Johan Ackermann
| Full name | Johannes Nicolaas Ackermann | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 3, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Benoni, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) | ||
| Weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||
| School | Brandwag | ||
| Occupation(s) | Former professional rugby player, current professional rugby coach | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–02 | Northampton Saints | 4 | (0) |
| correct as of 25 June 2014. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1995–96 1999–2001 2003–05 2006–07 |
Blue Bulls Lions Griquas Template:Rut Natal Sharks |
45 31 32 12 |
(15) (20) (5) (10) |
| correct as of 25 June 2014. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996 2000–01 2004–08 |
Bulls Cats Sharks |
12 24 27 |
(0) (0) (10) |
| correct as of 25 June 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996–2007 | South Africa | 13 | (0) |
| correct as of 25 June 2014. | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2013– 2013– |
Golden Lions Lions |
||
| correct as of 25 June 2014. | |||
Johannes Nicolaas "Johan" Ackermann (born June 3, 1970) is a retired South African rugby union player and current coach. A lock, he most recently played Super 14 rugby for the Sharks.
Ackerman is known for his physical approach to the game. In 2007, Johan Ackermann became the oldest Springbok to play for the national side, at the age of 37. After the 2007 World Cup in France, he was recalled to the Springbok squad to play against the Barbarians. This was his last outing as an international player.
Ackermann bowed out of professional rugby on a winning note on 1 March 2008, when the Sharks defeated the Bulls 29-15 at Loftus Versfeld. He became the oldest player ever in Super Rugby history at age Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value)..
Ackermann originally was the Forwards coach of the Lions in Super Rugby under head coach, John Mitchel but after Mitchel left the Union he took over. He has seen huge success as coach of the Union including winning the SARU Coach of the Year award in 2014, his first year as head coach.
He is currently the head coach at the Lions (Super Rugby) and the Golden Lions.
See also
External links
Script error: The function "top" does not exist.
Script error: The function "bottom" does not exist.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
   |
This South Africa rugby union biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- White South African people
- Rugby union locks
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Doping cases in rugby union
- Natal Sharks players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- Golden Lions players
- Lions (Super Rugby) players
- Griquas rugby union players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Blue Bulls players
- People from Benoni
- South African rugby union biography stubs
