![]() Koster (standing) in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daphne Helena Koster[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–2000 | SVA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2007 | Ter Leede | ||
2007–2010 | AZ | 56 | (8) |
2010 | Sky Blue FC | 18 | (0) |
2011 | AZ | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Telstar | 8 | (1) |
2012–2017 | Ajax | 87 | (0) |
International career | |||
1997 | Netherlands U19 | ||
1997–2013 | Netherlands | 139 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
Career
[edit]Sky Blue
[edit]Koster made her league debut against Chicago Red Stars on 11 April 2010.[6]
AZ
[edit]Koster made her league debut against Utrecht on 17 February 2011.[7]
Alkmaar
[edit]Koster made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 9 September 2011.[8] She made her league debut against Heerenveen on 30 September 2011, scoring in the 43rd minute.[9]
Ajax
[edit]Koster made her league debut against Heerenveen on 24 August 2012.[10]
International career
[edit]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.[11]
In 2005, Koster retired from the national team due to problems with Vera Pauw. She was recalled back to the national team in 2007.[12]
In 2009, Koster was a mainstay of the Dutch national team, which reached the semi-finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.[13]
Koster made her 100th international appearance against Slovakia on 1 April 2010.[14]
In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Koster for the Netherlands' squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[15]
Later career
[edit]On 10 July 2019, it was announced that Koster had signed a contract with Ajax for an indefinite period.[16]
She became administrative manager of women's football for Ajax, and is part of changing the culture in the club after the incident with Marc Overmars.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Koster maintained a weekly blog for the Telegraaf of Amsterdam.[18] Koster's biography, Never Again Offside, was published by Iris Koppe.[19]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[20]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 March 2001 | Gemeentelijk Stadion, Kontich, Belgium | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2. | 10 May 2001 | West Lothian Courier Stadium, Livingston, Scotland | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
3. | 13 August 2001 | Fortuna Wormerveer, Wormerveer, Netherlands | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
4. | 25 April 2004 | Den Dreef, Heverlee, Belgium | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2005 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
5. | 10 August 2008 | Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6. | 29 October 2009 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | ![]() |
7–0 | 13–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
7. | 27 March 2010 | Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ [1] SC Telstar
- ^ [2][permanent dead link] Women's Professional Soccer
- ^ [3] UEFA
- ^ [4] id.
- ^ "Gotham FC vs Chicago Red Star - 11 April 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "AZ vs Utrecht - 17 February 2011". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag vs Alkmaar - 9 September 2011". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Alkmaar vs Heerenveen - 30 September 2011". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ajax vs Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Daphne Koster". UEFA.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Pauw haalt Koster terug bij vrouwenselectie" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 September 2009.
- ^ Jungmann, Bart (13 April 2011). "Daphne Koster 'Ik was liever 24 gebleven, ideale leeftijd'" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ de Lang, Welmoed. "Oranjevrouwen winnen op valreep" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Westdijk, Jessica. "Daphne Koster tekent contract voor onbepaalde tijd". www.ajax1.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Door de prestatiecultuur bij Ajax 'wordt de rest niet gezien': 'Heel gevaarlijk'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Bell, Jack. "For Sky Blue's Dutch Defender, Pay and a Platform". archive.nytimes.com.
- ^ Kruyswijk, Marc. "Voetballer Daphne Koster: 'Als je top wilt zijn, moet je je ook top gedragen'". www.parool.nl(subscription required) (in Dutch).
- ^ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Daphne Koster at Soccerway
- Profile (in Dutch) at OnsOranje
- WPS profile