Hans Westerhof
 Hans Westerhof | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Antonius Westerhof[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Terborg, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| BV Veendam | |||
| BVO Cambuur | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1985 | ONS Sneek | ||
| 1985–1988 | ACV | ||
| 1988–1992 | Groningen | ||
| 1992–1993 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1994–1997 | Groningen | ||
| 2000 | Ajax | ||
| 2000–2002 | Willem II | ||
| 2003–2004 | Club Deportivo Guadalajara | ||
| 2005 | Chivas USA | ||
| 2006 | Club Deportivo Guadalajara | ||
| 2007–2008 | Club Necaxa | ||
| 2008 | Vitesse | ||
| 2011 | Pachuca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948) is a Dutch football coach and currently supervisory board member at SC Heerenveen. Besides the Netherlands, he has coached in the United States ad Mexico.[2]
As a player, Westerhof played as a midfielder for BV Veendam and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division.[1] He began his coaching career in 1982, and has managed ONS Sneek, ACV,[3] 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 as sporting director of the club's teams, but took over the dual role 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, while serving as sporting director, 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 and sporting director.
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 Arnhem new coach. He was then sacked after six 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.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Hans Westerhof". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Zetbaas van Mexicaans imperium volkskrant.nl
- ^ http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd%3A011011483%3Ampeg21%3Ap017%3Aa0456
- ^ Westerhof sacked as manager Retrieved on December 31, 2008
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Oude IJsselstreek
- Association football midfielders
- Dutch footballers
- SC Veendam players
- SC Cambuur players
- Dutch football managers
- FC Groningen managers
- PSV Eindhoven managers
- AFC Ajax managers
- Willem II (football club) managers
- Chivas USA coaches
- Club Necaxa managers
- SBV Vitesse managers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- C.D. Guadalajara managers
- Major League Soccer coaches
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Mexico