Henk Wullems

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Henk Wullems
Henk Wullems (1973)
Personal information
Full name Henk Wullems
Date of birth (1936-01-21)21 January 1936
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death 15 August 2020(2020-08-15) (aged 84)
Place of death Udenhout, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954-1957 RCH
1957-1962 KFC
1962-1965 RCH
Teams managed
1968–1971 Blauw–Wit Amsterdam
1971–1972 Willem II
1972–1975 NAC Breda
1976–1983 SBV Vitesse
1983–1986 Go Ahead Eagles
1986–1988 SBV Excelsior
1990–1993 AZ
1995–1996 Bandung Raya
1996–1998 Indonesia
1999–2000 PSM Makassar (technical director)
2002–2003 Arema Malang
2007–2008 Bali Persegi FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henk Wullems (January 21, 1936 – August 15, 2020) was a Dutch association football manager.

Career[change | change source]

In the early sixties he was a defender playing for Kooger Football Club (nl) and Racing Club Heemstede. Wullems was the former manager of, among others, the eredivisie teams NAC Breda (1972–75), SBV Vitesse (1977–83), Go Ahead Eagles (1983–86),[1] and AZ (1990–93).

From 1996 to 1998 he was manager of the Indonesia national football team, winning a silver medal with them at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games.[2]

From 2000 to 2007 he managed a number of Indonesia Super League teams.

Death[change | change source]

Wullems died on August 15, 2020 from problems caused by a cerebral infarction in Udenhout, Netherlands at the age of 84.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Wullems trainer bij Excelsior". Limburgsch dagblad. 1986-05-03. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. http://indofootballs.blogspot.com/2008/04/henk–wullems.html
  3. Voormalig voetbaltrainer Henk Wullems (84) overleden (in Dutch)

Other websites[change | change source]

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