 Poldervaart in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrie Poldervaart | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-12-20)20 December 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Oudenhoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Quick Boys (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1986 | OHVV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | OHVV | ||
| 1989–1990 | Spijkenisse | ||
| 1990–1993 | OHVV | ||
| 1993–1995 | Nieuwenhoorn | ||
| 1995–2002 | OHVV | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2001 | OHVV (player-manager) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Nieuwenhoorn (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2005 | Nieuwenhoorn | ||
| 2005–2012 | Spijkenisse | ||
| 2012–2015 | Zwaluwen | ||
| 2015–2018 | BVV Barendrecht | ||
| 2018–2019 | Excelsior | ||
| 2019–2022 | Groningen (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | De Graafschap | ||
| 2023–2025 | Fortuna Sittard (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Quick Boys | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adrie Poldervaart (born 20 December 1970) is a Dutch professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who is the head coach ofTweede Divisie clubQuick Boys.
Poldervaart played in his youth and senior career exclusively for OHVV Oudenhorn.[1] Poldervaart was hired in 1992 as a sports physiotherapist atExcelsior Rotterdam. He has also been a physiotherapist forVV Nieuwenhoorn.[1]
Next to being a physiotherapist at Excelsior, in 1998 he became player/manager atOHVV. In 2001 Poldervaart became an assistant coach and in 2002 coach for VV Nieuwenhoorn.[1] In 2005 he moved on toVV Spijkenisse. Only in 2012, he changed again, this time forVV Zwaluwen. For his achievements at Zwaluwen Poldervaart received theRinus Michels Award.[2] From 2015 to 2018 he coachedBVV Barendrecht.
In 2018, Poldervaart became the manager of Excelsior. He replacedMitchell van der Gaag who left forNAC Breda. After 26 year Poldervaart stopped working as Excelsior's physiotherapist.[3] In 2019, after disappointing results, he stopped coaching Excelsior. Instead, Poldervaart became the assistant coach ofFC Groningen.[4]
On 10 May 2022,De Graafschap appointed Poldervaart as head coach on a two-year deal, effective from 1 July, succeedingReinier Robbemond.[5]
In February 2023, Poldervaart was hospitalised withGuillain–Barré syndrome,[6] prompting assistant coachRichard Roelofsen to assume first-team duties for the remainder of the season. Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 campaign, De Graafschap announced that Poldervaart would not return as head coach, though the club would continue to support him through his rehabilitation.[7]
In March 2025, after serving as assistant coach atFortuna Sittard for two seasons, Poldervaart was appointed head coach ofTweede Divisie clubQuick Boys, effective from the start of the2025–26 season, succeedingThomas Duivenvoorden.[8]