Biography:Ab van Oorschot

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Short description: Dutch footballer (born 1952)
Ab van Oorschot
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-12-07) 7 December 1952 (age 71)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
VV Rijsoord?
–1970 Feyenoord
1970–1971 FC Dordrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 FC Dordrecht
1977–1981 SC Telstar
1981–1983 FC Dordrecht
1983–1986 Fluks Dordrecht
Teams managed
1986–1989 Ido's Football Club
1989–199? VV Groote Lindt
199? VV 's-Gravendeel
2009 Ido's Football Club (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ab van Oorschot (7 December 1952) is a retired professional footballer for FC Dordrecht and SC Telstar. His position was midfielder. He also coached football and worked as a plumber.[1]

Playing career

After playing in a Feyenoord youth team, Van Oorschot played in the FC Dordrecht first squad from 1970 until 1977. On 5 December 1971, he scored the finishing touch in the 2–0 defeat of PEC Zwolle in the sixth round of the Eerste Divisie.[2]

Van Oorschot played for SC Telstar from 1977 to 1981.[3] At Telstar, he was the captain of the team.[4][5] He returned to FC Dordrecht from 1981 to 1983,[1][6] and continued his player career at Fluks Dordrecht until 1986.

Managerial career

In 1986, Van Oorschot became head coach of IFC.[7] In 1989, he changed to VV Groote Lindt. Later, he briefly coached VV 's-Gravendeel. In 2009, Van Oorschot, as caretaker manager, brought IFC through playoffs for the first time in its long history to the Eerste Klasse.[8]

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