Koos Waslander

{{short description|Dutch football coach and former player (born 1957)}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Koos Waslander

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|3|df=y}}

|birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

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|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1979–1980

|clubs1 = Excelsior

|caps1 = 33

|goals1 = 12

|years2 = 1980

|clubs2 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers

|caps2 = 14

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 1980–1983

|clubs3 = NAC

|caps3 = 86

|goals3 = 13

|years4 = 1983–1984

|clubs4 = Excelsior

|caps4 = 16

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 1984–1985

|clubs5 = PEC Zwolle '82

|caps5 = 26

|goals5 = 2

|years6 = 1985–1987

|clubs6 = Excelsior

|caps6 = 31

|goals6 = 1

|years7 = 1987–1988

|clubs7 = DS'79

|caps7 = 11

|goals7 = 1

|totalcaps = 217

|totalgoals = 31

| manageryears1 = 1999–2000 |managerclubs1 = DRL

| manageryears2 = 2000–2001 |managerclubs2 = SV Slikkerveer

| manageryears3 = 2002–2003 |managerclubs3 = RBC Roosendaal (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2003–2004 |managerclubs4 = VV Spijkenisse

| manageryears5 = 2004–2005 |managerclubs5 = NAC Breda (U21)

| manageryears6 = 2005–2006 |managerclubs6 = NAC Breda (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2006–2007 |managerclubs7 = NAC Breda (youth)

| manageryears8 = 2007–2008 |managerclubs8 = DOTO{{cite news |title=Koos Waslander trainer DOTO |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/41025/Koos-Waslander-trainer-DOTO |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Rijnmond |date=31 January 2007}}

| manageryears9 = 2009 |managerclubs9 = SV Gouda (caretaker){{cite web |title=Clubhistorie - SV Gouda |url=https://www.svgouda.nl/pages/clubinfo/clubhistorie.php |website=SVGouda.nl |publisher=SV Gouda |access-date=8 August 2020}}

| manageryears10 = 2009 |managerclubs10 = DOVO (caretaker)

| manageryears11 = 2010–2012 |managerclubs11 = BVCB{{cite news |title=Waslander per direct weg bij BVCB |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/86114/Waslander-per-direct-weg-bij-BVCB |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Rijnmond |date=13 March 2012}}

| manageryears12 = 2012–2013 |managerclubs12 = Jong Ambon{{cite news |title=Ex-prof Waslander trainer Jong Ambon |url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/61141/Ex-prof-Waslander-trainer-Jong-Ambon |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Omroep Zeeland |date=18 November 2012}}

| manageryears13 = 2013–2014 |managerclubs13 = SCO '63{{cite news |title=Koos Waslander naar SCO'63 |url=https://www.grootnissewaard.nl/nieuws/actueel/21359/koos-waslander-naar-sco-63 |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Groot Nissewaard |date=15 March 2013}}

| manageryears14 = 2014–2015 |managerclubs14 = Leonidas{{cite web |title=John Hoeks en Leonidas uit elkaar, Koos Waslander nieuwe trainer |url=https://haaglandenvoetbal.nl/2014/07/29/john-hoeks-en-leonidas-uit-elkaar-koos-waslander-nieuwe-trainer/ |website=HaaglandenVoetbal.nl |publisher=Haaglanden Voetbal |access-date=8 August 2020 |date=29 July 2014}}

| manageryears15 = 2016–2018 |managerclubs15 = EDO{{cite news |last1=Feenstra |first1=Richard |title=Waslander langer bij HFC EDO |url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2017/12/waslander-langer-bij-hfc-edo/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Voetbal Rotterdam |date=18 December 2017}}

| manageryears16 = 2018 |managerclubs16 = Overmaas{{cite news |last1=Feenstra |first1=Richard |title=Overmaas en Koos Waslander per direct uit elkaar |url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2018/10/overmaas-en-koos-waslander-per-direct-uit-elkaar/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Voetbal Rotterdam |date=31 October 2018}}

| manageryears17 = 2019–2021

|managerclubs17 = RBC{{cite news |last1=Houtepen |first1=Peter |title=Koos Waslander maakt seizoen af als trainer RBC |url=https://www.internetbode.nl/regio/roosendaal/voetbal/286504/koos-waslander-maakt-seizoen-af-als-trainer-rbc |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=Roosendaalse Bode |date=8 May 2019}}

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Koos Waslander (born 3 February 1957) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He was most recently head coach of Dutch Tweede Klasse club RBC.

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Waslander played in the Netherlands and the United States for Excelsior, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NAC Breda, PEC Zwolle and DS'79.{{cite web|url=http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=35047&typeofpage=84137|title=Profile|language=Dutch|publisher=Voetbal International}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/W/Waslander.Koos.htm|title=Profile|publisher=NASL Jerseys}}

Waslander holds the record for the quickest goal in the Eredivisie, scoring after eight seconds.{{cite web|url=http://www.dutch-football.com/football/eredivisie/records.shtml|title=Eredivisie Records|publisher=Dutch Football|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009042444/http://www.dutch-football.com/football/eredivisie/records.shtml|archive-date=2013-10-09|url-status=dead}}

With the Fort Lauderdale Strikers he was a Soccer Bowl '80 runner up. In the final, won 3-0 by New York Cosmos in September 1980, he entered the match as a substitute five minutes before half-time for the injured German striker Gerd Müller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycosmos.com/article/uuid/ponnvhnhpzr81ryep3w6hrm2u/soccer-bowl-history-mvp-chinaglia-leads-cosmos-to-fourth-title|title=Home | New York Cosmos|website=www.nycosmos.com}}

Coaching career

Waslander coached numerous teams in the Netherlands after his retirement, most notably VV Spijkenisse, Leonidas, and RBC. He also worked as an assistant and youth coach at NAC Breda.