17 Facts About Jurrie Koolhof

Jurjen Jacob Koolhof was a Dutch international football striker and manager.

Jurrie Koolhof played for a number of clubs in the Netherlands including Vitesse Arnhem, FC Groningen, De Graafschap and PSV Eindhoven.

Jurrie Koolhof began his career at the local pride BV Veendam, breaking into the first-team squad in 1978.

Jurrie Koolhof began scoring prolifically in the late 1980s, thus attracting attention.

Jurrie Koolhof was transferred to Vitesse Arnhem in 1980, the same year they were relegated from the Eredivisie to the Erste Divisie.

Jurrie Koolhof adapted quickly to the top-tier professional level and, over two and a half years, missed few matches.

Jurrie Koolhof played professional football for another seven years, mainly in the Eerste Divisie.

Jurrie Koolhof first played for the Netherlands on 14 August 1982 against Greece.

Jurrie Koolhof was capped only 5 times, scoring zero goals.

Jurrie Koolhof played his last international match on 16 February 1983, just over 9 months after his first international appearance.

Jurrie Koolhof acted alternately as head of the youth academy and manager of De Graafschap from 1994 to 2002.

Jurrie Koolhof was Hennie Spijkerman's assistant for one season at FC Emmen.

Jurrie Koolhof was fired from his job on 19 February 2007 due to disappointing results, strikingly on the same day Cambuur Leeuwarden let go their trainer Roy Wesseling.

On 15 March the 47-year-old Jurrie Koolhof signed a two-year contract at SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden, taking effect 1 July 2007.

Jurrie Koolhof's spot was taken by Alfons Arts, who became Koolhof's assistant manager as well as a youth trainer.

Jurrie Koolhof was married and had two sons, football player Dean Koolhof and tennis pro Wesley Koolhof.

Jurrie Koolhof died after a long illness at 59 years.