Ruud Kaiser
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| Full Name | Ruud Kaiser |
| Date of Birth | 26 December 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Amsterdam, Holland |
| Chelsea career | 2006-07 |
| Role | n/a |
| Previous Roles | Youth Team Manager |
| Other clubs | RBC Roosendal Netherlands Under-17s Dynamo Dresden |
Ruud Kaiser (born 26 December 1960 in Amsterdam, Holland) is a former Youth Team Manager at Chelsea.
Pre-Chelsea
Ruud had a long playing career as a striker which included spells in Holland, France, Belgium and England with Coventry City. Upon retirement he moved into coaching and scouting and worked with the Dutch national youth teams, coaching a talented Under-17 unit to great success in the first half of the 2000s.
Chelsea career
In 2006 Ruud was hired as the Under-18 coach at Chelsea, in a move facilitated by Frank Arnesen and Piet de Visser, a veteran Dutch scout and key advisor to Roman Abramovich. Working with a number of newly arrived scholars, his tactical approach differed greatly from that regularly seen in England and often adopted unusual formations, such a a 3-3-4 or a 5-2-3. However, he was to last one season, with the club not satisfied that he was the man to further the development of the young talents at his disposal.
