Louis Coolen (born 12 January 1952) is a Dutch football manager and retired player who works as an advisor to the board at Helmond Sport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuenen, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSV Nuenen | |||
| PSV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Helmond Sport | ||
| 1980–1982 | RKSV Nuenen | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editCoolen was born in Nuenen. A midfielder,[1] during his playing career he played for PSV, Helmond Sport and RKSV Nuenen.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring as a player in 1982, Coolen has managed RKSV Nuenen, Helmondia '55, UDI '19,[2] Helmond Sport and FC Eindhoven.[3] He also was assistant manager at Roda JC for four years.[4]
He moved abroad in September 2008 to become technical director at the Yuri Konoplev Academy in Tolyatti[5] and worked at Russian giants Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he managed their youth coaches in two spells at the club.[6] In between he worked for Roda as technical director and later led the Roda JC academy.[7]
He returned to Helmond Sport in an advisory role in March 2017.[8]
References
edit- ^ Louis Coolen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 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)
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Player profile at Ronald Zwiers
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