Jan van Raalte (Hattem, 12 August 1968) is a Dutch football manager of amateur squads and formerly a professional footballer, mostly in the Eerste Divisie and one season with Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Eredivisie. Van Raalte won the Rinus Michels Award for coaching amateur teams. He lives in Harkema where he finished his midfield player career.
Football career Van Raalte played four seasons for FC Zwolle, after which he played 1993 to 1995 for Cambuur Leeuwarden. Then Van Raalte played for Emmen. Starting in 1999, his last two seasons in the Eerste Divisie were at VVV Venlo, followed by three years for Harkemase Boys in the Hoofdklasse.
Until 2009 Van Raalte managed HHC Hardenberg. In 2012 he became the coach of VV Staphorst. Since 2016 he manages SC Genemuiden but has notified the club he will take a break from coaching starting summer 2019.
Player statistics Season Club Country League Caps Goals1989/90PEC Zwolle '82Netherlands Eerste Divisie 3211990/91FC ZwolleNetherlands Eerste Divisie 3301991/92FC ZwolleNetherlands Eerste Divisie 3431992/93FC ZwolleNetherlands Eerste Divisie 3111993/94Cambuur LeeuwardenNetherlands Eredivisie 501994/95Cambuur LeeuwardenNetherlands Eerste Divisie 2511995/96EmmenNetherlands Eerste Divisie 3001996/97EmmenNetherlands Eerste Divisie 3221997/98Emmen (captain)Netherlands Eerste Divisie 2621998/99EmmenNetherlands Eerste Divisie 1501999/00VVVNetherlands Eerste Divisie 3002000/01VVV (captain)Netherlands Eerste Divisie 310 Totaal 324 10
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