Jurrie Koolhof

Jurrie Koolhof

Jurrie Koolhof in 1983
Personal information
Full name	Jurjen Jacob Koolhof
Date of birth	(1960-01-10) 10 January 1960
Place of birth	Beerta, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Manager (former striker)
Youth career
1977–1978	SC Veendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1979	BV Veendam	61	(26)
1980–1982	Vitesse	51	(31)
1982–1987	PSV Eindhoven	106	(69)
1987–1988	FC Groningen	20	(10)
1988–1990	Vitesse	65	(15)
1990–1993	De Graafschap	85	(32)
1993–1994	BV Veendam	28	(7)
International career
1982–1983	Netherlands	5	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2002	De Graafschap
2002–2003	FC Emmen (as assistant manager)
2003–2005	AGOVV Apeldoorn
2005–2006	FC Dordrecht
2006–2007	MVV Maastricht
2007–2008	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
2011–2012	Persijap Jepara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jurjen Jacob (Jurrie) Koolhof (born 10 January 1960 in Beerta, Groningen) is a former Dutch international football striker and manager.

As a player, Koolhof had a long and productive career, with 190 league goals. He played for a number of clubs in the Netherlands including Vitesse Arnhem, F.C. Groningen and PSV Eindhoven. For the latter he scored a total of 69 goals in 106 appearances and formed a great tandem with Norway's Hallvar Thoresen in the mid-1980s.

Koolhof is the father of De Graafschap player Dean Koolhof.

Club career

He began his career at the local pride BV Veendam, breaking into the first-team squad in 1978. He began scoring prolifically in the late 1980s, attracting a lot of attention. He was transferred to Vitesse in the new decade. In his second season in Arnhem he managed to score 19 goals in 16 appearances, an exceptional average of 1.2 goals per match. During the 1981/1982 transfer window he signed a contract at PSV Eindhoven, his first Eredivisie club.

His first years in the lichtstad (city of light) have been very successful. He adapted quickly to higher level and in two and a half years he missed only a few matches. Then, in 1984 he suffered a terrible injury. He was out for two full years. In season 1986/1987 he returned to the pitch but he never fully recovered. He played professional football for another seven years, mainly in the Eerste Divisie. After FC Groningen, again Vitesse and De Graafschap he ended his career where it had once started: BV Veendam.

National team career

He first played for the Netherlands on 14 August 1982 against Greece. After 46 minutes of football he replaced Piet Wildschut. At the time there weren't any goals scored, but a goal by Edo Ophof in 54th minute would cause Oranje to win the game.

He was capped only 5 times, scoring zero goals. As a result, he did not enjoy a long international career: he played his last international match on 16 February 1983, just over 9 months later (in the Euro 84 qualifier against Spain, 1–0 loss).

Coaching career

After he quit playing Doetinchem became his new domicile. He acted alternately as head of the youth academy and manager of De Graafschap from 1994 to 2002. He was Hennie Spijkerman's assistant for one season at FC Emmen. In the following years he was employed at AGOVV Apeldoorn, FC Dordrecht and MVV as manager. Koolhof was fired from his job on 19 February 2007 due to disappointing results, strikingly on the same day Cambuur Leeuwarden let go their trainer Roy Wesseling. On 15 March the 47-year-old Koolhof signed a two-year contract at SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden taking effect 1 July 2007. Gerrie Schouwenaar, who acted as interim manager, departed for Qatar. His spot was taken by Alfons Arts, who became Koolhof's assistant manager as well as a youth trainer. In his first year his team surprised everyone by defeating AZ Alkmaar in the Cup (1–0). After a few matches in the 2008–2009 season, Koolhof was sacked following a poor start to the season.

Personal life

Jurrie Koolhof is married to Monique and has two sons, Wesley (born 1989) and Dean (born 1994). He still lives in Beerta, where he was born.

Statistics

Player

Season	Club	Matches	Goals	League
1978/79	BV Veendam	33	9	Eerste Divisie
1979/80		28	17	Eerste Divisie
1980/81	Vitesse	35	12	Eerste Divisie
1981/82		16	19	Eerste Divisie
	PSV	13	7	Eredivisie
1982/83		33	22	Eredivisie
1983/84		31	23	Eredivisie
1984/85		0	0	Eredivisie
1985/86		0	0	Eredivisie
1986/87		29	17	Eredivisie
1987/88	FC Groningen	20	10	Eredivisie
1988/89	Vitesse	32	13	Eerste Divisie
1989/90		33	2	Eredivisie
1990/91	De Graafschap	37	20	Eerste Divisie
1991/92		31	9	Eredivisie
1992/93		17	3	Eerste Divisie
1993/94	BV Veendam	28	7	Eerste Divisie
Total		416	190
		190	90	Eredivisie
		226	100	Eerste Divisie
References:

Manager

Period	Club	Function	League
1994–1995	De Graafschap	Head youth academy	Eerste Divisie
1995–1999		Head youth academy	Eredivisie
1999–2000		Assistant manager	Eredivisie
2000		Interim manager	Eredivisie
2000–2001		Head youth academy	Eredivisie
2001–2002		Manager	Eredivisie
2002–2003	FC Emmen	Assistant manager	Eerste Divisie
2003–2005	AGOVV	Manager	Eerste Divisie
2005–2006	FC Dordrecht	Manager	Eerste Divisie
2006–2007	MVV	Manager	Eerste Divisie
2007–2008	Cambuur Leeuwarden	Manager	Eerste Divisie
Reference:

Honours

With PSV

• Eredivisie (Dutch league) : 1985/1986, 1986/1987
• KNVB Cup (Dutch cup): 1986/1987

With Vitesse

• Eerste Divisie (Dutch first division) : 1988/1989

With De Graafschap

• Eerste Divisie (Dutch first division) : 1990/1991

See also

• KNVB Cup 2007-08
• Eerste Divisie 2007-08

External links

• Video of Koolhof's most famous attempt on goal on YouTube
• (Dutch) 2006 Interview on the official MVV Maastricht website