Sander Oostrom (born 14 July 1967) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker and a attacking midfielder.
His style of play relied heavily on intuition, and it was only under the guidance of Joop Burgers at OSV that he learned defensive techniques and positional awareness.
While this approach worked for him and resulted in victories for his team at a lower level, he later analysed his career and realised that he could have potentially reached the professional ranks earlier if he had received proper training.
However, when head coach Cor van der Hart departed and De Waal took charge, Oostrom immediately found himself in the starting lineup.
FC Köln manager Morten Olsen, who had scouted Oostrom in a match against Helmond Sport that same month, but a move never materialised.
[1][6] Through Piet Buter and Ger Lagendijk, a South Korean adventure with Pohang Steelers presented a solution to his situation: "I could earn five times as much there.