Piet de Visser (football manager)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 23 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Oost-Souburg, Netherlands | ||
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Current team
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Chelsea (scout) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1957–1963 | Sparta (assistant) | ||
| 1964–1966 | DFC | ||
| 1966–1969 | Telstar | ||
| 1969–1971 | DFC | ||
| 1971–1974 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1974–1976 | NEC | ||
| 1976–1977 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | ||
| 1978–1980 | Den Haag | ||
| 1980–1983 | Roda JC | ||
| 1983–1985 | AZ | ||
| 1985–1990 | Willem II | ||
| 1991 | Willem II | ||
| 1992–1993 | NAC Breda | ||
Piet de Visser (born 23 September 1934) is a Dutch football manager and scout. He is best known for scouting players like Romário and Ronaldo and successfully bringing them to Europe. He is currently a personal adviser to Roman Abramovich, the owner of English Premier League club Chelsea.
After a career as a player for De Zeeuwen, RCH and Zeeland Sport, De Visser became involved in management. In 1957, he started as a youth and assistant manager at Sparta Rotterdam.
In 1964, he took his first assignment as a head manager at DFC and became champion of the second division in his first year. In 1973, while manager of De Graafschap, he and his club (which included defender Guus Hiddink) were promoted to the Eredivisie. He subsequently became champion of the Eerste Divisie with NEC in 1975, and moved to the Molenbeek which had won the Belgian League the preceding season.
He ended his management career in 1993, while at NAC Breda, due to heart problems. He has since struggled with his health, beating cancer and undergoing five bypass surgeries. During his career, De Visser managed Sparta, DFC, Telstar, De Graafschap, NEC, R.W.D. Molenbeek, FC Den Haag, Roda JC, AZ, Willem II and NAC Breda.
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