René Feller

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René Feller (23 December 1942 – 18 August 2019) was a Dutch football manager.

René Feller
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-12-23)23 December 1942
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Date of death 18 August 2019(2019-08-18) (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

Managerial career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Voetbaltrainers in het buitenland / 'Rwanda is het Zwitserland van Afrika' - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
  2. ^ "Eritrea appoint Dutchman Feller". BBC. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Feller appointed as APR coach". BBC. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  4. ^ Andrew Jackson Oryada (25 April 2014). "Ratomir Dujkovic on shortlist for Rwanda coach position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. ^ En de oeuvreprijs gaat naar ... Nederland - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Rene Feller werd een bekende voetbaltrainer in Afrika: "Als het hier niet mag, dan toch ergens anders" -
  7. ^ 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