Han Berger (born June 17, 1950 in Netherlands) is a Dutch football coach[1] and former football player.
Biography
Han Berger is the youngest head coach ever in the history of professional football in The Netherlands. After suffering a severe knee injury, his playing career ended at the age of 22 and he was appointed youth and assistant coach at his hometown side FC Utrecht. When the then head coach Jan Rab was dismissed in January 1976, Han Berger was appointed head coach of FC Utrecht at the age of 25.
After that he coached the amazing number of 637 games in the Dutch Eredivisie being particularly successful with FC Utrecht and FC Groningen, leading them to a number of spectacular UEFA Cup campaigns. Under his management Cambuur Leeuwarden in 1998 won the 1st division play-offs for promotion to the Eredivisie.
From 1998 till August 2000 Han Berger was in charge of the national youth teams program of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and head coach of The Netherlands U/21 and Olympic Team and in 2004 he coached Oita Trinita in the Japanese J-League.
The last decade he held the position of director of football at FC Utrecht and De Graafschap in which role he acquired a reputation for implementing successful technical strategies, particularly in the field of youth development.
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Berger, Han |
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Short description |
Dutch footballer and manager |
Date of birth |
June 17, 1950 |
Place of birth |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
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