Johannes Nicolaas 'Johan' Ackermann (born 3 June 1970) is a South African professional

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coach and former player. He played as a

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during his playing career between 1995 and 2007. He is currently the head coach at Red Hurricanes.

Playing career

In 2007, Johan Ackermann became the oldest Springbok to play for the national side, at the age of 37. After the 2007 World Cup in France, he was recalled to the Springbok squad to play against the Barbarians. This was his last outing as an international player. Ackermann bowed out of professional rugby on a winning note on 1 March 2008, when the Sharks defeated the Bulls 29-15 at Loftus Versfeld. He became the oldest player ever in Super Rugby history at age .

Coaching career

Ackermann was the forwards coach of the Lions in Super Rugby under head coach, John Mitchell but after Mitchell left the Union, he took over. He has seen huge success as coach of the Union including winning the SARU Coach of the Year award in 2014, his first year as head coach. He took over as head coach of the

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and the

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sides in 2013. He was appointed as the head coach of English Premiership side

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prior to the 2017–18 season. He left Gloucester at the end of June 2020 to become head coach at Japanese side Red Hurricanes He was replaced at Gloucester by

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Personal

Ackerman is married, with two sons and a daughter. He is a strong

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Playing career

Coaching career

Personal

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