Resit Schuurman (born 31 March 1979) is a Dutch

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and former professional

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, who is currently the head coach of

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club DVV Davo. As a player, he was a

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renowned for coupling physical power with great technique.

Club career

Schuurman made his debut in the professional football squad of

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

in the 1997–98 season. He moved to

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in 2001, where he made his debut in the

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under manager

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. In the last matchday of the 2002–03 season, the team reached European football after a win in injury time against

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. Schuurman delivered the assist to the winning goal by

Jaromír Šimr Jaromír Šimr (born 31 January 1979), known in the Netherlands as Jarda Šimr, is a retired Czech footballer. Born in Plzeň, Šimr began his career in the youth system of local side Viktoria Plzeň, before moving to Feyenoord's youth academy i ...

. In the European campaign of the following season, NEC were knocked out of contention by

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. Schuurman made a total of 100 league appearances for the club during a three-year spell. Schuurman later moved 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 ...

in a player swap with

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. He would also appear for

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

. In July 2009, Schuurman signed a two-year contract with

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after his former team De Graafschap relegated to the

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. He then returned to Go Ahead Eagles. He was released after his contract had expired in July 2013. He subsequently retired from football.

International career

Schuurman was born in the Netherlands to a Turkish father and Dutch mother. He was a youth international for the Netherlands.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Schuurman began coaching various teams in the youth academy of

. In January 2019, he was appointed head coach of

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club VV Activia in

Twello Twello is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about southwest of Deventer. Twello is a village between the cities Deventer and Apeldoorn. It has several primary schools, among them , a publi ...

. At that point, he was the assistant to Uğur Yıldırım at Go Ahead Eagles U17. On 8 January 2021, it was announced that Schuurman would become the manager of

club DVV Davo from the beginning of the 2021–22 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schuurman, Resit 1979 births Living people Footballers from Deventer Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Turkish descent Go Ahead Eagles players NEC Nijmegen players FC Twente players De Graafschap players Heracles Almelo players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football midfielders Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch football managers Go Ahead Eagles non-playing staff