Henk Fraser

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Henk Fraser
Henk Fraser coach.jpg
Fraser in 2018 as manager of Vitesse
Personal information
Full name Hendrikus Fraser
Date of birth (1966-07-07) 7 July 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 RKC Waalwijk (head coach)
Youth career
RFC Rotterdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1986 Sparta Rotterdam 12 (0)
1986–1988 Utrecht 58 (12)
1988–1990 Roda JC 58 (6)
1990–1999 Feyenoord 138 (15)
Total266(33)
International career
1989–1992 Netherlands 6 (1)
Managerial career
1999–2007 Feyenoord (youth)
2007–2009 ADO Den Haag (assistant)
2009–2011 PSV Eindhoven (youth)
2011–2014 ADO Den Haag (assistant)
2012–2014 Netherlands U21 (assistant)
2014–2016 ADO Den Haag
2016–2018 Vitesse
2018–2022 Sparta Rotterdam
2021–2022 Netherlands (assistant)
2022 Utrecht
2023– RKC Waalwijk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hendrikus "Henk" Fraser (born 7 July 1966) [1] is a Dutch football coach and former player. He is the manager of football club RKC Waalwijk.

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He played as a defender for various Dutch teams. Born in Suriname, he earned seven caps for the Netherlands national team in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy under coach Leo Beenhakker. He made his debut for the Netherlands on 6 September 1989, in a friendly against Denmark (2–2).

Playing career

Fraser played for Sparta Rotterdam (1984–86), Utrecht (1986–88), Roda JC (1988–90), and Feyenoord (1990–99), with whom he won the Dutch title twice (in 1993 and 1999). After his professional career ended, he became a youth coach at Feyenoord.

Managerial career

Fraser with ADO Den Haag in 2012. Henk Fraser.jpg
Fraser with ADO Den Haag in 2012.

ADO Den Haag

Being assistant of Maurice Steijn for two years, Fraser became first the caretaking manager of ADO Den Haag after Steijn had been sacked. However, a month later he signed deal with the club to be the permanent manager until the summer of 2016.

Vitesse

Vitesse announced on 13 June 2016 that Fraser would replace Peter Bosz at the start of the 2016–17 season. In his first full season, won the club first major trophy in its 125-year existence. Fraser defeating AZ by a score of 2–0 in the final of the KNVB Cup, with two goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel. [2] On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1–1 (4–2 on penalties) at De Kuip, Rotterdam in the Johan Cruyff Shield final by Feyenoord.

On 18 December 2017, Fraser announced he would not be extending his ending contract at the end of the season, leaving the club. [3] On 12 March 2018, it was announced that russian coach Leonid Slutsky would replace Henk Fraser as the new manager of Vitesse for the start of the 2018-19 season. On 23 March 2018, Fraser was presented as the new head coach for Sparta Rotterdam for the following season. [4] Following a significant dip in form, Fraser was relieved of his duties in April 2018, two months prior to the conclusion of his contract at Vitesse. [5]

Sparta Rotterdam

In December 2017, the board of Sparta Rotterdam announced that they had recruited Dick Advocaat to succeed the dismissed Alex Pastoor. The former national team coach of Netherlands signed for six months and was instructed to keep Sparta in the Eredivisie. In the meantime, club management were looking for a head coach for the new season. On 23 March 2018, Fraser signed a two-year contract with Sparta, beginning on 1 July. [6] Despite Advocaat's presence, Sparta were relegated to the second-tier Eerste Divisie after a 3–1 defeat against Emmen. In his first season as head coach, Fraser won promotion to the Eredivisie through the play-offs. In the following season, Sparta finished eleventh in the COVID-19 abandoned Eredivisie season. In the 2020–21 season, Sparta finished in eighth place in the Eredivisie under the leadership of Fraser, thereby qualifying for the European football play-offs. [7] However, Sparta was defeated by Feyenoord in the first play-off round. [8] On 24 April 2022, Fraser resigned after Sparta told him about their intention to fire assistant manager Aleksandar Ranković. [9] At the time of his resignation Sparta was in the 18th place of the Eredivisie with 4 matches remaining.

Utrecht

In April 2022, Utrecht announced that Fraser would become the club's new coach for the new season, signing a contract for three seasons. [10] On 14 December 2022, after a training accident with Amin Younes, [11] he left the club. [12]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 17 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
ADO Den Haag Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 February 201413 June 201682253027117120−3030.49 [13]
Vitesse Flag of the Netherlands.svg 13 June 201611 April 20187833192612496+28042.31 [14]
Sparta Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 July 201824 April 2022139513751205198+7036.69 [15]
Utrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 July 202214 December 2022158342621+5053.33
RKC Waalwijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 July 2023Present5310113264101−37018.87
Total367127100140536536+0034.60–

Honours

Player

Feyenoord

Manager

Vitesse

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References

  1. ↑ Fraser met of zonder puntjes op de a?, clubachterdeduinen.nl, 6 April 2014
  2. ↑ "Van Wolfswinkel fires Vitesse to first major trophy". Goal.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Trainer Henk Fraser stopt na dit seizoen bij Vitesse". AD.nl. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Henk Fraser vanaf volgend seizoen traner Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta-Rotterdam.nl. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "VITESSE AND HENK FRASER APART". Vitesse.nl. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Henk Fraser vanaf volgend seizoen trainer van Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 23 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sparta kan zich na zege op Heerenveen opmaken voor play-offs om Europees ticket". nos.nl (in Dutch). 16 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Feyenoord rekent af met stadgenoot Sparta en treft Utrecht in finale play-offs". NU (in Dutch). 19 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Fraser stapt op bij Sparta na op non-actief stellen van Rankovic" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fraser nieuwe trainer FC Utrecht, geen WK met Nederlands elftal". NU (in Dutch). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Fraser per direct weg bij FC Utrecht na incident op training". ESPN (in Dutch). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Henk Fraser vertrekt bij FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "ADO Den Haag: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "SBV Vitesse: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Sparta Rotterdam: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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