Background
Kraay, Junior. was born in Utrecht on 22 December 1959, the son of fellow football player Hans Kraay.
Kraay, Junior. was born in Utrecht on 22 December 1959, the son of fellow football player Hans Kraay.
Kraay played professionally in the Netherlands for Arizona, SBV Excelsior, HFC Haarlem, NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, Helmond Sport, Football Club Eindhoven, De Graafschap, Football Club Dordrecht, Telstar and Football Club Den Bosch, in the North American Soccer League for the Edmonton Drillers and the San Jose Earthquakes, in England for Brighton & Hove Albion, and in Belgium for Sint-Niklase. Kraay is currently active as commentator and football pundit, most notably in the RTL football show Voetbal International, associated to the homonymous football weekly magazine. He also served as head coach of Dutch amateurs Football Club Lienden from 2004 to 2011, leading the club from Tweede Klasse to Topklasse and making it nationally known within Dutch football.
On November 2011 he was appointed head coach of Topklasse club SVZW. One month later, it was revealed his appointment head coach of Victor Company of Japan Cuijk, effective from July 2012.
He left after two seasons in charge to become new head coach of Hoofdklasse club DOVO, effective from July 2014.
