Rini Coolen

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Rini Coolen
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Personal information
Full name Rini Coolen
Date of birth 10 February 1967 (1967-02-10) (age 45)
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Playing position Manager
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1985–1988 Go Ahead Eagles 64 (1)
1988–1994 Heracles Almelo 149 (5)
1989–1990 De Graafschap (loan) 3 (0)
1994–1996 AZ Alkmaar 24 (0)
National team
Netherlands
Teams managed
1996–1999 Heracles Almelo (assistant coach)
1999–2002 FC Twente (coach second team)
2002–2004 FC Twente (assistant coach)
2004–2006 FC Twente
2006–2007 AGOVV Apeldoorn
2008–2010 RBC Roosendaal
2010–2011 Adelaide United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rini Coolen (born 10 February 1967) is a Dutch former football defender and manager who last coached Australian A-League team Adelaide United.

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[edit] Biography

He retired in 1995 and became a football manager who worked for Heracles Almelo, FC Twente and AGOVV Apeldoorn. He left FC Twente by mutual agreement on February 1, 2006. In November 2008 he signed for RBC Roosendaal as the successor of released coach Rob Meppelink. In 2010 he was appointment as the manager of A-League team Adelaide United.

His inaugural season with Adelaide United proved to be a success, taking the club from their disastrous last place finish in the 2009-10 season to third place in the 2010-11 season. His time at the club was marred off-field dramas, most notably surrounding former Reds captain Travis Dodd who moved to Perth Glory.[1] Coolen proposed a plan to the club and started rebuilding the team after being signed to a four-year contract.[2][3]

Coolen released several players including Travis Dodd, Paul Reid, Adam Hughes and Lucas Pantelis. Imports brought in by Coolen such as Evgeniy Levchenko, Ricardo Da Silva and Andwele Slory failed to make an impact.[4] After a poor start to the 2011/2012 season, it was announced on 18 December 2011 that Coolen would be replaced by former Adelaide United coach John Kosmina. He was supposed to stay at the club as the youth team coach,[5] however on 21 December 2011, it was announced that he had left the club.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rini didn't want me: Dodd
  2. ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1044145/Coolen-accepts-four-year-deal
  3. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/878025?cc=3436
  4. ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/223598,slorys-adelaide-united-row-boils-over.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/john-kosmina-returns-as-coach-to-adelaide-united-after-axing-of-rini-coolen/story-fn63e0vj-1226225046657
  6. ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1086443/coolen-walks-out-on-reds

[edit] Statistics

As of 10 January 2011
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA Win %
Adelaide United Australia 5 July 2010 18 December 2011 &1000000000000002900000029 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000004828000048.28

[edit] External links

FC Twente – managers
AGOVV Apeldoorn – managers
RBC Roosendaal – managers
Adelaide United FC – managers
Adelaide United FC – current squad



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