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{{short description|Dutch footballer and manager (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Co Adriaanse
| image = Co Adriaanse 2009.JPG
| caption = Adriaanse in 2009
| full_name = Jacobus Adriaanse<ref>{{Worldfootball.net|co-adriaanse}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|7|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| height = 
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = 
| years1   = 1964–1970  | caps1   =      | goals1   =    | clubs1   = [[De Volewijckers]]
| years2   = 1970–1976  | caps2   = 176  | goals2   = 0  | clubs2   = [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
| manageryears1   = 1984–1988  | managerclubs1   = [[PEC Zwolle]]
| manageryears2   = 1988–1992  | managerclubs2   = [[FC Den Haag]]
| manageryears3   = 1992–1997  | managerclubs3   = [[Jong Ajax]]
| manageryears4   = 1997–2000  | managerclubs4   = [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]
| manageryears5   = 2000–2001  | managerclubs5   = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| manageryears6   = 2002–2005  | managerclubs6   = [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
| manageryears7   = 2005–2006  | managerclubs7   = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
| manageryears8   = 2006–2007  | managerclubs8   = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]]
| manageryears9   = 2007–2008  | managerclubs9   = [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]]
| manageryears10  = 2008–2009  | managerclubs10  = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| manageryears11  = 2010–2011  | managerclubs11  = [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] (olympic)
| manageryears12  = 2011–2012  | managerclubs12  = [[FC Twente|Twente]]
}}
'''Jacobus''' "'''Co'''" '''Adriaanse''' (born 21 July 1947) is a Dutch [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[centre-back]].

==Playing career==
As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons with [[De Volewijckers]] (from 1964 until 1970) and a further six seasons with [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] (1970 until 1976), retiring from football at age 29.

==Managerial career==
===Early career===
Adriaanse began his managing career with Zilvermeeuwen in 1979, and after four years he joined [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] for the first time as scout and youth trainer. After a year, for the 1984–85 season he resumed his coaching career with two four-year stints with [[PEC Zwolle]] and [[FC Den Haag]], where he would be sacked for the first time. He was then chosen to direct the youth side of [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], a position he would occupy for five seasons.

===Willem II===
In 1997, Adriaanse was appointed manager of [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]. There, he implemented an – according to him – "compelling, aggressive style that can always be maintained".<ref name="vi21">{{cite journal |last1=Nieuwenhof |first1=Frans van den |title=Tiran, koning en martelaar |journal=Voetbal International |date=11 August 2021 |volume=56 |issue=32 |pages=44–47 |language=nl}}</ref> In his first season, the team finished in fifth place and booked impressive wins over [[Feyenoord]] (2–0) and defending champions [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] (4–1). The fifth place meant that the club qualified for European football for the first time since 1963.<ref name="vi21" />

In their run in the [[1998–99 UEFA Cup]], Willem II managed to knock out [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] in the first round 6–0 on aggregate, but lost to [[Real Betis]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Betis-Willem II 1998 History {{!}} UEFA Europa League |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/55945--betis-vs-willem-ii/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The club had a weak start to their domestic season, and held an 11th place in the league table at the winter break. A strong second half of the season, however, saw them finishing in second place after beating eventual champions [[Feyenoord]] 4–1 and Ajax 3–1.<ref name="vi21" /> This meant that Willem II, a team better known for finishing in the bottom half of the Eredivisie, would be competing in the [[UEFA Champions League]]. The team, however, finished bottom of their [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League]] group stage, and after failing to achieve another European spot, Adriaanse resigned on 20 May 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adriaanse ziet af van trainerschap bij FC Utrecht |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/adriaanse-ziet-af-van-trainerschap-bij-fc-utrecht~b274943b/ |work=de Volkskrant |date=4 February 2000 |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

