Ab Fafié (4 March 1941 – 27 November 2012) was a Dutch professional football player and manager.

[5] He later managed a number of teams throughout Europe, including AEK Athens, AA Gent,[6] FC Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles where he had succeeded the dismissed Henk Ten Cate.

[7][4] At Utrecht, he earned the nickname King Ab after steering them to European football with a fourth-placed finish in his first season.

[8] The club crashed out of next year's UEFA Cup to Spanish giants Real Madrid and after some less successful seasons, Fafié was given the sack in 1994.

[9] He also had spells in charge at two Indonesian clubs[10] and coached the final years of his life at amateur sides CVV, Overmaas, WSE and NBSVV.