Edwin de Graaf

De Graaf reads to me as a quintessentially Dutch football life: play the game, then graduate into teaching it. The transition from player to coach is something the Netherlands does almost reflexively, treating tactical knowledge as a craft to be passed on. At 186 cm and born in The Hague in 1980, he sits squarely in that pipeline of thoughtful pros who matter more on the touchline than the highlight reel. The record here is thin, but I am partial to the unglamorous builders of teams. Those who shape players rather than chase headlines tend to leave the deeper mark.

Name (English)

Edwin de Graaf

Name (Japanese)

エドウィン・デ・フラーフ

Reading

えどうぃん・で・ふらーふ

Born

April 30, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

Origin

The Hague, Netherlands

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.