Franciscus Arnoldus Mattheus Körver (31 July 1937 – 14 December 2024) was a Dutch professional football player and manager.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franciscus Arnoldus Mattheus Körver[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Schinnen, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 14 December 2024 | (aged 87)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–1956 | SV Schinnen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1957 | SV Schinnen | ||
1957–1961 | Sittardia | 52 | (0) |
1961–1974 | MVV | 396 | (0) |
Total | 448 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1974–1977 | Tongeren | ||
1977–1980 | FC Wageningen | ||
1980–1984 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
1984 | DS'79 | ||
1984–1986 | Roda JC | ||
1986–1989 | MVV | ||
1989–1992 | Helmond Sport | ||
1992–1994 | FC VVV | ||
1994–1995 | De Graafschap | ||
1995–1998 | MVV | ||
1999–2002 | Wlhelmina '08 | ||
2006–2007 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editKörver made his debut for Sittardia in 1959 and played over 50 matches for the club before joining Limburg rivals MVV.[2] He played 396 games in 13 years for the Maastricht side, before becoming assistant manager at the club.[3]
During the 1980s and 1990s, Körver guided five Dutch league teams to six promotions from the Eerste Divisie to the Eredivisie – FC Wageningen, Fortuna Sittard, MVV Maastricht (twice), VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap.[4] He also worked at Roda JC and is the only one who managed all four of Limbugr's professional football clubs.[5]
Personal life and death
editKörver was born in Schinnen.[6] He died on 14 December 2024, at the age of 87.[7]
Honours
editMVV
References
edit- ^ Frans Körver at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Clubicoon Frans Körver (87) overleden". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Frans Körver overleden". MVV (in Dutch). 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Georgina Turner and Rob Smyth (3 October 2012). "Have two players been sent off for the same tackle?". The Guardian.
- ^ "In Memoriam Frans Körver (1937–2024)". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Roda JC trainers aller tijden: Frans Körver 1984–1986". www.rodajc.nl. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Oud-coach Frans Körver (87), die met recordaantal clubs promoveerde naar de eredivisie, overleden". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Een blik in de clubhistorie..." (in Dutch). MVV Maastricht. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
External links
edit- Frans Körver in Eredivisie at Voetbalstats (in Dutch)