Dayton Dutch Lions News Release -- www.dutchlionsfc.com
Friday, January 28, 2011
DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Dutch Lions FC officially announce Cor van Hoeven as the new Technical Director. He signed a four-year contract with the club as of January 1 2011. Due to the delay of the necessary visa paperwork which was received on Wednesday, he will start in Dayton on February 5.
Van Hoeven will be responsible for all the five Business Units in the Soccer Operations Department: Men’s Pro team, Women’s team, Super-20 team, Camps and Clinics and the Youth Academy. He will also coach one or two teams in the youth academy as well as the Super-20 team in 2011.
Van Hoeven has been Head Coach for several second Division clubs in Holland as well as Assistant Coach with Premier Division club Sparta in Holland and FC Jokerit in Finland. In addition, he has set up a Youth Academy for three different clubs, two in Holland and one in Finland (FC Jokerit). He also owns one of the best soccer schools (Winning Skills) in Holland, which is focused on the technical
development of players.
Van Hoeven holds the UEFA A, B and C coaching license and has also served as teacher in the prestigious Royal Dutch National Soccer Association (KNVB). As part of his role and the growth of the Youth Academy, Cor will set up a (unlicensed) UEFA C and B coaching course to several Dutch Lions FC players of the Men’s and Women’s team that will start coaching in the Fall of 2011.
“I am glad to finally start today as the new Technical Director of the DDL," van Hoeven said. "A fantastic new ‘orange’ club. It is a great job with many challenges: first to play in the USL Pro Division, then starting a new Women’s team as well as the Super20 ’s. But overall, in my view, the biggest challenge for me is to build the best and most professional Youth Academy in Ohio and the surrounding area. This is what my staff and I will start working on.”
“The Technical Director is a critical position for us since he is responsible for the performance of all our soccer operations," Dutch Lions President Mike Mossel said. "Looking at how fast we are growing and the quality we want to present to our customers, we needed a person that is experienced in putting a solid structure in an organization to built from. Cor is not only a great person to work with, he has more than 10 years of experience in building a top professional soccer operation.
"The Masterplan he is making for the Academy already looks impressive and soon he will start training our own coaches for the youth
academy in the ‘Dutch way.’ I am very confident he will bring our club to a next level."