Hans Westerhof

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Hans Westerhof
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-11-24) 24 November 1948
Place of birthTerborg, Netherlands
Playing positionManager
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
BV Veendam
BVO Cambuur
Teams managed
1982–1985ONS Sneek
1985–1988ACV
1988–1992FC Groningen
1992–1993PSV Eindhoven
1994–1997FC Groningen
2000Ajax
2000-2002Willem II
2003-2004Club Deportivo Guadalajara
2005Chivas USA
2006Club Deportivo Guadalajara
2007-2008Club Necaxa
2008SBV Vitesse
2011FC Pachuca
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948 in Terborg, Gelderland) is a Dutch football (soccer) coach and currently technical director at FC Pachuca.

As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division. He began his coaching career in 1982, and has managed ONS Sneek, ACV,[1] Groningen (1988–92 and 1994–96), PSV Eindhoven (1992–1994), the Dutch U-21 national team (1996–97), Ajax Amsterdam (2000), Willem II Tilburg (2000–03)and Chivas de Guadalajara(2003–04), Necaxa (2007–2008)

Westerhof originally joined Chivas de Guadalajara in 2003 to oversee the club's youth teams, but took over as head coach of the first team in October of that year. He stepped down as coach after the Clausura 2004 season. On 3 June 2005, Guadalajara's "sister" team, Chivas USA, named Westerhof its head coach, after a disastrous start under Thomas Rongen. He was replaced after the season by Bob Bradley and then came back to the parent club as its head coach.

Besides coaching, he has been a teacher in Heerenveen (the Netherlands) at the Central Institute for Sports Education (CIOS) for many years. For Apertura 2007, Westerhof was appointed New Head Coach of Necaxa of Mexico.

On 12 June 2008 Hans was appointed Vitesse new coach. He was then sacked after 6 months in December after a disappointing first half of the season. Having led them into 15th position of the 18-team league, he managed 15 points from 17 matches.[2]

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