Daphne Koster
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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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daphne Helena Koster[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 (age 43) | ||
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 |
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.[6]
In 2009, Koster was a mainstay of the Dutch national team, which reached the semi-finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.[7] In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Koster for the Netherlands' squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[8] She became manager of women's football for Ajax, and is part of changing the culture in the club after the incident with Marc Overmars.[9]