Wilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans (born June 28, 1960 in Vlaardingen

Vlaardingen

Vlaardingen is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas/Nieuwe Waterweg river at the confluence with the Oude Maas...

, Zuid-Holland) is a former football

Football (soccer)

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 central defender from The Netherlands, who earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

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. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany

West Germany

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, although he didn't play under manager Rinus Michels

Rinus Michels

Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels OON was a Dutch association football player and coach...

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Koevermans played for Fortuna Vlaardingen, FC Vlaardingen, Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,...

, and FC Groningen. He ended his professional career in 1990. After that he became a football manager, who worked for clubs like NEC Nijmegen, RBC Roosendaal and MVV Maastricht

MVV Maastricht

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. He is currently the International High Performance Director of the FAI

Football Association of Ireland

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