===Ajax===
Adriaanse returned to Ajax as manager, but after a third place season he was released early in the next season, on 29 November 2001, after a string of poor results.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ajax ontslaat Co Adriaanse |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ajax-ontslaat-co-adriaanse |work=Voetbal International |date=29 November 2001 |language=nl}}</ref> During his tenure, he made a number of controversial statements to the press – he called chairman of PSV, [[Harry van Raaij]], a "talking lampshade",<ref>{{cite news |title=Adriaanse heeft spijt van 'lampenkap' |url=https://www.nu.nl/sport/1935880/adriaanse-heeft-spijt-van-lampenkap.html |work=NU |date=20 March 2009 |language=nl}}</ref> and most famously said of [[Marco van Basten]] who was rumoured to join the Ajax staff at the time: "A good horse does not make a good [[jockey]]."<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelé eens met Co: Goed paard nog geen goede ruiter |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/pel-eens-met-co-goed-paard-nog-geen-goede-ruiter |work=Voetbal International |date=30 October 2008 |language=nl}}</ref>

===AZ===
After beginning the 2002–03 season without a club, Adriaanse was signed to AZ in November 2002. A tenth-place finish in the first season was followed by a fifth-placed finish, which allowed the [[Alkmaar]] team to join the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05 season]]. There, the club upset Spanish side and top contenders [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] in the quarter-finals before being knocked out on away goals in the semi-finals by [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]], in the final minute of extra time. In the [[Eredivisie]], AZ also performed above expectations, finishing third after topping the league for a week at the end of the first half and spending most of the second in second place. Adriaanse again coined a number of colourful phrases while at AZ, the best known being "Scoreboard journalism", "Cheese viewers", "[[Woonerf]] football" and "Evening footballer".

===Porto===
After much speculation and his stated desire to leave the club (he was succeeded by [[Louis van Gaal]]), on 24 May 2005, Adriaanse was presented as the new manager of Portuguese club [[FC Porto|Porto]] (replacing [[José Couceiro]]), and became the fourth manager to sign for the Portuguese side since the departure of [[José Mourinho]]. In the first season as Porto coach, he achieved the ''"[[Double (association football)#Portugal|Dobradinha]]"'' for the first time since the departure of Mourinho, winning the [[Primeira Liga]] and the [[Taça de Portugal]].

===Metalurh Donetsk===
On 9 August 2006, Adriaanse resigned as manager of Porto. Four months later, he became coach of [[Ukrainian Premier League|Ukrainian]] club [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]]. On 17 May 2007, Adriaanse resigned as manager of Metalurh Donetsk with four games to play in the Ukrainian Premier League.

===Al-Sadd Sports Club===
On 27 August 2007, Adriaanse signed a one-year deal with [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]] and resigned as coach on 28 January 2008.

===Red Bull Salzburg===
[[File:Co Adriaanse Abschied.JPG|thumb|upright|Adriaanse in 2009]]

On 13 March 2008, Adriaanse signed a two-year deal with the Austrian champion [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] and he left the club after the end of his contract on 30 June 2009.

===Qatar Olympic team===
On 12 January 2010, it was confirmed Adriaanse's appointment at the helm of the [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] Olympic team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/128585-co-adriaanse-coach-jong-qatar.html |title=Co Adriaanse coach Jong Qatar |date=12 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2011|work=NOS Sport |language=nl}}</ref> His Middle East stint, however, lasted only 14 months, as his contract was terminated by mutual consent in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://new.qfa.com.qa//qfa-part-ways-with-adriaanse-.aspx |title=QFA part ways with Adriaanse |date=25 March 2011 |access-date=20 June 2011 |work=Qatar Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823041335/http://new.qfa.com.qa//qfa-part-ways-with-adriaanse-.aspx |archive-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/2476562/adriaanse-definitief-weg-bij-voetbalbond-qatar.html |title=Adriaanse definitief weg bij voetbalbond Qatar |date=25 March 2011|access-date=20 June 2011|work=NU.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

===Twente===
On 20 June 2011, [[FC Twente|Twente]] announced on their website to have appointed Adriaanse as new trainer in place of departing manager [[Michel Preud'homme]].<ref name="adriaanse_twente">{{cite news|url=http://www.fctwente.nl/nieuws/co-adriaanse-trainer-fc-twente/ |title=Co Adriaanse trainer FC Twente|date=20 June 2011|access-date=20 June 2011|work=FC Twente |language=nl}}</ref> In his first official match with the club, Adriaanse won the [[Johan Cruyff Shield]] against former team Ajax. On 3 January 2012, Adriaanse, halfway through a one-season contract, was terminated by Twente.

