Louis Coolen

Louis Coolen (born 12 January 1952) is a Dutch football manager and retired player who works as an advisor to the board at Helmond Sport.

Louis Coolen
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-01-12) 12 January 1952
Place of birth Nuenen, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
RKSV Nuenen
PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1980 Helmond Sport
1980–1982 RKSV Nuenen
Managerial career
1982–1985 RKSV Nuenen
1985–1987 Helmondia '55
1992–1996 UDI '19
1996–2001 Helmond Sport
2001–2005 Roda JC (assistant)
2005–2007 FC Eindhoven
2008 UDI '19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Coolen was born in Nuenen. A midfielder,[1] during his playing career he played for PSV, Helmond Sport and RKSV Nuenen.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player in 1982, Coolen has managed RKSV Nuenen, Helmondia '55, UDI '19,[2] Helmond Sport and FC Eindhoven.[3] He also was assistant manager at Roda JC for four years.[4]

He moved abroad in September 2008 to become technical director at the Yuri Konoplev Academy in Tolyatti[5] and worked at Russian giants Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he managed their youth coaches in two spells at the club.[6] In between he worked for Roda as technical director and later led the Roda JC academy.[7]

He returned to Helmond Sport in an advisory role in March 2017.[8]

References
  1. Louis Coolen at WorldFootball.net
  2. Louis Coolen gaat UDI'19 trainen - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
  3. Louis Coolen nieuwe trainer FC Eindhoven - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
  4. Louis Coolen gaat Roda JC verlaten - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. Coolen en Vroomans tekenen bij in Rusland - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
  6. Coolen keert terug naar Zenit Sint-Petersburg - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  7. Louis Coolen terug bij academie Roda - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
  8. Louis Coolen aan de slag bij Helmond Sport - Helmond Sport (in Dutch)


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