Wim Koevermans

Wim Koevermans
Personal information
Full name Wilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans
Date of birth (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 FC Vlaardingen 48 (6)
1980–1988 Fortuna Sittard 300 (42)
1988–1990 FC Groningen 42 (6)
Total 390 (54)
International career
1988 Netherlands 1 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1993 FC Groningen
1993–1994 FC Groningen
1994–1996 RBC Roosendaal
1996–1997 NEC Nijmegen
1998–2001 MVV Maastricht
2002–2008 Netherlands
2008–2012 Ireland
2010–2012 Republic of Ireland U21
2012–2015 India
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner1988 West Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelmus ("Wim") Jacobus Koevermans (born 28 June 1960) is a Dutch football coach and former player.[1] A central defender, he earned one cap for the Netherlands national team.[2] Koevermans was a member of the Dutch squad that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany, although he did not play during the tournament.

Playing career

Koevermans was born in Vlaardingen, South Holland. He played for Fortuna Vlaardingen, FC Vlaardingen, Fortuna Sittard, and FC Groningen. He ended his professional career in 1990.[1]

Koevermans earned his only cap on 24 May 1988, when he started in the friendly game against Bulgaria and was substituted in the 61st minute.[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing Koevermans became a football manager, who worked for clubs like NEC Nijmegen, RBC Roosendaal and MVV Maastricht.[3]

He was the International High Performance Director of the FAI until he was appointed the coach of India.[4] He resumed his office as the Chief Coach of Indian football team on 1 July 2012.[5] He left the post in October 2014 after India's loss against Palestine.[6] He was succeeded by Stephen Constantine.

Coaching statistics

Team Period Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
India 2012–2015 20848040.0

Honours

As manager

India

References

  1. 1 2 "Wim Koevermans (1960)". Kentudezenog.nl (in Dutch). 15 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Wim Koevermans - Interlands Nederlands elftal". voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Wim Koevermans" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Wim Koevermans appointed new India coach". Chris Punnakkattu Daniel. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Wim Koevermans announced as the new coach of Indian football team". Live Indian Football. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Prasad, Vishnu (7 November 2014). "Heartbreak for Wim". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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