap he ended his career where it had once started, with BV Veendam.

National team career

He first played for the Netherlands on 14 August 1982 against Greece. After the 46 minute mark he replaced Piet Wildschut. At the time there were not any goals scored, but a goal by Edo Ophof in 54th minute would cause Oranje to win the game.

He was capped only 5 times, scoring zero goals. As a result, he did not enjoy a long international career. He played his last international match on 16 February 1983, just over 9 months after his first international appearance. This last match was the Euro 1984 qualifier against Spain, resulting in a 1–0 loss.[2]

Coaching career

After he quit playing Doetinchem became his new domicile. He acted alternately as head of the youth academy and manager of De Graafschap from 1994 to 2002. He was Hennie Spijkerman's assistant for one season at FC Emmen. In the following years he was employed at AGOVV Apeldoorn, FC Dordrecht and MVV as manager. Koolhof was fired from his job on 19 February 2007 due to disappointing results, strikingly on the same day Cambuur Leeuwarden let go their trainer Roy Wesseling. On 15 March the 47-year-old Koolhof signed a two-year contract at SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden, taking effect 1 July 2007. Gerrie Schouwenaar, who acted as interim manager, departed for Qatar. His spot was taken by Alfons Arts, who became Koolhof's assistant manager as well as a youth trainer.[3][4][5] In his first year his team surprised everyone by defeating AZ Alkmaar in the Cup (1–0).[6] After a few matches in the 2008–2009 season, Koolhof was sacked following a poor overall start to the season.

Personal life

Jurrie Koolhof was married and had two sons, football player Dean Koolhof and tennis pro Wesley Koolhof. He died after a long illness at 59 years.

Statistics

Player
Season Club Matches Goals League
1978/79 BV Veendam 33 9 Eerste Divisie
1979/80 28 17 Eerste Divisie
1980/81 Vitesse Arnhem 35 12 Eerste Divisie
1981/82 16 19 Eerste Divisie
PSV 13 7 Eredivisie
1982/83 33 22 Eredivisie
1983/84 31 23 Eredivisie
1984/85 0 0 Eredivisie
1985/86 0 0 Eredivisie
1986/87 29 17 Eredivisie
1987/88 FC Groningen 20 10 Eredivisie
1988/89 Vitesse Arnhem 32 13 Eerste Divisie
1989/90 33 2 Eredivisie
1990/91 De Graafschap 37 20 Eerste Divisie
1991/92 31 9 Eredivisie
1992/93 17 3 Eerste Divisie
1993/94 BV Veendam 28 7 Eerste Divisie
1994/95 De Graafschap 1 0 Eerste Divisie
Total 417 190
190 90 Eredivisie
227 100 Eerste Divisie
References:[1][2]

Manager
Period Club Function League
1994–1995De GraafschapHead youth academy Eerste Divisie
1995–1999Head youth academy Eredivisie
1999–2000Assistant manager Eredivisie
2000Interim manager Eredivisie
2000–2001Head youth academy Eredivisie
2001–2002Manager Eredivisie
2002–2003FC EmmenAssistant manager Eerste Divisie
2003–2005AGOVVManager Eerste Divisie
2005–2006FC DordrechtManager Eerste Divisie
2006–2007MVVManager Eerste Divisie
2007–2008Cambuur LeeuwardenManager Eerste Divisie
Reference:[1]

Honours

With PSV

With Vitesse Arnhem

With De Graafschap

See also
  • KNVB Cup 2007-08
  • Eerste Divisie 2007-08

References
  1. "Cv Jurrie Koolhof" (in Dutch). Beijen. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  2. "Jurrie Koolhof" (in Dutch). Ronald Zwiers. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  3. Dekkers, Maarten (9 July 2007). "Alfons Arts nieuwe assistent Jurrie Koolhof" (in Dutch). Elf voetbal. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  4. de Jong, Rob (16 March 2007). "Keuze komt als verrassing: Koolhof moet Cambuur naar succes leiden" (in Dutch). Friesch Dagblad. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  5. "Koolhof nije trainer Cambuur" (in Western Frisian). Omrop Fryslân. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  6. "Cambuur wint fan AZ" (in Western Frisian). Omrop Fryslân. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
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