Willem Korsten

Willem Korsten ( Boxtel , 21 January 1975 ) is a former Dutch footballer, who played well in midfield and in attack.

He began his playing career in the 1992/93 season at NEC, but made ​​after one season switched to rival Vitesse . He played for six seasons, but injuries kept him from playing a whole season. Two seasons he played even barely.

He fell, and in the season 1998/99 he moved to the English Premier League . His first club was there Leeds United, where he played on loan. After a season in which he only seven league games and three times in the FA Cup was playing, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur as a successor to David Ginola . Again injuries were chasing him and on 19 May 2001, only 26 years old, he played his last match at home against Manchester United . The Spurs won 3-1 with two goals from Korsten.

In 2002 he went to the youth NEC .Korsten train went into 2011 with Topklasser Achilles'29 from Groesbeek train. He made ​​on 10 May 2011 in the semifinals of the cup against District Sports Club NEC his comeback as a base player. [1] In the final of the KNVB Amateur Cup he scored on 18 June 2011 the only goal.

Korsten was in the 2011/2012 season at Achilles'29 spitsen- and worked as assistant coach. On Wednesday, March 7th, the club announced that Korsten the day before has resigned because cooperation with the club has not gotten what he had previously thought. [2] In the season 2012/13 is Korsten assistant coach at NEC and goes Players guide individual.