Cor Brom

Cor Brom (27 August 1932 – 29 October 2008) was a Dutch football player and manager.

Cor Brom

Brom in 1979
Personal information
Full name	Cornelis Brom
Date of birth	(1932-08-27)27 August 1932
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	29 October 2008(2008-10-29) (aged 76)
Place of death	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
	Zwarte Schapen
	VSV
	Limburgia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Telstar
Managerial career
1969–1972	Vitesse
1972–1976	Fortuna SC
1976–1978	Sparta
1978–1979	Ajax
1979–1981	Thor Waterschei
1981–1982	RWD Molenbeek
1982–1984	FC Zwolle
1984–1985	SSW Innsbruck
1985	MVV
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

During his playing career, Brom played as a midfielder with Zwarte Schapen, VSV, Limburgia and Telstar.^[2]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Brom managed Vitesse Arnhem from 1969 to 1972, Fortuna SC from 1972 to 1976,^[3][4] Sparta Rotterdam from 1976 to 1978,^[5] Ajax from 1978 to 1979,^[6][7] RWD Molenbeek from 1981 to 1982,^[8] and FC Zwolle from 1982 to 1984.

He was dismissed by Ajax's new chairman Ton Harmsen in 1979 after allegedly taking payments and gifts (a horse and the meat of a whole pig), meant for the players, from an amateur side who played Ajax in pre-season.^[9]

Later life and death

Brom died in Amsterdam on 29 October 2008, of Parkinson's disease.^[10]