Willem Korsten

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Willem Korsten
Personal information
Full name Willem Korsten
Date of birth (1975-01-21) 21 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Boxtel, Netherlands
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Achilles '29
Youth career
N.E.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 N.E.C. 4 (0)
1993–1999 Vitesse 75 (12)
1999 Leeds United (loan) 7 (2)
1999–2002 Tottenham Hotspur 23 (3)
2002 SCV'58 5 (0)
2011 Achilles '29[1] 1 (0)
Total 115 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:11, 30 June 2011 (CET)

Willem Korsten (born 21 January 1975 in Boxtel)[2] is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Football career

Korsten played in the Netherlands for N.E.C. and SBV Vitesse before earning a loan move to Leeds United in the Premier League. In this short amount of time Korsten showed he had the pace, skill and strength to cope with English football, scoring twice in games against Everton[3] and Derby County.[4] Leeds decided to pursue a permanent transfer.[5] However, Tottenham Hotspur also made a bid in the region of £1.5 million for the player, which was accepted.[6]

Due to injury, Korsten did not make his debut for Tottenham until December 1999[6] and made only nine appearances in the Premier League in the 1999–2000 season.[citation needed]

The following season he made 13 league appearances,[citation needed] scoring his first Tottenham goal in a 3–1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield in April 2001.[7] On the final day of the season, he scored two spectacular goals in a 3–1 win over champions Manchester United at White Hart Lane.[8] The match proved to be his last as a professional footballer. In October 2001, due to persistent hip injuries, he was forced to retire at the age of 26.[9]

Korsten returned to his former club, N.E.C., as a coach for its football academy.[10] He played 5 games for Dutch lower amateur side SCV '58 from Velp in their 2002–03 campaign but injuries forced him to quit the team early in the season.[11]

In May 2011 Korsten returned to the game as player for Topklasse side Achilles '29.[12] After winning the district cup east, Korsten scored the only goal in the final of the KNVB Amateur Cup 2011 on 18 June.[13] He retired once again and joined the Achilles staff for the 2011/12 campaign as their assistant-manager.[14] Korsten resigned at Achilles in March 2012 and joined N.E.C. as an assistant-manager for the 2012–13 season.[15][16]

References

  1. http://tobklasse.nl/spelers/832-willem-korsten
  2. http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/korsten-w.htm
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  11. De historie van S.C.V.’58, scv58.eu
  12. Willem Korsten maakt rentree bij Achilles'29, De Gelderlander, 10 May 2011
  13. Korsten bezorgt Achilles'29 de KNVB-beker, De Gelderlander, 18 June 2011
  14. Selectie Achilles'29 seizoen 2011–2012
  15. Willem korsten per direct gestopt bij Achilles'29 Achilles '29, 7 maart 2012
  16. Technische staf compleet met Robert Molenaar en Willem Korsten, NEC-Nijmegen.nl, 11 april 2012

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