Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948) is a Dutch

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coach and currently supervisory board member at

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

. Besides the Netherlands, he has coached in the United States and Mexico. As a player, Westerhof played for

BV Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 a ...

and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division. He began his coaching career in 1982, and has managed ONS Sneek, ACV,

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(1988–92 and 1994–96),

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(1992–1994), the Dutch U-21 national team (1996–97), Ajax Amsterdam (2000),

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(2000–03) and

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(2003–04), Necaxa (2007–2008) Westerhof originally joined

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,

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, named Westerhof its head coach, after a disastrous start under

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. He was replaced after the season by

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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

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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.Westerhof sacked as manager
Retrieved on December 31, 2008

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Westerhof, Hans 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 Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging managers Footballers from Gelderland