Hans Kraay (14 October 1936 – 27 October 2017) was a Dutch professional

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who played as a defender. Subsequently, he became well known for his football management skills as well as analysis of matches on Dutch television.

Biography

Born in

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, Kraay made his professional debut at

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and also played for

Feijenoord Feijenoord () is a borough of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, south of the Nieuwe Maas. Feyenoord football club was formed there, but now play in the neighbouring township of IJsselmonde. It was a centre of shipbuilding in the nineteenth century, ...

. After his playing career, he became manager at DFC, Elinkwijk,

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AZ'67 Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest ...

, Edmonton Drillers,

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 competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

(only two days due to some health trouble),

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and

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based 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 ...

. He also served Feyenoord and

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as a technical director, as well as the NOS and other television channels with his views on football, both commentary and analysis. In 1986, he took place at

as manager. The team was first in the

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, but in March 1987, he was replaced by

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after a loss against

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on penalties for the

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. Kraay's son Hans Jr. is also a retired professional footballer and television personality. Kraay also worked for N.E.C. Nijmegen as head of scouting and personal adviser of chairman

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Honours

* 1957–58:

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winner with DOS * 1961–62: Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord * 1964–65:

winner with Feijenoord * 1964–65: Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord

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