Hans van der Zee
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Hans van der Zee is a Dutch
soccer manager and scout.
He was a manager of two clubs in Holland on the highest level.
From 1996 until 1997 he was manager of FC Volendam
. From 1997 until 1999 he was manager of Sparta Rotterdam
.
Hans van der Zee started as a football player played in the Ajax youth academy for eight years, from 1966 until 1974. His player career came to end because of injuries.
From 1999 until 2001 Van der Zee was director of football at AZ Alkmaar. Then Van der Zee became an international scout for PSV Eindhoven from 2001 until 2007. In that time he worked close and successfully together with Guus Hiddink
, manager of PSV at that time. In the time they worked together, PSV Eindhoven signed South-American top players like Alex
, Gomes
and Jefferson Farfán
.
In 2006 Van der Zee joined Hiddink and worked for the Australia national football team during World Cup
in Germany. Van der Zee made team reports on the opponents of Australia.
In July 2007, he became the international scout for Ajax.
February 2009 Hans van der Zee was mentioned in English newspapers as the new chief scout of Chelsea.
On 30 December 2009 the Dutch football magazine "Voetbal International" reports that PSV-manager Fred Rutten has asked Van der Zee tot return to PSV as a scout. According to the article Ajax do not want to let their international scout leave the club.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
soccer manager and scout.
He was a manager of two clubs in Holland on the highest level.
From 1996 until 1997 he was manager of FC Volendam
FC Volendam
Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...
. From 1997 until 1999 he was manager of Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
.
Hans van der Zee started as a football player played in the Ajax youth academy for eight years, from 1966 until 1974. His player career came to end because of injuries.
From 1999 until 2001 Van der Zee was director of football at AZ Alkmaar. Then Van der Zee became an international scout for PSV Eindhoven from 2001 until 2007. In that time he worked close and successfully together with Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
, manager of PSV at that time. In the time they worked together, PSV Eindhoven signed South-American top players like Alex
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea FC and the Brazil national team. His nickname is "Vinny" amongst fans for his close similarities to actor Vin Diesel....
, Gomes
Gomes
Gomes is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname It derived from the given name Gomes which derived from the Visigothic word guma meaning "man".It may refer to:*Abel Gomes, Early surfboard builder, first hollow board Oahu 1910-1967...
and Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe is a Peruvian football player, playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Club career:Farfán began his professional career with Alianza Lima of Peru, with whom he signed for in 2001...
.
In 2006 Van der Zee joined Hiddink and worked for the Australia national football team during World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in Germany. Van der Zee made team reports on the opponents of Australia.
In July 2007, he became the international scout for Ajax.
February 2009 Hans van der Zee was mentioned in English newspapers as the new chief scout of Chelsea.
On 30 December 2009 the Dutch football magazine "Voetbal International" reports that PSV-manager Fred Rutten has asked Van der Zee tot return to PSV as a scout. According to the article Ajax do not want to let their international scout leave the club.