Hesterine Jannetje de Reus (born 6 December 1961) is a Dutch former

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player who's later made a career as

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. She took charge of the China U-20 women team at the end of 2017. Between 1983 and 1992 de Reus gained 43

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as a player for the

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. In 1994 she began working for the

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(KNVB) as a coach. In 2007, she became the coach for the Dutch national under-19 team. On 1 October 2010 she took up an appointment as technical director and coach of the

Jordan women's national football team The Jordan women's national football team ( ar, منتخب الأردن لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the country of Jordan. The team was established in , and is controlled by the Jordan Foo ...

, who won the following month's

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. In April 2011, three Jordanian players refused to play for de Reus's team because they suspected she was a

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. On 4 June 2012

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 ...

unveiled de Reus as the new women's coach for season 2012–13, the first season for PSV in the women's

BeNe League The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands. To increase competitiveness in their national leagues, the BeNe League was a joint cooperation between the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Royal Du ...

. PSV entered into a partnership with

FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one bei ...

and played as PSV/FC Eindhoven. In early 2013 she left Eindhoven to coach the

Australia women's national football team The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) si ...

. De Reus was sacked by

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in April 2014, after a player

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brought about by her outspoken personality and demanding coaching methods.

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Profile
at Topsport Amsterdam

– UEFA profile 1961 births Living people Dutch women's footballers Netherlands women's international footballers Dutch football managers Expatriate football managers in Jordan Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Dutch expatriate football managers Women's national association football team managers People from Zeewolde Female association football managers Australia women's national soccer team managers Sportspeople from Flevoland People from Albrandswaard Women's association footballers not categorized by position Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in China PSV Eindhoven non-playing staff {{Netherlands-women-footy-bio-stub