Co Adriaanse

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Co Adriaanse
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Personal information
Full name Jacobson Adriaanse
Date of birth July 21, 1947 (1947-07-21) (age 60)
Place of birth    Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position Manager
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1964-1970
1970-1976
De Volewijckers
FC Utrecht

176   
Teams managed
1984-1988
1988-1992
1992-1997
1997-2000
2000-2001
2002-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007
PEC Zwolle
FC Den Haag
AFC Ajax (youth)
Willem II
AFC Ajax
AZ
FC Porto
FC Metalurh Donetsk
Al-Sadd Sports Club

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jacobson ("Co") Adriaanse (born on July 21, 1947 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch football manager and former football player from the Netherlands.

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[edit] Playing career

As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons with De Volewijckers (from 1964 until 1970) and further six with FC Utrecht (1970 until 1976), retiring from football at the age of 29.

[edit] Managerial career

[edit] Early career

He started his managing career with Zilvermeeuwen in 1979, and after four years he joined AZ for the first time as scout and youth trainer. After a year, for the 1984-85 season he resumed his coaching career with two four-year stints with PEC Zwolle and FC Den Haag, where he would be sacked for the first time. He was then chosen to direct the youth side of Ajax Amsterdam, a position he would occupy for five seasons.

[edit] Willem II

Willem II followed in his career, and after ending his first season fifth place, achieved a second place and the title of best Dutch team of the year. This meant that Willem II, a team better known for finishing in the bottom half of the Dutch league, would be playing in the Champions League. The Champions League was a bridge too far for Willem II, and the team ended up last in the 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League group stage, and after failing to achieve a European spot, Adriaanse quit on 20 May 2000.

[edit] AFC Ajax

He returned to Ajax as manager, but after a third place season he was released early in the next season, on 29 November 2001. New coach Ronald Koeman captured the 28th Eredivisie title of the team.

[edit] AZ

After starting the 2002-03 season without a club, he was signed to AZ in November 2002. A 10th place in the first season was followed by a fifth, which allowed the Alkmaar team to join the UEFA Cup in the 2004-05 season. There, the club upset Spanish side and top contenders Villarreal CF in the quarter finals before being knocked out on away goals in the semi-finals by Sporting CP, in the final minute of extra time. In the Eredivisie, AZ also performed above the expectations, ending third after topping the league for a week at the end of the first half and spending most of the second in second place.

[edit] FC Porto

After much speculation and his stated desire to leave the club (he was succeeded by Louis van Gaal), on 24 May 2005 he was presented as the new manager of Portuguese club FC Porto (replacing José Couceiro), and became the fourth manager to sign for the Portuguese side since the departure of José Mourinho. On the first season as FC Porto coach achieved the "Dobradinha" for the first time since the departure of José Mourinho, by winning the Portuguese Liga and the Cup of Portugal.

[edit] FC Metalurh Donetsk

On 9 August 2006, Adriaanse resigned as manager of FC Porto. Four months later, he became coach of Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk. On 17 May 2007, Adriaanse resigned as manager of FC Metalurh Donetsk with four games to play in the Ukrainan Premier League.

[edit] Al-Sadd Sports Club

On August 27, 2007, Adriaanse signed a one year deal with Al-Sadd Sports Club.

On 28th January, Adriaanse resigned as coach of Al-Sadd Sports Club.

[edit] Red Bull Salzburg

On March 13, 2008, Adriaanse signed a two year deal with the Austrian champion Red Bull Salzburg.

[edit] Honours


Awards and achievements
New creation Rinus Michels Award winner
2004
Succeeded by
Guus Hiddink
Preceded by
José Rachão
Cup of Portugal Winning Coach
2005–06
Succeeded by
Paulo Bento