Theo Bos (footballer)

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Theo Bos
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Theo Bos
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-10-05)5 October 1965
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Place of death Elst, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1979–1983 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1998 Vitesse 369 (1)
Managerial career
2005–2009 FC Den Bosch
2009–2010 Vitesse Arnhem
2011 Polonia Warszawa
2011–2012 FC Dordrecht
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
File:Beeldborst Theo Bos.jpg
statue of Theo Bos at Papendal

Theo Bos (5 October 1965 - 28 February 2013) was a Dutch footballer and coach.

Playing career

Bos spent his entire playing career for Vitesse from the city of Arnhem, making a total 369 appearances in 14 seasons with his club. He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse.

Coaching career

Theo Bos served as manager of FC Den Bosch from 2005 to 2009. Later in 2009, it was confirmed he would make a comeback at Vitesse, this time as a head coach. He was removed from his managerial duties in October 2010 by new club owner, Georgian businessman Merab Jordania.[1]

On January 2011 Bos was hired by Polish Polonia Warszawa's boss Józef Wojciechowski as a first team manager.[2] He was sacked in March 2011, after a 0-1 loss against Zaglebie Lubin.

He served as head coach of Dutch Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht in the 2011–12 season, replacing Henny Lee who opted to leave the club in order to join FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie league.[3] In January 2012 he was forced to take indefinite leave of absence after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; his place as head coach was temporarily taken by assistant Virgil Breetveld on an interim basis.[4] After the end of the season it seemed like Bos would return to being in charge of the team; however, on 14 July 2012, it was announced that he had been forced to take indefinite sick leave due to his health conditions.[5]

Bos died on 28 February 2013 of pancreatic cancer, aged forty-seven.[6] Following his death, a special remembrance to honour Theo Bos took place at Gelredome with around 7.000 supporters of football club Vitesse.

References

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  6. Vitesse-icoon Theo Bos overleden, NOS (February 28, 2013)

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