Daphne_Koster

Daphne Koster

Daphne Koster

Dutch footballer

Daphne Helena Koster (born 13 March 1981) is a retired Dutch football player, who played as a defender for Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie.[2] She also played in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) for Sky Blue FC.[3] A powerful centre back, she was the captain of both the Netherlands women's national football team and Ajax.[4][5]

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Koster made her senior national team debut as a 16-year-old in August 1997 against Switzerland. At the time, she was playing for a boys' amateur club, SVA Assendelft, where she played until under-19 level.[6]

In 2009, Koster was a mainstay of the Dutch national team, which reached the semi-finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.[7] In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Koster for the Netherlands' squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[8] She became manager of women's football for Ajax, and is part of changing the culture in the club after the incident with Marc Overmars.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[10]
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References

  1. [1]
    Pinedo, Danielle (7 August 2020). "Daphne Koster: 'Mensen denken soms dat ik keihard ben'" [Daphne Koster: 'People sometimes think I'm tough']. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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    [permanent dead link] Women's Professional Soccer
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    "Daphne Koster". UEFA.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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    Jungmann, Bart (13 April 2011). "Daphne Koster 'Ik was liever 24 gebleven, ideale leeftijd'" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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    "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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    "Door de prestatiecultuur bij Ajax 'wordt de rest niet gezien': 'Heel gevaarlijk'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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    "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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