Ronald Kolf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Wilfried Kolf | ||
| Date of birth | June 5, 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Surinam | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Suriname (technical director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Robinhood | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1962 | Robinhood | ? | (?) |
| 1962–1965 | Transvaal | ? | (?) |
| 1965–1966 | Concordia | ? | (?) |
| 1966–1967 | Transvaal | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965–1966 | Concordia (player-manager) | ||
| 1966–1967 | Transvaal (player-youth coach) | ||
| 1967–1968 | Transvaal | ||
| 1969–1976 | Robinhood | ||
| 1976–1977 | Suriname (assistant) | ||
| 1977–2000 | Robinhood | ||
| 2000–2001 | Suriname | ||
| 2001–2003 | Robinhood | ||
| 2003–2008 | Leo Victor | ||
| 2008–2013 | Leo Victor (technical director) | ||
| 2013– | Suriname (technical director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 21, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 21, 2015 |
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Ronald Wilfried Kolf (born June 5, 1939) is a former Surinamese football manager and player who is currently the technical director of the Suriname national team and a board member of Surinamese football club S.V. Leo Victor.
As a player, he played in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse for S.V. Robinhood and for S.V. Transvaal, having taken a brief player-coaching role at Concordia in Moengo, he would return to Paramaribo to finish his playing career at Transvaal. He is one of the most successful managers in Suriname, having led Transvaal and Robinhood to a total 15 national titles.
Kolf grew up playing for various youth teams on the Mr. Bronsplein such as Rio, De Trappers and Millionaros, before getting picked up by S.V. Robinhood where he progressed through the youth ranks, winning two youth national championships. He was scouted by Andre de Vries. On the Bronsplein is where grew up playing with players such as Wim Petrici, Jan Helstone van Eyck, Charlo Stynberg, and Kenny Headley. He was given his first pair of football boots by Etire Strok, whom he admired, but his greatest idol growing up was Humphrey Mijnals.
In 1958, Kolf made his Hoofdklasse debut in the first team of Robinhood. He would play with the team for three seasons winning the national title twice in 1959 and 1961. In 1962 Kolf parted ways with Robinhood over differences with the technical team, and signed with crosstown rivals S.V. Transvaal instead.
Kolf joined S.V. Transvaal in 1962 where he played for three seasons winning the national title in 1962 and 1965.
In 1965, Kolf relocated to Moengo, taking a teaching position at a school, where he joined local club Concordia, taking his first managerial role while also playing as a player. After two seasons, Kolf returned to Paramaribo joining S.V. Transvaal as a player-youth coach.
Kolf returned to S.V. Transvaal where he was playing for the first team, while coaching the youth teams. After one season which saw Kolf winning the national championship with the first team, and two national championships with the youth teams, Kolf took over as manager of the club the following season, retiring as a player.
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