Henk Wullems
Dutch football player and football manager
About Henk Wullems
Lived 1936 – 2020 (aged 84). Henk Wullems was a Dutch association football player and association football coach.
Henk Wullems (21 January 1936 – 15 August 2020) was a Dutch association football manager.
In the early sixties he was a defender playing for Kooger Football Club (nl) and Racing Club Heemstede. Wullems was the manager of, among others, the eredivisie teams NAC Breda (1972–75), SBV Vitesse (1977–83), Go Ahead Eagles (1983–86), and AZ (1990–93). From 1996 to 1997 he was manager of the Indonesia national football team, winning a silver medal with them at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games. From 2000 to 2007 he managed a number of Indonesia Super League teams, becoming champion with three of them. Henk Wullems died on 15 August 2020 due to illness after cerebral infarction.
Honours Player KFC Eerste Divisie: 1959–60
Manager NAC Breda KNVB Cup: 1972–73
SBV Vitesse Eerste Divisie: 1976–77
Bandung Raya Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 1995–96
Indonesia SEA Games silver medal: 1997
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Who was Henk Wullems?
Dutch football player and football manager (1936-2020)
When was Henk Wullems born?
Henk Wullems was born on 21 January 1936 in Haarlem.
When did Henk Wullems die?
Henk Wullems died on 15 August 2020 in Udenhout.
What was Henk Wullems's occupation?
Henk Wullems was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Henk Wullems?
Henk Wullems was Dutch.
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