| Eduard Coetzee | |
| Full Name: | Eduard Louis Coetzee |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight: | 264 lb |
| Position: | Prop |
| Years1: | 2005–07 |
| Clubs1: | Aviron Bayonnais |
| Years2: | 2007–11 |
| Clubs2: | Biarritz Olympique |
| Superyears1: | 2001–05 |
Eduard Louis Coetzee (born 8 September 1979) is a South African former professional rugby union player.
A Bulls under-age product, Coetzee was a prop and played in the Super 12 for the Sharks, until taking up a contract with French club Aviron Bayonnais in 2005. He crossed over to Biarritz in 2007 and was a member of the side that contested the 2010 Heineken Cup final. In 2011, Coetzee undertook a tour of Argentina with the French Barbarians.[1] He announced his retirement at the end of 2011 on the advice of doctors, following a series of head knocks.[2]
Coetzee took over from Gary Teichmann as CEO of the Sharks in 2019, having previously served as their COO.[3]