Hans Kraay, Jr.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Kraay, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | DOVO (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977–1979 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 1979 | Edmonton Drillers | 30 | (4) |
| 1979–1981 | Excelsior | 36 | (3) |
| 1980 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Haarlem | 2 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | NAC Breda | 31 | (6) |
| 1983–1985 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | (3) |
| 1985–1986 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | (3) |
| 1986–1988 | Helmond Sport | 44 | (7) |
| 1988–1991 | Eindhoven | 85 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | De Graafschap | 45 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Dordrecht | 24 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Telstar | 34 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Den Bosch | 31 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Sint-Niklase | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 416 | (37) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2004 | SV Ophemert | ||
| 2004–2011 | FC Lienden | ||
| 2011–2012 | SVZW | ||
| 2012–2014 | JVC Cuijk | ||
| 2014– | DOVO | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Hans Kraay, Jr. (born 22 December 1959) is a Dutch former professional footballer turned coach.
Biography
Kraay, Jr. was born in Utrecht on 22 December 1959, the son of fellow footballer Hans Kraay.
Career
Kraay played professionally in the Netherlands for AZ, SBV Excelsior, HFC Haarlem, NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, Helmond Sport, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap, FC Dordrecht, Telstar and FC Den Bosch, in the North American Soccer League for the Edmonton Drillers and the San Jose Earthquakes,[1] in England for Brighton & Hove Albion,[2] and in Belgium for Sint-Niklase.
Kraay is currently active as commentator and football pundit, most notably in the RTL football show Voetbal International, associated to the homonymous football weekly magazine. He also served as head coach of Dutch amateurs FC Lienden from 2004 to 2011, leading the club from Tweede Klasse to Topklasse and making it nationally known within Dutch football.[3][4]
On November 2011 he was appointed head coach of Topklasse club SVZW.[5] One month later, it was revealed his appointment head coach of JVC Cuijk, effective from July 2012.[6] He left after two seasons in charge to become new head coach of Hoofdklasse club DOVO, effective from July 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ↑ "BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ↑ "Hans Kraay jr. weg bij FC Lienden" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "Einde tijdperk Kraaij bij FC Lienden" (in Dutch). StadTiel.nl. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "Kraaij jr. per direct trainer van SVZW" (in Dutch). De Gelderlanger. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Hans Kraay jr volgend seizoen trainer JVC Cuijk" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Hans Kraay jr. wisselt JVC Cuijk volgend seizoen in voor DOVO" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.