Gert Jan Karsten back to Urk: ‘My departure for IJsselmeervogels had everything to do with the loss of Julian’ | The best of the Stentor

third divisionMixed feelings prevail when trainer Gert Jan Karsten (44) enters the main field of De Vormt for the exhibition game Urk – IJsselmeervogels (0-3). ,,Urk has become a club of extremes for me.” Half a year later, on the same scoreboard where the 2-1 win in the championship match was, appeared the image of son Julian, who had taken his own life. ,,With the transition to IJsselmeervogels I was able to leave that load behind me.”