was Hennie Spijkerman's assistant for one season at FC Emmen. In the following years he was employed at AGOVV Apeldoorn, FC Dordrecht and MVV as manager. Koolhof was fired from his job on 19 February 2007 due to disappointing results, strikingly on the same day Cambuur Leeuwarden let go their trainer Roy Wesseling. On 15 March the 47-year-old Koolhof signed a two-year contract at SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden, taking effect 1 July 2007. Gerrie Schouwenaar, who acted as interim manager, departed for Qatar. His spot was taken by Alfons Arts, who became Koolhof's assistant manager as well as a youth trainer. In his first year his team surprised everyone by defeating AZ Alkmaar in the Cup (1–0). After a few matches in the 2008–2009 season, Koolhof was sacked following a poor overall start to the season. Personal life Jurrie Koolhof was married and had two sons, football player Dean Koolhof and tennis pro Wesley Koolhof. He died after a long illness at 59 years. Statistics Player Manager Honours With PSV Eredivisie (Dutch league) : 1985/1986, 1986/1987 With Vitesse Arnhem Eerste Divisie (Dutch first division) : 1988/1989 With De Graafschap Eerste Divisie (Dutch first division) : 1990/1991 See also KNVB Cup 2007-08 Eerste Divisie 2007-08 References External links Video of Koolhof's most famous attempt on goal on YouTube 2006 Interview on the official MVV Maastricht website 1960 births 2019 deaths Dutch footballers Association football forwards Netherlands international footballers Dutch football managers SC Veendam players SBV Vitesse players PSV Eindhoven players FC Groningen players De Graafschap players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players De Graafschap managers AGOVV Apeldoorn managers FC Dordrecht managers MVV Maastricht managers SC Cambuur managers People from Oldambt (municipality) Footballers from Groningen (province)