Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
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** Sm ...
.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Schiedam
Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village ...
, Koevermans began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to
Sparta Rotterdam, playing there for five seasons.
AZ
In 2005, Koevermans switched to
AZ, where he started as a second-choice centre forward, although he bagged numerous goals. His breakthrough came in the 2006–07 season, being one of
Eredivisie
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's top scorers with 22, and reaching the
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Du ...
, aged 28.
He rejected a contract offer from AZ to extend his tenure at the club and his manager
Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and manager. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spel ...
informed him that he would not be a first-team regular from then on with this resulting in his pushing for a move to another club.
PSV Eindhoven
Late August 2007 Koevermans joined
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...
for a fee of €6 million where he received the number 10 jersey, last worn by Ivorian striker
Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné (born 11 November 1983) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club VK Weerde.
After making a name for himself in the Eredivisie, with Roda JC and PSV, he signed with Sevilla in 2007, where he r ...
, who was sold to
Sevilla FC
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.
Toronto FC
On 29 June 2011, it was announced the Koevermans had reached an agreement to join
Major League Soccer
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team
Toronto FC
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(TFC) as a
designated player
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. The signing of former German International
Torsten Frings
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A former midfielder, throughout his career he played for several German clubs, namely Alemannia Aachen, Werder Bremen, Borussia D ...
was announced at the same press conference. Koevermans made his debut for Toronto in a 1–0 home defeat to
FC Dallas
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on 20 July 2011. He scored his first goal for Toronto on a cross from
Ryan Johnson three days later against
Sporting Kansas City
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in a 4–2 away loss. He was awarded MLS Player of the week for his two-goal performance against
Colorado Rapids
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on 17 September, leading Toronto to a 2–1 home victory over the reigning league champions.
After failing to score in the first six games of the 2012 season Koevermans scored his first goal against
Montreal Impact on 7 April, the game finished in a 2–1 away loss for Toronto.
Perhaps Koevermans most memorable act during his time with TFC was after their ninth straight loss at the start of the 2012 season, when he said the club was "setting a record as the worst team in the world," and Koevermans reiterated the sentiment at the next training session when he said "name me one team in the whole world that is 0-9."
In mid-2012, Koevermans was in fine scoring form but suffered a season-ending ACL injury in mid-July against
New England Revolution
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. Following his injury Toronto was forced to bring in designated player
Eric Hassli
Eric Hassli (born 3 May 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Early career
Hassli began his career at his hometown club Sarreguemines FC. In 2000 Hassli moved west to play for FC Metz. In 2002, h ...
as a replacement. Koevermans made his return from injury nearly a year later on 1 June 2013 as a second half sub for
Jeremy Brockie
Jeremy Russell Brockie (born 7 October 1987) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He has represented New Zealand at senior international level, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and at the 2008 Olympic Games, and wa ...
in a 1–1 against
Philadelphia Union
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.
FC Utrecht
On 31 January 2014, it was announced that Koevermans had signed a deal until the summer of 2014 with FC Utrecht. On 20 March 2014, Koevermans announced his retirement from football due to a persevering calf injury.
International career
Koevermans made his international debut for the
Netherlands
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in a Euro 2008 qualifier against
Slovenia
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on 28 March 2007. He scored his first international goal on 17 November 2007 against
Luxembourg
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.
Style of play
A
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
, Koevermans was a physical player who was apt in the air and a lethal poacher in front of the goal. In addition to goal scoring, he was known for his offensive movement and "runs" off the ball, which "always
ttractedthe attention of defenders".
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koevermans goal.''
Honours
PSV Eindhoven
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Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
:
2007–08
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Johan Cruijff Shield
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:
2008
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Toronto FC
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Canadian Championship:
2012
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References
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1978 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Dutch footballers
Dutch expatriate footballers
Netherlands international footballers
Sparta Rotterdam players
AZ Alkmaar players
PSV Eindhoven players
FC Utrecht players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Major League Soccer players
Footballers from Schiedam
Toronto FC players
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Designated Players (MLS)