Aad Andriessen

Adrianus "Aad" Andriessen (13 December 1960 – 4 December 2021) was a Dutch footballer. He played for Sparta Rotterdam as a central defender from 1980 until 1987 when a knee injury forced him to retire. He went on to become a trainer in the regional amateur leagues.

Aad Andriessen

Personal information
Full name	Adrianus Andriessen
Date of birth	(1960-12-13)13 December 1960
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 60)
Place of death	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1987	Sparta Rotterdam	141[1]	(4)
Managerial career
	ASWH (youth)
	Sparta '30
	Excelsior Maassluis
	VV Nieuwenhoorn
1997–1998	VV Zwaluwen
	VV Capelle
2001–2003	VV Lyra[2]
2003–2004	VV Heerjansdam[3]
2004–2007	Achilles Veen
2007–2008	SSV '65
2008–2014?	XerxesDZB
2017–2018	VV Zuidland
2018–20??	Sparta Rotterdam (scout)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

In 1980, Andriessen made his début for Sparta Rotterdam after he had played in the club's youth. In his third season there, he became central defender for the team. On 2 October 1985, he scored from a penalty against Hamburger SV during a UEFA Cup match which resulted in a victory for Sparta.^[4] In 1987, a knee injury forced Andriessen to retire.^[5] He made a total of 157 official appearances for Sparta.^[6]

Andriessen went on to become a trainer of amateur teams, starting on an ASWH youth team.^[7] He worked for Excelsior Maassluis, VV Zwaluwen, VV Capelle, VV Heerjansdam, Achilles Veen among others.^[5] He was also active as scout for Sparta.^[6]

In 2012, Andriessen suffered a cerebral infarction. He died on 4 December 2021 in Rotterdam, at the age of 60.^[4][8]