Frans Adelaar (born 5 December 1960) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.

Frans Adelaar
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-12-05) 5 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1990 Utrecht 234 (33)
1990–1992 DOVO
1992–1993 Hollandia
Managerial career
1995–1997 GVVV
2000–2002 Utrecht
2002 Akratitos
2003–2004 De Graafschap
2004–2006 ADO Den Haag
2008–2009 Volendam
2009–2010 Sparta Rotterdam
2012–2013 MŠK Žilina
2014–2015 IJsselmeervogels
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He most recently was manager of Dutch top amateur side IJsselmeervogels.

Career edit

Club career edit

Adelaar played professional football for Utrecht and after that he played for the amateur clubs DOVO and Hollandia.

Managerial career edit

After retiring as a player in 1993, Adelaar has managed GVVV, Utrecht, Akratitos,[1] De Graafschap,[2] ADO Den Haag[3] and Volendam.[4] He was appointed by Sparta Rotterdam in May 2009[5] and dismissed in April 2010.[6]

In April 2012, Adelaar took charge af Slovakian side MŠK Žilina,[7] with whom he won the domestic league and cup double in 2012 but was sacked in January 2013.[8] In March 2014, he was appointed manager of Dutch amateur side IJsselmeervogels until the end of the 2013/14 season.[9] Adelaar was dismissed by IJsselmeervogels in November 2015.[10]

Honours edit

Player edit

Utrecht

Manager edit

MŠK Žilina

References edit

  1. ^ Akratitos zet Frans Adelaar buiten - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Adelaar voor één jaar naar De Graafschap - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Trainer Frans Adelaar weg bij ADO - AD (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Frans Adelaar naar Volendam - Omroep West (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Trainer Frans Adelaar voor twee jaar naar Sparta Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - NRC (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Sparta ontslaat trainer Frans Adelaar - AD (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Frans Adelaar vertrekt naar Slowakije - Metro (in Dutch)
  8. ^ MSK Zilina ontslaat Frans Adelaar - Metro (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Frans Adelaar aan de slag bij IJsselmeervogels - Elf Voetbal (in Dutch)
  10. ^ Voormalig ADO-trainer Frans Adelaar ontslagen bij IJsselmeervogels - Omroep West (in Dutch)
  11. ^ "1985: JOHN VAN LOEN KOPT FC UTRECHT NAAR DE EERSTE KNVB BEKER". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ^ Adelaar pakt dubbel in Slowakije - NOS (in Dutch)
  13. ^ Adelaar pakt dubbel in Slowakije - NOS (in Dutch)

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