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Co Adriaanse

コー・アドリアーンセ　/　こー・あどりあーんせ

Association football player from Netherlands

July 21, 1947 (age 78)　・　Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

North Holland
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Co Adriaanse is the kind of football lifer I find quietly compelling. A centre-back turned manager, born in Amsterdam in 1947, he came up through Dutch football's famously cerebral culture and clearly carried that tactical literacy into coaching. I have a soft spot for defenders who become managers; they tend to value structure, discipline, and reading the game over flashy attacking instinct. The data on him is thin here, but the arc itself tells a story of someone who stayed in the sport his whole life, translating hard-won playing experience into shaping others. That kind of longevity earns my respect more than any single highlight ever could.

Overview

Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse (born 21 July 1947) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Co Adriaanse
Name (Japanese): コー・アドリアーンセ
Reading: こー・あどりあーんせ
Born: July 21, 1947 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Boar
Origin: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB

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