Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrianus Cornelis Koster | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Zierikzee, Netherlands | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Saudi Arabia U23 (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | Roda JC | 56 | (11) |
1979–1983 | PSV Eindhoven | 40 | (11) |
National team | |||
1978 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1985–1986 | FC Eindhoven (assistant) | ||
1986–1990 | Willem II (assistant) | ||
1990–1991 | Willem II | ||
1991–1993 | Roda JC | ||
1993–1995 | Helmond Sport | ||
1995–1997 | TOP Oss | ||
1997–2003 | Excelsior | ||
2004–2005 | VVV | ||
2005–2007 | RKC | ||
2007 | Ajax (youth) | ||
2007–2008 | Ajax | ||
2008–2009 | Ajax B | ||
2009–2011 | Club Brugge | ||
2012 | Beerschot | ||
2013–2014 | Club Africain | ||
2014 | Netherlands U21 | ||
2014–2015 | VfB Stuttgart (assistant) | ||
2015– | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Adrianus Cornelis „Adrie“ Koster (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑdriˈjaːnɵs kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈɑdri ˈkɔstər]; born 18 November 1954 in Zierikzee, Zeeland) is a Dutch football manager who is currently the manager of Saudi Arabia U23. He is a former football winger from the Netherlands and former manager of AFC Ajax, Club Brugge and the Netherlands Under-21 team.
He played for Roda JC (1977–1979) and PSV Eindhoven (1979–1983). He played his last match in the Eredivisie on 2 October 1982, replacing Jurrie Koolhof. In the follow season 1983/1984 retired from his professional football career.
Koster obtained three caps (no goals) for the Netherlands national football team in 1978.
Koster later became a football manager, and started to work as an assistant for FC Eindhoven (1985–1986).
Since then he worked for Willem II Tilburg (1986–1991), Roda JC (1991–1993), Helmond Sport (1993–1995), TOP Oss (1995–1997), Excelsior Rotterdam (1997–2003), VVV-Venlo (2004–2005), and RKC Waalwijk (2005–2006).
He became head of the youth academy of AFC Ajax, and was appointed manager of the club's main squad on 9 October 2007, when Henk ten Cate went to Chelsea.