Wim Vrösch

Wim Vrösch
Personal information
Full name	Willem Vrösch
Date of birth	20 March 1945
Place of birth	Heerlen, Netherlands
Date of death	5 February 2021 (aged 75)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1964	Roda JC
1964–1966	Sparta Rotterdam
1967–1970	SV Limburgia
1970–1974	Fortuna Sittard
Managerial career
1974–1975	Vijlen
1975–1977	Langeberg
1977–1984	Heerlen
1984–1991	Waubach
1991–1994	Meerssen
1994–2000	Roda JC (school director)
2000–2003	Roda JC (technical director)
2003–2004	Metalurh Donetsk (caretaker)
2004	Metalurh Donetsk (technical director)
2010–2011	VV Schaesberg
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wim Vrösch (20 March 1945 — 5 February 2021) was a Dutch professional football player and manager.^[1]

Playing career

Vrösch was born in Heerlen, and began playing in amateur clubs at the age of eight. In 1963 Wim Vrösch began his football career for Roda JC. After his contract ended, he began to play for Sparta Rotterdam. In 1967, he left Sparta Rotterdam to play for SV Limburgia. His football career ended at age 29, in the Fortuna Sittard.^[2]^[3]

Managerial career

After completing his playing career, he began coaching. In 1974, he led club Vijlen that played in Division V. He then led club Langeberg (Division V), Heerlen (Division IV), Waubach (Division IV), and Meerssen (Division III). In 1994, he was appointed Director of the school football club Roda JC. In 2000, he was promoted to the position of technical director of Roda JC. On 28 July 2003, after the fourth round of the 2003–04 season in the Ukrainian League, he was again appointed interim coach for FC Metalurh Donetsk.^[4]^[5] On 14 March 2004, Vrösch was promoted to the post of technical director of Metalurh.^[6]