Career
Between 1983 and 1992 de Reus gained 43 caps as a player for the Netherlands women"s national football team In 1994 she began working for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) as a coach. In 2007 she became the coach for the Dutch national under-19 team
In April 2011, three Jordanian players refused to play for de Reus"s team because they suspected she was a lesbian.
On June 4, 2012 PSV Eindhoven unveiled de Reus as the new women"s coach for season 2012-2013, the first season for PSV in the women"s BeNe League. PSV entered into a partnership with Football Club Eindhoven and played as PSV/Football Club Eindhoven.
In early 2013 she left Eindhoven to coach the Australia women"s national football team De Reus was sacked by Football Federation Australia in April 2014, after a player mutiny brought about by her outspoken personality and demanding coaching methods.