Rinus Michels
Rinus Michels (9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and football manager. He played for Ajax and Netherlands national team.
| File:Rinus Michels op persconferentie ivm vertrek van bondscoach Kees Rijvers en diens opvolging, Bestanddeelnr 933-1361.jpg Rinus Michels in 1984 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1958 | 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Netherlands | 53 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 98 | 32 | +66 | 56.60 |
Honours
Player
Ajax[1]
Manager
Ajax[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
Rinus Michels Media
- Rinus Michels (1954).jpg
Voetbal Nederland tegen Londen (profs), Rinus Michels.* * 17 maart 1954
- FC Barcelona op Schiphol, van links naar rechts Neesken Michels en Cruijff op S, Bestanddeelnr 928-7164.jpg
Three of the most notable figures of the Totaalvoetbal school: Johan Neeskens, Michels and Johan Cruyff
- Los Angeles Aztecs 1979 media guide cover.png
Michels with the Los Angeles Aztecs in 1979
- EK voetbal in West Duitsland Nederland tegen Ierland 1 bondscoach Rinus Michel, Bestanddeelnr 934-2693.jpg
Michels (right) with his assistant manager Nol de Ruiter at UEFA Euro 1988
- Ajax in retraite in Wassenaar voor de halve Cupfinale tegen Spartak v.l.n.r. Mic, Bestanddeelnr 922-2907.jpg
Rinus Michels with Velibor Vasović and Heinz Stuy in 1969
- Ontvangst Nederlands elftal op Paleis Huis ten Bosch na 1988 in de tuin van het, Bestanddeelnr 934-2766.jpg
Michels with Queen Beatrix and the Dutch team after winning Euro '88.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The Netherlands' Grand Master". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Scholten, Berend (3 March 2005). Michels – a total footballing legend. UEFA. http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/history/obituaries/newsid=285010.html. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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