Bobby Haarms
Bobby Haarms (8 March 1934 – 6 June 2009) was a Dutch professional football player and coach.
 Haarms in 1989 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 2009 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1952 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1960 | Ajax | 58 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1981 | Ajax (assistant manager) | ||
| 1974 | Ajax (interim) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Ajax (Scout) | ||
| 1982–1984 | VV Aalsmeer | ||
| 1984–1986 | FC Volendam (assistant manager) | ||
| 1986–2000 | Ajax (assistant manager) | ||
| 1988–1989 | Ajax (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
A midfielder, Haarms joined the youth team of Ajax in 1947 and made his professional debut in 1952. Between 1952 and 1960, Haarms made 58 appearances for Ajax, scoring once, before he had to retire due to a knee injury.
Coaching career
Haarms was an assistant manager at Ajax from 1967 to 1981, and was interim manager briefly in 1974. He scouted for Ajax between 1981 and 1982, before leaving to become Manager of VV Aalsmeer. He became assistant at FC Volendam from 1984 to 1986, before returning to Ajax, where he was once again an assistant manager from 1986 to 2000 (minus a second spell as Interim Manager from 1988 to 1989).
Later life and death
Haarms died on 6 June 2009, aged 75.[1]
References
- "Bob Haarms dead at 75". AFC Ajax official website. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.