Hans van der Zee (born 15 January 1956 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch soccer manager and scout.He was a manager of two clubs in the Netherlands on the highest level.From 1996 until 1997 he was manager of FC Volendam. From 1997 until 1999 he was manager of Sparta Rotterdam. Van der Zee started as a football player played in the Ajax youth academy for eight years, from 1966 until 1974. His player career came to end because of injuries. In July 2007, he became the international scout for Ajax. February 2009 Van der Zee was mentioned in English newspapers as the new chief scout of Chelsea.