Rinus Michels
Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)
Rinus Michels (9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and football manager. He played for Ajax and Netherlands national team.
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Full name | Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 February 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 March 2005 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker (retired) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1958 | Ajax | 264 | (122) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1954 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | Asser Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1960–1964 | JOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1965 | A.F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1971 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1974 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1978 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1983 | 1. FC Köln | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
changeClub | Season | League | ||
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Division | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 1945–46 | Football League Championship | 12 | 13 |
1946–47 | 28 | 14 | ||
1947–48 | 5 | 3 | ||
1948–49 | 20 | 7 | ||
1949–50 | 26 | 16 | ||
1950–51 | 14 | 5 | ||
1951–52 | 19 | 15 | ||
1952–53 | 20 | 8 | ||
1953–54 | 26 | 12 | ||
1954–55 | 33 | 14 | ||
1955–56 | 30 | 8 | ||
1956–57 | Eredivisie | 29 | 7 | |
1957–58 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 264 | 122 |
Managerial statistics
changeTeam | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Ajax | 22 January 1965 | 30 June 1971 | 288 | 207 | 41 | 40 | 71.88 |
Barcelona | 1 July 1971 | 30 June 1975 | 174 | 88 | 43 | 43 | 50.57 |
Netherlands | 27 March 1974 | 7 July 1974 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00 |
Ajax | 1 July 1975 | 30 June 1976 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 62.79 |
Barcelona | 1 July 1976 | 30 June 1978 | 94 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 50.00 |
Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 July 1978 | 13 October 1980 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1. FC Köln | 14 October 1980 | 23 August 1983 | 116 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 50.00 |
Netherlands | 14 November 1984 | 23 December 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
Netherlands | 29 April 1986 | 25 June 1988 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 54.55 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 July 1988 | 13 April 1989 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 32.26 |
Netherlands | 26 September 1990 | 22 June 1992 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 57.89 |
Total | 799 | 467 | 167 | 165 | 58.45 |
Netherlands
changeTeam | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Netherlands | 53 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 98 | 32 | +66 | 56.60 |
Honours
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changeAjax[1]
Manager
changeAjax[1]
- Eredivisie: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70
- KNVB Cup: 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71
- European Cup: 1970–71; Runner-up: 1968–69
Barcelona[1]
1. FC Köln[1]
Netherlands[1]
- UEFA European Championship: 1988
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1974
Individual
- World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 1988[2]
- FIFA Coach of the Century: 1999[3]
- France Football Greatest Manager of All time: 2019[4]
- World Soccer 2nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013
- ESPN 2nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013
- Dutch Manager of the Century: 1999
- UEFA Lifetime Award: 2002[5]
- Best Manager in 50 years of professional football in the Netherlands: 2004
Orders
- Invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 1974
- Elevated as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 1988
- Named Knight of the KNVB: 2002
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The Netherlands' Grand Master". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014
- ↑ "World Soccer Awards – previous winners". World Soccer. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Scholten, Berend (3 March 2005). "Michels – a total footballing legend". UEFA. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
- ↑ "Top 50 des coaches de l'historie". France Football. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ↑ "Michels and Houllier receive UEFA awards". UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2015.