Dick "Cookie" Voorn (born 30 October 1948 in

Uithoorn Uithoorn () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Population centres The municipality of Uithoorn consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: De Kwakel and Uithoorn. ''Dutch ...

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) is a

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. Until recently he was one of the assistant managers at the Netherlands national team. Voorn made his first steps in professional football in the 1990s when he became assistant manager at Fortuna Sittard where he worked alongside

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. The two, as well as rehabilitation coach Egid Kiesouw became close friends and a dynamic trio. Together they brought Fortuna Sittard into the 1999

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final. Van Marwijk left Fortuna and moved to

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

where he would win the

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. After that success he went to the

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to manage the team Feyenoord beat in the UEFA Cup final,

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. Van Marwijk appointed his own staff and both Kiesouw and Voorn were appointed. The financial situation at the club was tough and the trio did all they could to get the best out of the team. They succeeded, although they were unable to earn any prizes. When Van Marwijk and Dortmund split up during the 2006-07 season Voorn and Kiesouw remained at the club until the end of the season. During the summer break Van Marwijk returned to Feyenoord and technical director Peter Bosz let him appoint his own staff, which meant Voorn and Kiesouw re-joined Van Marwijk in his mission to bring Feyenoord back to the top.

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* 1948 births Living people People from Uithoorn Dutch football managers Borussia Dortmund non-playing staff Feyenoord non-playing staff Association football coaches Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople from North Holland {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub