Ruud Kaiser

Ruud Kaiser

Kaiser with Dresden in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Rudolph Hendrick Kaiser
Date of birth	(1960-12-26) December 26, 1960 (age 56)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Ajax	9	(2)
1980–1981	Antwerp	39	(10)
1981–1982	Coventry City	16	(3)
1982–1984	Nice	37	(6)
1984–1988	FC Den Bosch	128	(20)
1988–1989	SVV	25	(6)
1989–1991	Dessel
Teams managed
1997–1999	RBC
2001–2005	Netherlands U-17
2008–2009	Dynamo Dresden
2010–2011	1. FC Magdeburg
2013–2015	FC Den Bosch
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ruud Kaiser (born December 26, 1960 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch association football player and manager.

Kaiser, who played as a midfielder, began his career with his hometown club, Ajax, before leaving in 1980 to join Antwerp. He would later play for Coventry City and OGC Nice before returning to the Netherlands with FC Den Bosch and SVV. He ended his career in Belgium with KFC Dessel Sport.

He then moved into coaching, where he has earned a reputation as a specialist at spotting and working with young players. Kaiser spent seven years at TOP Oss, working in a variety of sporting development roles, before taking on his first managerial responsibilities at RBC, whom he managed from 1997 to 1999. He then moved to the Royal Dutch Football Association, where he initially served as assistant manager to the Olympic team, who were unable to qualify for the 2000 Olympics. In 2001, he took over as head coach of the Netherlands U-17 team, where he had his greatest successes. Working with future stars such as Rafael van der Vaart, Robin van Persie, Nigel de Jong, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder, he led the team to runner-up spot in the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and third place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. During this time he also headed up international scouting for the Dutch FA.