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Marco van Basten

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Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑm ˈbɑstə(n)]  ( listen); born 31 October 1964) is a former Dutch footballer. He was most recently the manager of the Netherlands national football team. He had to quit playing football early because of an injury that kept him from playing for more than a year.

Marco van Basten
File:Marco van Basten (ca 2006).jpg
Van Basten in 2006
Personal information
Full nameMarcel van Basten
Date of birth31 October 1964 (aged 61)
Place of birthUtrecht, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1970–1971EDO
1971–1980Utrecht
1980–1981Elinkwijk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1987Ajax133(128)
1987–1995AC Milan148(91)
Total281(219)
National team
1981–1983Netherlands U2115(13)
1983–1992Netherlands58(24)
Teams managed
2003–2004Jong Ajax (assistant)
2004–2008Netherlands
2008–2009Ajax
2012–2014Heerenveen
2014AZ Alkmaar
2014–2015AZ Alkmaar (assistant)
2015–2016Netherlands (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Van Basten was known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.[2][3]

Awards

Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992. He was named "UEFA best Player of the Year" three times (1989, 1990 and 1992) and "FIFA World Player of the Year" in 1992. In a French magazine named France Football, he was voted as one of the eight best Football Players of the Century. In 1999, he was ranked sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5][6][7]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Other[nb 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1981–82 Eredivisie 1 1 1 0 0 0 – 2 1
1982–83 Eredivisie 20 9 5 4 0 0 – 25 13
1983–84 Eredivisie 26 28 4 1 2 0 – 32 29
1984–85 Eredivisie 33 22 4 2 4 5 – 41 29
1985–86 Eredivisie 26 37 3 2 2 0 – 31 37
1986–87 Eredivisie 27 31 7 6 9 6 – 43 43
Total 133 128 24 15 17 11 — 172 152
AC Milan 1987–88 Serie A 11 3 5 5 3 0 – 19 8
1988–89 Serie A 33 19 4 3 9 10 1 1 47 33
1989–90 Serie A 26 19 4 1 9 4 3 1 42 25
1990–91 Serie A 31 11 1 0 2 0 1 0 35 11
1991–92 Serie A 31 25 7 4 – – 38 29
1992–93 Serie A 15 13 1 0 7 8 1 1 24 22
1993–94 Serie A – – – – –
1994–95 Serie A – – – – –
Total 147 90 22 13 30 22 4 2 205 128
Career total 280 218 46 28 47 33 4 2 379 282

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1983 3 2
1984 3 0
1985 4 1
1986 4 2
1987 4 1
1988 9 5
1989 5 2
1990 11 8
1991 5 2
1992 10 1
Total 58 24
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Basten goal.
List of international goals scored by Marco van Basten[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 September 1983 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 12 October 1983 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Ireland 2–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
3 27 February 1985 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 22x20px Cyprus 6–1 7–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 12 March 1986 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany  East Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 15 October 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
6 25 March 1987 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Greece 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
7 15 June 1988 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany  England 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 1988
8 2–1
9 3–1
10 21 June 1988 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany  West Germany 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1988
11 25 June 1988 Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany  USSR 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1988
12 22 March 1989 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  USSR 1–0 2–0 Friendly
13 26 April 1989 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  West Germany 1–1 1–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 30 May 1990 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 2–3 2–3 Friendly
15 3 June 1990 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
16 21 November 1990 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Greece 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
17 19 December 1990 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
18 2–0
19 3–0
20 6–0
21 8–0
22 13 March 1991 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Malta 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
23 17 April 1991 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Finland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
24 30 May 1992 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Wales 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 16 September 2014.
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Netherlands 29 July 2004 30 June 2008 52 35 11 6 67.31
Ajax 1 July 2008 6 May 2009 45 26 8 11 57.78
Heerenveen 1 July 2012 30 June 2014 72 27 18 27 37.50
AZ 1 July 2014 16 September 2014 5 2 0 3 40.00
Total 174 90 37 47 51.72 —

International matches

  • Matches as manager[9]

      Win       Draw       Loss

Honours

File:Vertrek Ajax van Schiphol voor Europa Cup II wedstrijd tegen Olympiakos Piraeus, Bestanddeelnr 933-8034.jpg
Van Basten won the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup under manager Johan Cruijff.

Ajax

A.C. Milan

Netherlands

Individual

Marco Van Basten Media

  • KNVB-bekerfinale FC Den Haag tegen Ajax het hele Ajax-team met beker, Bestanddeelnr 934-0064.jpg

    Van Basten lifting the 1987 KNVB Cup for Ajax

  • Marco van Basten 1990-1992.jpg

    Van Basten at AC Milan

  • EK voetbal in West Duitsland Engeland tegen Nederland 1-3 Marco van Basten ju, Bestanddeelnr 934-2659.jpg

    Van Basten celebrates his hat-trick against England at Euro 88

  • Van Basten Oranje.jpg

    Van Basten while manager of the Netherlands.

  • Van basten huntelaar.jpg

    Van Basten (left) with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar during training prior to Euro 2008.

  • Marco van Basten in Tehran.jpg

    Van Basten (middle) in Tehran, 2018

  • Vladimir Putin's meeting with the legends of world football (2018-07-06) 12.jpg

    Van Basten as FIFA technical director meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, July 2018

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup (1989)
  3. ↑ Includes 1988 Supercoppa Italiana, 1989 Intercontinental Cup, 1990 Intercontinental Cup, 1992 Supercoppa Italiana

References

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  9. ↑ Matches as manager Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Wereld van Oranje. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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