Epi Drost
Dutch footballer and manager (1945-1995)
Eimert "Epi" Drost (21 September 1945 – 27 May 1995) was a Dutch association football player and manager, best known for his time with FC Twente.
Club career
Drost was born in Amersfoort. A sweeper, made his senior debut for FC Wageningen on 23 September 1962 against De Graafschap, then had a short spell with Heracles Almelo, before joining manager Kees Rijvers at FC Twente where he would become one of the best players in the history of the club. Known for his colourful lifestyle and fierce shot, he played 423 league games for the club, only to be surpassed by Sander Boschker in 2006. During his time at the club, Twente would finish second (behind Feyenoord) in 1974 and third in 1969 in the Eredivisie and would reach the 1975 UEFA Cup Final. His only trophy would be the 1977 KNVB Cup, he scored Twente's first goal in the final with a 30-yard piledriver.
He later played for DS '79, where he was joined by long-time Twente colleague Niels Overweg, before returning to Twente for a final season in which he was injured and could not save the club from relegation.
International career
Drost made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1969 friendly match against Switzerland and earned a total of nine caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1973 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Norway.
Managerial career
Drost coached RBC Roosendaal, DS '79 and Hoofdklasse club STEVO, with whom he won the Dutch Sunday-amateur football title in 1994.
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