| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 2019 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Zwaag, Netherlands | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–1998 | Qadsia | ||
| 2003–2007 | Eritrea U20 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Eritrea | ||
| 2008–2009 | APR | ||
| 2014 | St George | ||
René Feller (23 December 1942 – 18 August 2019) was a Dutch football manager.
Managerial career
Feller worked as a pottery salesman before he was lured by a Kuwaiti refugee to become a football manager there. He then was recommended by the Eritrean ambassador in Kuwait [1] to become manager of the Eritrean national team [2] and then APR in Rwanda. [3] In April 2014 it was announced that he was part of an eight-man shortlist to replace Eric Nshimiyimana as Rwanda manager. [4] He later won the Ethiopian league with St George in 2014. [5]
Personal life
After retiring, Feller moved back to Holland to live in Zwaag and wrote a book about his adventures in African football. [6] He died on 18 August 2019. [7]
References
- ^ Voetbaltrainers in het buitenland / 'Rwanda is het Zwitserland van Afrika' - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ "Eritrea appoint Dutchman Feller". BBC. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ "Feller appointed as APR coach". BBC. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ Andrew Jackson Oryada (25 April 2014). "Ratomir Dujkovic on shortlist for Rwanda coach position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ En de oeuvreprijs gaat naar ... Nederland - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ Rene Feller werd een bekende voetbaltrainer in Afrika: "Als het hier niet mag, dan toch ergens anders" -
- ^ René Feller (1942-2019): Hij was geen topcoach, maar maakte meer mee dan Guus Hiddink en Dick Advocaat bij elkaar, volkskrant.nl, 13 September 2019
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- 1942 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Hoorn
- Dutch football managers
- Qadsia SC managers
- Eritrea national football team managers
- APR F.C. managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Kuwait
- Expatriate football managers in Eritrea
- Expatriate football managers in Rwanda
- Expatriate football managers in Ethiopia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Eritrea
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Rwanda
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia
- Kuwait Premier League managers
- Sportspeople from North Holland
- Dutch football biography stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 2019 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Zwaag, Netherlands | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–1998 | Qadsia | ||
| 2003–2007 | Eritrea U20 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Eritrea | ||
| 2008–2009 | APR | ||
| 2014 | St George | ||
René Feller (23 December 1942 – 18 August 2019) was a Dutch football manager.
Managerial career
Feller worked as a pottery salesman before he was lured by a Kuwaiti refugee to become a football manager there. He then was recommended by the Eritrean ambassador in Kuwait [1] to become manager of the Eritrean national team [2] and then APR in Rwanda. [3] In April 2014 it was announced that he was part of an eight-man shortlist to replace Eric Nshimiyimana as Rwanda manager. [4] He later won the Ethiopian league with St George in 2014. [5]
Personal life
After retiring, Feller moved back to Holland to live in Zwaag and wrote a book about his adventures in African football. [6] He died on 18 August 2019. [7]
References
- ^ Voetbaltrainers in het buitenland / 'Rwanda is het Zwitserland van Afrika' - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ "Eritrea appoint Dutchman Feller". BBC. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ "Feller appointed as APR coach". BBC. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ Andrew Jackson Oryada (25 April 2014). "Ratomir Dujkovic on shortlist for Rwanda coach position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ En de oeuvreprijs gaat naar ... Nederland - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ Rene Feller werd een bekende voetbaltrainer in Afrika: "Als het hier niet mag, dan toch ergens anders" -
- ^ René Feller (1942-2019): Hij was geen topcoach, maar maakte meer mee dan Guus Hiddink en Dick Advocaat bij elkaar, volkskrant.nl, 13 September 2019
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| This biographical article relating to Dutch football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1942 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Hoorn
- Dutch football managers
- Qadsia SC managers
- Eritrea national football team managers
- APR F.C. managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Kuwait
- Expatriate football managers in Eritrea
- Expatriate football managers in Rwanda
- Expatriate football managers in Ethiopia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Eritrea
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Rwanda
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia
- Kuwait Premier League managers
- Sportspeople from North Holland
- Dutch football biography stubs