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{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Henk Fraser
| fullname = Hendrikus Fraser
| image = Henk Fraser coach.jpg
| caption = Fraser in 2018 as manager of [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|7|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)|Suriname]]
| height = 1.81 m
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = RFC Rotterdam
| years1 = 1984&ndash;1986
| years2 = 1986&ndash;1988
| years3 = 1988&ndash;1990
| years4 = 1990&ndash;1999
| clubs1 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
| clubs3 = [[Roda JC]]
| clubs4 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps1 = 12
| caps2 = 58
| caps3 = 58
| caps4 = 138
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 12
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 15
| totalcaps = 266
| totalgoals = 33
| nationalyears1 = 1989&ndash;1992
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1999–2007
| managerclubs1 = [[Feyenoord]] (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs2 = [[ADO Den Haag]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs3 = [[PSV Eindhoven]] (youth)
| manageryears4 = 2011–2014
| managerclubs4 = [[ADO Den Haag]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs5 = [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands U21]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs6 = [[ADO Den Haag]]
| manageryears7 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs7 = [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]]
| manageryears8 = 2018–2022
| managerclubs8 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]]
| manageryears9 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs9 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2022
| managerclubs10 = [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
| manageryears11 = 2023–2025
| managerclubs11 = [[RKC Waalwijk]]
| image_size = 200
}}

'''Hendrikus "Henk" Fraser''' (born 7 July 1966)<ref>[http://www.clubachterdeduinen.nl/nieuws/fraser_met_of_zonder_puntjes_op_de_a Fraser met of zonder puntjes op de a?], clubachterdeduinen.nl, 6 April 2014</ref> is a Dutch [[association football|football]] coach and former player.

He played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for various Dutch teams. Born in Suriname, he earned seven caps for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] in Italy under coach [[Leo Beenhakker]]. He made his debut for the Netherlands on 6 September 1989, in a friendly against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] (2–2).

==Playing career==
Fraser played for [[Sparta Rotterdam]] (1984–86), [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] (1986–88), [[Roda JC]] (1988–90), and [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] (1990–99), with whom he won the Dutch title twice (in 1993 and 1999). After his professional career ended, he became a youth coach at Feyenoord.

==Managerial career==
[[File:Henk Fraser.jpg|thumb|left|223x223px|Fraser with [[ADO Den Haag]] in 2012.]]

===ADO Den Haag===
Being assistant of [[Maurice Steijn]] for two years, Fraser became first the caretaking manager of [[ADO Den Haag]] after Steijn had been sacked. However, a month later he signed deal with the club to be the permanent manager until the summer of 2016.

===Vitesse===
[[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]] announced on 13 June 2016 that Fraser would replace [[Peter Bosz]] at the start of the [[2016–17 Eredivisie|2016–17]] season. In his first full season, won the club first major trophy in its 125-year existence. Fraser defeating [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] by a score of 2–0 in the final of the [[2016–17 KNVB Cup|KNVB Cup]], with two goals from [[Ricky van Wolfswinkel]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4055/main/2017/04/30/35097562/van-wolfswinkel-fires-vitesse-to-first-major-trophy |title= Van Wolfswinkel fires Vitesse to first major trophy |website= Goal.com |date= 1 May 2017 |access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref> On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1–1 (4–2 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]]) at [[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]] in the [[Johan Cruyff Shield]] final by Feyenoord.

On 18 December 2017, Fraser announced he would not be extending his ending contract at the end of the season, leaving  the club.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/trainer-henk-fraser-stopt-na-dit-seizoen-bij-vitesse~af966f12/ |title= Trainer Henk Fraser stopt na dit seizoen bij Vitesse |website= AD.nl |date= 18 December 2017 |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> On 12 March 2018, it was announced that russian coach [[Leonid Slutsky (football coach)|Leonid Slutsky]] would replace Henk Fraser as the new manager of Vitesse for the start of the 2018-19 season. On 23 March 2018, Fraser was presented as the new head coach for [[Sparta Rotterdam]] for the following season.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/henk-fraser-vanaf-volgend-seizoen-trainer-sparta-rotterdam/ |title= Henk Fraser vanaf volgend seizoen traner Sparta Rotterdam |website= Sparta-Rotterdam.nl |date= 23 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> Following a significant dip in form, Fraser was relieved of his duties in April 2018, two months prior to the conclusion of his contract at Vitesse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/7095/vitesse-en-henk-fraser-uit-elkaar  |title= VITESSE AND HENK FRASER APART |website= Vitesse.nl |date= 11 April 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref>

