Hans de Koning (; born 5 April 1960) is a Dutch professional

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manager and former player. De Koning played as a

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Playing career

De Koning played for

AZ'67 Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and host ...

for ten years, before moving to

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...

, where he became known as "''Hansje de King''" (Hans the King) and played 140 games in five seasons with the club. He was forced to retire in 1993 after suffering a serious injury during

Fred Rutten Fredericus Jacobus Rutten (; born 5 December 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he spent his entire career with Twente during the years 1979 to 1992. Following his playing career, Rutten also managed Twente, before m ...

's farewell match.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, De Koning then became a goalkeeping coach for his former club AZ, also serving briefly as joint caretaker in 1997, and later on moved into head management at

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

, making his debut at such role with Limburgish club

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

. De Koning then briefly served as interim coach of

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

from March to July 2005 before being appointed at

TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

later that year until June 2010 when he was removed after he failed to save FC Oss from relegation to the newly established

Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league ...

level at the end of the 2009–10 season. Hans de Koning (1981)

From July 2010, De Koning was in charge of Eerste Divisie club

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...

. In March 2011, it was announced that AGOVV and him had parted ways at the end of the season; De Koning was then unveiled later in May as new head coach of

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, as ...

for the 2011–12 season. On 21 April 2012, it was confirmed that he would be in charge of Eerste Divisie club

Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Volendam was the location o ...

for the 2012–13 season, signing a two-year deal.

Honours

Player

AZ *

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 ...

: 1980–81 *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82

References

1960 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch football managers Men's association football goalkeepers AZ Alkmaar managers AZ Alkmaar players FC Twente players Eredivisie players Footballers from Rotterdam Fortuna Sittard managers FC Dordrecht managers TOP Oss managers AGOVV managers Helmond Sport managers FC Volendam managers Go Ahead Eagles managers VVV-Venlo managers Eredivisie managers Eerste Divisie managers Fortuna Sittard non-playing staff FC Twente non-playing staff AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff {{netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub