Hesterine de Reus
{{short description|Dutch football coach and former player (born 1961)}}
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{{family name hatnote|de Reus|Reus|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hesterine de Reus
| image = Hesterine-de-reus-coaching-matildas (cropped).jpg
| caption = De Reus in 2014, coaching during a Matildas camp
| fullname = Hesterine Jannetje de Reus
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Poortugaal, Netherlands
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| youthclubs1 = PSV Poortugaal
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| clubs1 = DCL
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| clubs2 = KFC '71
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| clubs3 = VV Rijsoord
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| nationalyears1 = 1983–1992
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps1 = 43
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs1 = VV Rijsoord
| manageryears2 = 1998–2003
| managerclubs2 = SV Saestum
| manageryears3 = 2002–2004
| managerclubs3 = Netherlands women under-15s
| manageryears4 = 2004–2007
| managerclubs4 = Netherlands women under-17s
| manageryears5 = 2007–2010
| managerclubs5 = Netherlands women under-19s
| manageryears6 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs6 = Jordan women
| manageryears7 = 2012
| managerclubs7 = PSV/FC Eindhoven
| manageryears8 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs8 = Australia women
| manageryears9 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs9 = China U-20 women
| manageryears10 = 2024–present
| managerclubs10 = AFC Ajax (women)
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Hesterine Jannetje de Reus{{cite web |title=Gesamtliste 2015 |url= https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/education/02/52/39/20/gesamtliste2015-coaching-admin_neutral.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075911/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/education/02/52/39/20/gesamtliste2015-coaching-admin_neutral.pdf|url-status= dead|archive-date= March 5, 2016|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=9 September 2015|page=4}} (born 6 December 1961) is a Dutch former footballer and coach who is currently the coach of women's team AFC Ajax. She has coached women's national and youth teams as well as Dutch domestic league teams.
Chilhood in football
As a child, de Reus and her family regularly attended Feyenoord matches.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-12 |title=Ajax-trainer De Reus: "Vroeger zat ik met mijn vader in De Kuip" |url=https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/14297415/ajax-trainer-de-reus-vroeger-zat-ik-met-mijn-vader-in-de-kuip |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ESPN.nl |language=nl}} She began playing soccer when she was 7 and said that women's football in the Netherlands grew in professionalism over time after it was formally recognized in 1971.{{Cite news |last=Migliaccio |first=Val |date=May 15, 2014 |title=Former Matildas coach Hesterine de Reus has foot in each camp as Australia plays Jordan |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/former-matildas-coach-hesterine-de-reus-has-foot-in-each-camp-as-australia-plays-jordan/news-story/3063e593fb5807a271058eb82892c221 |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Adelaide Now |agency=News Corp Australia}}
Playing career
From 1983 to 1992, de Reus gained 43 caps as a player for the Netherlands women's national football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/38/50a3c210-a5a1d410-387149|title=Speler: Hesterine de Reus|publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association|accessdate=25 January 2014|language=Dutch|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221315/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/38/50a3c210-a5a1d410-387149|archivedate=1 February 2014}}
Managerial career
In 1994, she began working as a coach for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). In 2007, she became the coach for the Dutch national under-19 team.
On 1 October 2010, she became the coach and technical director of Jordan's national women's team,{{cite news|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/artikel/5204/de-reus-naar-jordaanse-bond|title=De Reus naar Jordaanse bond|date=2 September 2010|publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association|accessdate=25 January 2014|language=Dutch}} which won the 2010 Arabia Cup the following month. As Jordan's coach, she petitioned FIFA to allow football players to wear a hijab. In April 2011, three Jordanian players refused to play for de Reus's team because they suspected she was a lesbian.{{cite news|url=http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/row-over-dutch-lesbian-coach-jordan|title=Row over Dutch 'lesbian' coach in Jordan|last=Tol|first=Johan van der|date=28 April 2011|work=Radio Netherlands Worldwide|accessdate=25 January 2014|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203141152/http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/row-over-dutch-lesbian-coach-jordan|url-status=dead}}
On 4 June 2012, PSV, then known as PSV/FC Eindhoven, named de Reus as the first coach for its professional team.{{Cite web |date=4 June 2016 |title=Inschrijving vrouwenteam FCE/PSV |url=https://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/Inschrijving-vrouwenteam-FCEPSV.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528214822/https://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/Inschrijving-vrouwenteam-FCEPSV.htm |archive-date=28 May 2018 |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=PSV}} At the end of 2012, with PSV in third place in the BeNe League halfway through its first season, de Reus left Eindhoven to coach Australia's women's national team.{{cite web|title=Hesterine de Reus named new Westfield Matildas head coach |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Hesterine-de-Reus-named-new-Westfield-Matildas-head-coach/56317 |publisher=footballaustralia.com.au |accessdate=22 December 2012 |date=22 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218072539/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Hesterine-de-Reus-named-new-Westfield-Matildas-head-coach/56317 |archivedate=18 February 2013 }} de Reus was fired by Football Federation Australia in April 2014, after a player mutiny brought about by her coaching style.{{cite web|title=Ousting of Matildas coach Hesterine De Reus exposes national team turmoil|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/18/ousting-of-matildas-coach-hesterine-de-reus-exposes-national-team-turmoil|work=The Guardian|accessdate=24 May 2014|date=18 April 2014}}
She coached China's women's under-20 team, including a third-place finish at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.{{Cite web |title=Japan difficult, but a great opportunity, says China head coach de Reus |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/news/japan_difficult_but_a_great_opportunity_says_china_head_coach_de_reus.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=the-AFC |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=28 October 2017 |title=AFC U-19 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 |url=http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=12020&stageid=454&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212320/http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=12020&stageid=454&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |archive-date=27 March 2018 |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=The-AFC.com}}
de Reus was named Ajax's head coach on April 12, 2024.{{Cite web |date=12 April 2024 |title=Ajax Vrouwen contracteert Hesterine de Reus |url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/ajax-vrouwen-contracteert-hesterine-de-reus/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Ajax |language=nl-NL}} In her first match, Ajax lost the Eredivisie Supercup to FC Twente, 6–1.{{Cite web |date=31 August 2024 |title=Verslag {{!}} Geen Supercup voor Ajax Vrouwen |url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/verslag-geen-supercup-voor-ajax-vrouwen/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.ajax.nl |language=nl-NL}} Eight days later, Ajax failed to advance in UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying.{{Cite web |last= |date=7 September 2024 |title=Ajax vs Fiorentina |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2041261/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=UEFA |language=en}} de Reus said that she was "not really sour" about missing out on European competition so that her team could focus on the Eredivisie, though she later clarified that it was disappointing that Ajax had lost.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=De Reus heeft spijt van uitspraak over mislopen Champions League: "Duidelijk dat het ongelukkig was" |url=https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/14271386/de-reus-heeft-spijt-van-uitspraak-over-mislopen-champions-league-duidelijk-dat-het-ongelukkig-was |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ESPN.nl |language=nl}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|12 September 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Nat !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=left|Australia women's
|{{flagicon|Australia}} |align=left|2013 |align=left|2014 {{WDL|13|6|2|5}} | ||||
| colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|13|6|2|5}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095602/http://www.topsportamsterdam.nl/content/hesterine-de-reus Profile] at Topsport Amsterdam
{{Australia women's national football team coaches}}
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