André Wetzel (born 3 November 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former player who manages HVV Den Haag.

André Wetzel
Wetzel in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-11-03) 3 November 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Surabaya, Indonesia[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
HVV Den Haag (head coach)
Youth career
Voetbal Club Sparta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1975 Haarlem 48 (2)
1975–1979 FC Amsterdam 107 (26)
1979–1981 FC Den Haag 50 (5)
1981–1982 Telstar 29 (0)
Total 234 (33)
Managerial career
RVC
1992–1997 HVV Den Haag[2]
1997–2000 ADO Den Haag (assistant)
2000–2001 Den Bosch (assistant)
2001–2002 ASWH
2000–2002 Netherlands (youth coach)
2002–2004 Willem II (assistant)
2004 Willem II
2004 Al-Jazeera
2005 Feyenoord (scout)
2005–2006 Mechelen
2006–2008 VVV-Venlo
2008–2009 ADO Den Haag
2011–2016 HBS Craeyenhout
2017–2018 AFC
2018– HVV Den Haag
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Wetzel started his playing career with HFC Haarlem in 1972. In 1975, he joined FC Amsterdam, where he played over 100 games. In 1978, he moved to his hometown club of ADO Den Haag. He finished his career at Stormvogels Telstar in 1982.

Coaching career

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Wetzel started his coaching career in 1997 when he joined ADO Den Haag as assistant manager. He then went to Den Bosch where he was assistant to Jan Poortvliet. During this time he was also a youth coach for the Netherlands national team. His first managerial role came in 2004 when he took over the reins at Willem II Tilburg after being assistant there for two years. He was only there for a matter of months, however, as he took over at Qatari club Al-Jazeera Sports Club where he also lasted only months. He returned to management in 2005 with Belgian Second Division club KV Mechelen. In 2006, he took charge at VVV-Venlo where he remained until 2008 when he took over at ADO Den Haag. In April 2009 he was moved into a technical directorship position, with Raymond Atteveld replacing him, only to be dismissed altogether later in December. On 9 December 2010, United Arab Emirates side Al-Jazira Club appointed him as a technical director. In December 2011, he was appointed manager of HBS Craeyenhout.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Interview met André Wetzel – ADO Den Haag trainer". De Piramide Katholieke Basisschool. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Parade der trainers bij HVV". dehaagsevoetbalhistorie.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ HBS legt André Wetzel vast als nieuwe trainer. haaglandenvoetbal.nl. 21 December 2011
  4. ^ "Home".
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Hans Galjé vs André Wetzel (right), FC Amsterdam – FC Den Haag (1–1) 17 April 1977