===Sparta Rotterdam===
In December 2017, the board of [[Sparta Rotterdam]] announced that they had recruited [[Dick Advocaat]] to succeed the dismissed [[Alex Pastoor]]. The former national team coach of [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] signed for six months and was instructed to keep Sparta in the [[Eredivisie]]. In the meantime, club management were looking for a head coach for the new season. On 23 March 2018, Fraser signed a two-year contract with Sparta, beginning on 1 July.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henk Fraser vanaf volgend seizoen trainer van Sparta Rotterdam |url=https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/henk-fraser-vanaf-volgend-seizoen-trainer-sparta-rotterdam/ |website=Sparta Rotterdam |language=nl |date=23 March 2018}}</ref> Despite Advocaat's presence, Sparta were relegated to the second-tier [[Eerste Divisie]] after a 3–1 defeat against [[FC Emmen|Emmen]]. In his first season as head coach, Fraser won promotion to the Eredivisie through the play-offs. In the following season, Sparta finished eleventh in the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands|COVID-19]] abandoned Eredivisie season. In the 2020–21 season, Sparta finished in eighth place in the Eredivisie under the leadership of Fraser, thereby qualifying for the European football play-offs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sparta kan zich na zege op Heerenveen opmaken voor play-offs om Europees ticket |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2380969-sparta-kan-zich-na-zege-op-heerenveen-opmaken-voor-play-offs-om-europees-ticket |work=nos.nl |date=16 May 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> However, Sparta was defeated by [[Feyenoord]] in the first play-off round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Feyenoord rekent af met stadgenoot Sparta en treft Utrecht in finale play-offs |url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6134382/feyenoord-rekent-af-met-stadgenoot-sparta-en-treft-utrecht-in-finale-play-offs.html |work=NU |date=19 May 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> On 24 April 2022, Fraser resigned after Sparta told him about their intention to fire assistant manager [[Aleksandar Ranković (footballer)|Aleksandar Ranković]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fraser-stapt-op-bij-sparta-na-op-non-actief-stellen-van-rankovic/ |title=Fraser stapt op bij Sparta na op non-actief stellen van Rankovic |publisher=[[Voetbal International]] |language=Dutch |date=24 April 2022 |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref> At the time of his resignation Sparta was in the 18th place of the Eredivisie with 4 matches remaining.

===Utrecht===
In April 2022, [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] announced that Fraser would become the club's new coach for the new season, signing a contract for three seasons.<ref>{{cite news |title= Fraser nieuwe trainer FC Utrecht, geen WK met Nederlands elftal |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2424776-fraser-nieuwe-trainer-fc-utrecht-geen-wk-met-nederlands-elftal |work=NU |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> On 14 December 2022, after a training accident with [[Amin Younes]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Fraser per direct weg bij FC Utrecht na incident op training |url=https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/11365709/fraser-per-direct-weg-bij-fc-utrecht-na-incident-op-training |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=ESPN |language=nl}}</ref> he left the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henk Fraser vertrekt bij FC Utrecht |url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2022/december/henk-fraser-vertrekt-bij-fc-utrecht/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=FC Utrecht |language=nl}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"				
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="8" |Record			
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}		
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}	
|-
|align=left|[[ADO Den Haag]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
|align=left|5 February 2014
|align=left|13 June 2016
{{WDL|82|25|30|27|for=117|against=120|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=ADO Den Haag: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/netherlands/hfc-ado-den-haag/1514/|work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
|align=left|13 June 2016
|align=left|11 April 2018
{{WDL|78|33|19|26|for=124|against=96|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=SBV Vitesse: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/netherlands/sbv-vitesse/1530/|work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Sparta Rotterdam]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
|align=left|1 July 2018
|align=left|24 April 2022
{{WDL|139|51|37|51|for=205|against=198|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Sparta Rotterdam: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/netherlands/sparta-rotterdam-bv/1535/|work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
|align=left|1 July 2022
|align=left|14 December 2022
{{WDL|15|8|3|4|for=26|against=21|diff=yes}}
|
|-
|align=left|[[RKC Waalwijk]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
|align=left|1 July 2023
|align=left|Present
{{WDL|72|15|15|42|for=92|against=137|diff=yes}}
|
|-
!colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|386|132|104|150|for=564|against=572|diff=yes}}
!–
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Feyenoord'''
*[[Eredivisie]]: [[1992–93 Eredivisie|1992–93]], [[1998–99 Eredivisie|1998–99]]
*[[KNVB Cup]]: [[1990–91 KNVB Cup|1990–91]], [[1991–92 KNVB Cup|1991–92]], [[1993–94 KNVB Cup|1993–94]], [[1994–95 KNVB Cup|1994–95]]
*[[Dutch Supercup]]: [[1991 Dutch Supercup|1991]]

===Manager===
'''Vitesse'''
*[[KNVB Cup]]: [[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]]
*[[Johan Cruyff Shield]] runner-up: [[2017 Johan Cruyff Shield|2017]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/fraser-h.htm CV Henk Fraser]

{{RKC Waalwijk squad}}
{{Eredivisie managers}}
{{Netherlands Squad 1990 World Cup}}
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