Hans Kraay Sr.

Hans Kraay Sr. (born Johan Hendrik Kraay; 14 October 1936 – 27 October 2017) was a Dutch footballer, manager and sports journalist. He played as a defender. He played for DOS, Feyenoord and the Netherlands national football team. He also managed Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord.

Hans Kraay

Kraay in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Johan Hendrik Kraay
Date of birth	(1936-10-14)14 October 1936
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of death	27 October 2017(2017-10-27) (aged 81)
Place of death	Tiel, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	DOS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1961	DOS	155	(0)
1961–1968	Feyenoord	192	(2)
1968–1970	DOS	18	(0)
National team
1957–1964	Netherlands	8	(0)
Teams managed
1968–1969	DFC
1970–1973	Elinkwijk
1973–1974	Go Ahead Eagles
1974–1975	Ajax
1976–1979	AZ'67
1979–1980	Edmonton Drillers
1980	Sparta Rotterdam
1980–1981	Den Haag
1982–1983	Feyenoord
1985–1987	PSV Eindhoven (technical director)
1988–1989	Feyenoord (technical director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kraay was born in Utrecht. His son, Hans Kraay Jr. (born 1959), was also a footballer and manager. He died in Tiel at the age of 81.

Other websites

• Hans Kraay Sr. at National-Football-Teams.com