Co Adriaanse was born on 21 July 1947 and is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
11 Facts About Co Adriaanse
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Co Adriaanse began his managing career with Zilvermeeuwen in 1979, and after four years he joined AZ for the first time as scout and youth trainer.
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Co Adriaanse was then chosen to direct the youth side of Ajax, a position he would occupy for five seasons.
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Co Adriaanse returned to Ajax as manager, but after a third place season he was released early in the next season, on 29 November 2001, after a string of poor results.
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On 9 August 2006, Co Adriaanse resigned as manager of Porto.
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On 17 May 2007, Co Adriaanse resigned as manager of Metalurh Donetsk with four games to play in the Ukrainian Premier League.
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On 27 August 2007, Co Adriaanse signed a one-year deal with Al-Sadd and resigned as coach on 28 January 2008.
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On 13 March 2008, Co Adriaanse signed a two-year deal with the Austrian champion Red Bull Salzburg and he left the club after the end of his contract on 30 June 2009.
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Co Adriaanse decided to leave the club at the end of the season when manager Rob Alflen announced his resignation.
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Co Adriaanse gained a lot of fame in the Netherlands after qualifying for the Champions League with a mediocre Willem II side.
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Co Adriaanse already had these strange training methods at the start of his career, because when he was a youth trainer at Ajax, he sometimes ordered his players to lie on the ground.