In the [[2014–15 Eredivisie|2014–15 season]], Adriaanse acted as technical advisor at Utrecht. He also decided to leave the club at the end of the season when manager [[Rob Alflen]] announced his resignation.<ref>[http://fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/actueel/11212/alflen-en-adriaanse-verlaten-fc-utrecht Alflen en Adriaanse verlaten FC Utrecht] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093603/http://fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/actueel/11212/alflen-en-adriaanse-verlaten-fc-utrecht |date=4 March 2016 }} – FC Utrecht {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

==Managerial style==
===Tactical approach===
Adriaanse gained a lot of fame in the Netherlands after qualifying for the Champions League with a mediocre Willem II side. It was even more impressive because Willem II often played attacking football, a style Adriaanse has adopted throughout his managerial career.

===Training===
Adriaanse is famous for his controversial training approach. At Willem II, he once ordered his whole squad to follow him by car, while they drove 13&nbsp;km away from their training ground. At a remote spot, all players had to give their car keys to Adriaanse. Then he drove back to town, while the squad had to run in front of his car. Back at the training ground, the players got their car keys back. Since their cars were still parked far from the training ground, however, they all had to walk back another 13&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Misset |first1=Robert |title=Ajacieden tonen in Arena zowaar ongekende ijver |url=http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Nieuws/2000/02/14/Spo/01.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=NRC Handelsblad |date=14 February 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706061937/http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Nieuws/2000/02/14/Spo/01.html |archive-date=6 July 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> At AZ Alkmaar, he once ordered the whole squad to search for Easter eggs during a training session. They looked for an hour until Adriaanse finally revealed there were no eggs hidden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elsevier.nl/magazine/artikel/asp/artnr/41319/jaargang/61/week/17/index.html |title='Succes zit 'm niet in de accommodatie' |website=Elsevier.nl |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110612041228/http://www.elsevier.nl/web/Nieuws/Nederland/165121/Succes-zit-m-niet-in-de-accommodatie.htm |archive-date=12 June 2011 |access-date=22 June 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Adriaanse already had these strange training methods at the start of his career, because when he was a youth trainer at Ajax, he sometimes ordered his players to lie on the ground. Then a teammate with football boots on would run over the bodies.<ref>Mike Verweij, Kluivert Biography</ref> Because of all these infamous incidents, Adriaanse has been referred to as "Psycho Co".<ref>{{cite news |title='Psycho Co' Adriaanse back in the Dutch big time |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/psycho-co-adriaanse-back-dutch-big-time |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=FourFourTwo |date=29 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Louise |title=Premier League: Sam Allardyce stakes claim to Sunderland job |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/dec/09/sam-allardyce-sunderland-keane-quinn |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=the Guardian |date=9 December 2008}}</ref>

==Honours==
===As a manager===
'''Porto'''
*[[Primeira Liga]]: [[2005–06 Primeira Liga|2005–06]]
*[[Taça de Portugal]]: [[2005–06 Taça de Portugal|2005–06]]

'''Red Bull Salzburg'''
*[[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]: [[2008–09 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2008–09]]

'''Twente'''
*[[Johan Cruyff Shield]]: [[2011 Johan Cruyff Shield|2011]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Rinus Michels Award]]: [[2003–04 Eredivisie|2004]]
*[[LPFP Awards#Coaches|Primeira Liga's Manager of the Season]]: [[2005–06 Primeira Liga#Annual awards|2006]]

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