Quick Facts
LibraBiography
Floris "Floor" de Zeeuw (13 October 1898 – 21 September 1979) was a Dutch footballer and football coach, notably for Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Football career
Feyenoord player
De Zeeuw played in the position of goalkeeper for Feyenoord, beginning in youth teams.
As goalkeeper of the first squad during the years 1922 to 1924, he won the Dutch national championship of 1924. Feyenoord's magazine described him in 1923: "Goalkeeper De Zeeuw is a calm and sophisticated keeper, who always manages to keep his composure. De Zeeuw participated in 23 championship league games for Feyenoord 1, of which 21 (out of a maximum of 22) were in 1922–1923. He kept his goal clear in Feyenoord's 2–0 victory over the Netherlands national football team of 1928.
From 1927 or earlier, he played on the veteran team of Feyenoord. De Zeeuw continued playing for the veterans at least until 1933.
Manager
Starting in the 1930s De Zeeuw coached lower squads of Feyenoord. He served as an assistant trainer of Richard Kohn for Feyenoord's first squad. De Zeeuw obtained coach certification in 1943.
Until retirement, he managed other teams, among which Fluks Dordrecht (1942–1943?), VV Papendrecht (1946–1947; 1951), Rood-Wit Willebrord (1947–1950), Zwart-Wit '28 (1951–1952), De Musschen Rotterdam, and ASWH (1954–1958).
Author
De Zeeuw published a series of articles in the sports weekly Sportkroniek of 1947, titled Voetbal-geheimen onthuld ("football secrets revealed"). He also wrote articles on football strategy for the magazine of V.V. Papendrecht, while functioning as Papendrecht's coach.
Life and death
Floris de Zeeuw was born in Rotterdam as the son of Pieter de Zeeuw (1876-1943), a bricklayer, and Barbara "Betje" Veldhoen (1876-1911).
In 1924 he married Adriana "Sjaan" van Oudgaarden. The couple had two sons and a daughter.
De Zeeuw died in the Rotterdam borough of Hoogvliet.
