Louis Coolen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuenen, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nuenen | |||
| PSV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1980 | Helmond Sport | 53 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Nuenen | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Nuenen | ||
| 1985–1987 | Helmondia '55 | ||
| 1992–1996 | UDI '19 | ||
| 1996–2001 | Helmond Sport | ||
| 2001–2005 | Roda JC (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Eindhoven | ||
| 2008 | UDI '19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Louis Coolen (born 12 January 1952) is a Dutch former football player and coach.
Playing career
[edit]Coolen was born in Nuenen. A midfielder,[1] during his playing career he played for PSV, Helmond Sport and RKSV Nuenen.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring as a player in 1982, Coolen has managed RKSV Nuenen, Helmondia '55, UDI '19,[2] Helmond Sport and FC Eindhoven.[3] He also was assistant manager at Roda JC for four years.[4]
He moved abroad in September 2008 to become technical director at the Yuri Konoplev Academy in Tolyatti[5] and worked at Russian giants Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he managed their youth coaches in two spells at the club.[6] In between he worked for Roda as technical director and later led the Roda JC academy.[7]
He returned to Helmond Sport in an advisory role in March 2017,[8] but was deemed surplus to requirements in December 2022 when Jurgen Streppel was named technical manager.[9] He then joined the academy set-up at Willem II.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Louis Coolen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Louis Coolen gaat UDI'19 trainen - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
- ^ Louis Coolen nieuwe trainer FC Eindhoven - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
- ^ Louis Coolen gaat Roda JC verlaten - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Coolen en Vroomans tekenen bij in Rusland - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
- ^ Coolen keert terug naar Zenit Sint-Petersburg - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Louis Coolen terug bij academie Roda - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
- ^ Louis Coolen aan de slag bij Helmond Sport - Helmond Sport (in Dutch)
- ^ Ottens, Chris (5 August 2023). "Na abrupt vertrek bij Helmond Sport keert Louis Coolen weer terug in het betaalde voetbal: 'Heeft me wel gekrenkt'". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ^ "Louis Coolen technisch adviseur Willem II jeugdopleiding". Willem II. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Player profile at Ronald Zwiers
- Louis Coolen at Eersterat (in Dutch)
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- Footballers from North Brabant
- Men's association football midfielders
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- RKSV Nuenen players
- Eerste Divisie players
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