Cees van Kooten

This is a Dutch name; the family name is van Kooten, not Kooten.
Cees van Kooten

Cees van Kooten and Ben Wijnstekers (right) at Schiphol, 27 April 1981
Personal information
Full name Cornelis van Kooten
Date of birth (1948-08-20)20 August 1948
Place of birth Alblasserdam, Netherlands
Date of death 24 August 2015(2015-08-24) (aged 67)
Place of death Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Hermes DVS
1970–1971 FC Utrecht
1971–1972 Lille
1971–1976 Telstar
1976–1982 Go Ahead Eagles
1983–1985 PEC Zwolle
National team
1981–1983 Netherlands 9 (4)
Teams managed
1994–1995 NEC
1996 RKC

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Cees van Kooten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːs fɑn ˈkoːtə(n)]; 20 August 1948 – 24 August 2015) was a Dutch former international football striker. After his career he became a football manager, he retired after a heart attack.[1] He died of cancer in 2015.[2]

With 79 goals in six seasons he was the topscorer of Go Ahead Eagles.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eagles-icoon Van Kooten overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "Cees van Kooten overleden" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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