Hendrikus "Henk" Fraser (born 7 July 1966) is a Dutch

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coach and former player who most recently managed

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side

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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

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in Italy under coach

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. He made his debut for the Netherlands on 6 September 1989, in a friendly against

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(2–2).

Playing career

Fraser played for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

(1984–86),

(1986–88),

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

(1988–90), and

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

(1990–99), with whom he won the Dutch title twice (in 1993 and 1999). After his professional career he became a youth coach at Feyenoord.

Managerial career

ADO Den Haag

Being assistant of

Maurice Steijn Maurice Steijn (born 20 November 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Sparta Rotterdam. He formerly worked with ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, Al Wahda FC, and NAC Breda. Managerial career AD ...

for two years, Fraser became first the caretaking manager of

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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

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announced on 13 June 2016 that Fraser would replace

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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

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, with two goals from

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. On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1–1 ''(4–2 pen.)'' at

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in the

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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. On 12 March 2018, it was announced that russian coach Leonid Slutsky would replace Henk Fraser as the new manager of Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, for the start of the 2018-19 season. On 23 March 2018, Fraser was presented as the new head coach for

for the next season. 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.

Sparta Rotterdam

In December 2017, the board of

announced that they had recruited

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to succeed the dismissed

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. The former national team coach of

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signed for six months and was instructed to keep Sparta in the

. 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. Despite Advocaat's presence, Sparta were relegated to the second-tier

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after a 3–1 defeat against FC Emmen. In his first season as head coach, Fraser won promotion to the Eredivisie through the play-offs. In the following season, Sparta finished 11th in the

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abandoned Eredivisie season. In the 2020–21 season, Sparta finished in 8th place in the Eredivisie under the leadership of Fraser, thereby qualifying for the European football play-offs. However, Sparta was defeated by

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in the first play-off round. On 24 April 2022, Fraser resigned after Sparta told him about their intention to fire assistant manager

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. At the time of his resignation Sparta was in the 18th place of the Eredivisie with 4 matches remaining.

FC Utrecht

In April 2022,

announced that Fraser would become the club's new coach for the new season, signing a contract for three seasons. On 14 December 2022, after a training accident with

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, he left the club.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Feyenoord *

: 1992–93, 1998–99 *

: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95 *

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Manager

Vitesse *

: 2016–17 *

runner-up:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Henk 1966 births Living people Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Sportspeople from Paramaribo Dutch footballers Surinamese footballers Association football defenders Netherlands international footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Eredivisie players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Utrecht players Roda JC Kerkrade players Feyenoord players Dutch football managers Surinamese football managers ADO Den Haag managers