Adrianus Cornelis „Adrie“ Koster (born November 18, 1954 in Zierikzee, Zeeland) is a former football winger from the Netherlands, who coaches Club Brugge.

Career

He played for Roda JC (1977-1979) and PSV Eindhoven (1979-1983). He played his last match in the Eredivisie on October 2, 1982, replacing Jurrie Koolhof. In the follow season 1983/1984 retired from his professional football career.

International

Koster obtained three caps (no goals) for the Netherlands national football team in 1978.

Coaching career

Koster later became a football manager, and started to work as an assistant for FC Eindhoven (1985-1986).

Since then he worked for Willem II Tilburg (1986-1991), Roda JC (1991-1993), Helmond Sport (1993-1995), TOP Oss (1995-1997), Excelsior Rotterdam (1997-2003), VVV Venlo (2004-2005), and RKC Waalwijk (2005-2006). At the last club he was fired due to poor performances on November 27, 2006.

He became head of the youth academy of AFC Ajax, and was appointed manager of the club's main squad on October 9, 2007, when Henk ten Cate went to Chelsea.

On 8 April 2009 Koster has replaced Jacky Mathijssen as Club Brugge new trainer , the former PSV winger has signed a contract until the end of the season with an option for the next one.

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