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Danny Koevermans 
Personal information Date of birth 1 November 1978 Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Toronto FC Number 14 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2005 Sparta Rotterdam 120 (71) 2005–2007 AZ 52 (31) 2007–2011 PSV 91 (34) 2011– Toronto FC 10 (8) National team 2007 Netherlands 4 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978 in Schiedam) is a Dutch footballer. He currently plays as a centre forward for Toronto FC.
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Club career
Early career
He began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to Sparta Rotterdam, playing there for five seasons.
AZ
In 2005 he switched to AZ, where he started as a second-choice centre forward, although he bagged numerous goals. His breakthrough would be in 2006–07, being one of Eredivisie's top scorers with 22, and reaching the Netherlands national football team, aged 28.
Koevermans rejected a contract offer from AZ to extend his tenure at the club and his manager Louis van Gaal informed him that he would not be a first-team regular from then on with this resulting in his pushing for a move to another club.[1]
PSV Eindhoven
Late August 2007 he joined PSV Eindhoven for a fee of €6 million where he received the number 10 jersey, last worn by Ivorian striker Arouna Koné, who was sold to Sevilla FC.
Toronto FC
On June 29, 2011, it was announced the Koevermans had reached an agreement to join Major League Soccer team Toronto FC as a designated player. The signing of former German International Torsten Frings was announced at the same press conference.[2] Koevermans made his debut for Toronto in a 1-0 home defeat to FC Dallas on July 20, 2011.[3] Koevermans scored his first goal for Toronto on a cross from Ryan Johnson three days later against Sporting Kansas City in a 4-2 away loss.[4] Koevermans was awarded MLS Player of the week for his two goal performance against Colorado Rapids on September 17, leading Toronto to a 2-1 home victory over the reigning league champions.[5]
International career
He made his international debut for the Netherlands in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovenia on 28 March 2007. He scored his first international goal on 17 November 2007 against Luxembourg.
Danny Koevermans: International Goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. November 17, 2007 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 
Luxembourg1–0 1–0 Euro 2008 qualifying Club
Netherlands League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total Club League Season Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie 2000–01 4 0 0 — — — 4 0 0 2001–02 23 7 0 — — — 23 7 0 Eerste Divisie 2002-03 34 25 0 — — — 34 25 0 2003-04 30 15 0 — — — 30 15 0 2004-05 29 24 0 — — — 29 24 0 Total 120 71 0 — — — 120 71 0 AZ Eredivisie 2005–06 21 9 0 — — — 21 9 0 2006–07 31 22 0 — — — 31 22 0 Total 52 31 0 — — — 52 31 0 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 2007–08 29 14 0 — — — 29 14 0 2008–09 28 8 4 — — 6 4 0 34 12 4 2009–10 22 11 0 — — — 22 11 0 2010–11 14 1 0 — — — 14 1 0 Total 93 34 0 — — 6 4 0 97 38 4 Canada League Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total Toronto FC MLS 2011 10 8 1 — — 7 2 0 17 10 1 Total 10 8 1 — — 7 2 0 17 10 1 Career total 275 144 5 — — 13 6 0 286 150 5 Last updated on October 23, 2011
References
- ^ sportinglife.com
- ^ "Frings & Koevermans Join TFC". http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/06/frings-koevermans-join-tfc. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ New-Look Reds Sunk By Strike From Shea from TorontoFC.ca, Posted 20 July 2011.
- ^ Kansas City Doubles Toronto from TorontoFC.ca, Posted 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Koevermans Wins MLS Player Of The Week". http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/09/koevermans-wins-mls-player-week. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
External links
- MLS player profile
- Danny Koevermans at National-Football-Teams.com
- Danny Koevermans profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
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Toronto FC – current squad 3 Iro · 4 Henry · 5 Morgan · 6 de Guzman · 7 Plata · 8 Avila · 9 Johnson · 11 Sturgis · 12 Cann · 13 Makubuya · 14 Koevermans · 15 Stinson · 16 Cordon · 17 Bouchiba · 18 Soolsma · 19 Yourassowsky · 20 Harden · 21 Griffit · 22 Frings · 23 Dunfield · 24 Frei · 25 Borman · 27 Eckersley · 28 Zavarise · 29 Davies · 30 Kocić · 31 Williams · 33 Martina · 37 Lindsay · 55 Viator · 70 Marošević ·
Head Coach/Technical Director: Winter Assistant Coach: de Klerk Assistant Coach: Bent Goalkeeper Coach: Toshack Director of Player Development: Mariner
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