Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud Van Nistelrooy (born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch retired professional football player who has played for the Netherlands national team. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history with 56 goals. He played for Manchester United until 2006, where he has the record for being the club's top scorer in European competition. Van Nistelrooy last played for Hamburger SV. He retired on 13 May 2012
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Den Bosch | 1993–94 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | – | 17 | 6 | ||||
| 1995–96 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 1996–97 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 71 | 20 | |||||
| Heerenveen | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 40 | 16 | ||
| PSV | 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 34 | 31 | 4 | 4 | — | 7[d] | 6 | 1[e] | 0 | 46 | 41 | |
| 1999–2000 | Eredivisie | 23 | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 3 | — | 32 | 32 | |||
| 2000–01 | Eredivisie | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 62 | 7 | 6 | — | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 77 | |||
| Manchester United | 2001–02 | Premier League | 32 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14[d] | 10 | 1[f] | 1 | 49 | 36 |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 34 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11[d] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 44 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 32 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 4 | 1[f] | 0 | 44 | 30 | |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 35 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 24 | |
| Total | 150 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 150 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2006–07 | La Liga | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | — | 7[d] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33 | |
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 4 | 1[g] | 0 | 33 | 20 | ||
| 2008–09 | La Liga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 3 | 2[g] | 3 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | La Liga | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 46 | 6 | 2 | — | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 64 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[h] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 17 | |||
| Málaga | 2011–12 | La Liga | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 449 | 249 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 592 | 349 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 70 | 35 | |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Nistelrooy goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 April 1999 | GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 25 April 2001 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 11 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 2 June 2001 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 12 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 5 | 15 August 2001 | White Hart Lane, London, England | 13 | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 5 September 2001 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 15 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 6 October 2001 | GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands | 16 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 20 November 2002 | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 21 | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 29 March 2003 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 23 | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 11 | 2 April 2003 | Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol, Moldova | 24 | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 12 | 19 November 2003 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 29 | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 13 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 14 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 June 2004 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 34 | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 | |
| 16 | 19 June 2004 | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal | 35 | 2–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2004 | |
| 17 | 23 June 2004 | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal | 36 | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 | |
| 18 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 19 | 13 October 2004 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 39 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 20 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 21 | 30 March 2005 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 42 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 22 | 8 June 2005 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 44 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 23 | 3 September 2005 | Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 46 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 24 | 7 September 2005 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 47 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 25 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 26 | 27 May 2006 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 50 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 27 | 4 June 2006 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 51 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 28 | 16 June 2006 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany | 53 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
| 29 | 8 September 2007 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 56 | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |
| 30 | 12 September 2007 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 57 | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |
| 31 | 29 May 2008 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 60 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 32 | 9 June 2008 | Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland | 62 | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 | |
| 33 | 21 June 2008 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | 64 | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2008 | |
| 34 | 3 September 2010 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | 65 | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 35 | 29 March 2011 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 70 | 3–2 | 5–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 21 May 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Jong PSV | 1 June 2021 | 18 May 2022 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 28.95 | [6] |
| PSV Eindhoven | 19 May 2022 | 24 May 2023 | 51 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 126 | 60 | +66 | 64.71 | [7] |
| Total | 89 | 44 | 21 | 24 | 187 | 123 | +64 | 49.44 | — | ||
Honours
Player
PSV[8]
Manchester United[8]
Real Madrid[8]
Individual
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1998–99, 1999–2000[10]
- Eredivisie top goalscorer: 1998–99, 1999–2000[11][12]
- Premier League Player of the Month: December 2001, February 2002, April 2003[9]
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2001–02, 2002–03[13]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02
- UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05[14][15][16]
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2001–02
- FA Cup top goalscorer: 2002–03, 2003–04[17][18]
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2001–02
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2001–02[19]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02 Premier League,[20] 2003–04 Premier League[21]
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 2002[22]
- BBC Goal of the Month: March 2003
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2002–03[9]
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2002–03[9]
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2002–03
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2003
- FIFA 100
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2004
- Pichichi Trophy: 2006–07[23]
- ESPN World Team of the Decade: 2009[24]
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Last Decade: 2012[25]
Manager
PSV
Ruud Van Nistelrooy Media
Van Nistelrooy in United colours against Chelsea
Van Nistelrooy playing for Real Madrid during a league game to Villarreal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Van Nistelrooy, Ruud at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Ruud van Nistelrooy. 18 April 2002. https://www.psv.nl/nieuwspagina/artikel/ruud-van-nistelrooy-2.htm. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Ruud van Nistelrooy The Top Forward profile. The Top Forward. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Ruud van Nistelrooij PSVweb.nl profile (in nl). PSVweb.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Ruud van Nistelrooy. European Football. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Jong PSV: MatchesSoccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ↑ PSV Eindhoven: MatchesSoccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 R. van NistelrooySoccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Ruud van Nistelrooy: OverviewPremier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ Netherlands – Player of the Year and other awardsRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Eredivisie 1998/1999 " Top ScorerWorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Eredivisie 1999/2000 " Top ScorerWorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Arrowsmith, Richard. 'An incredible year': Robin Van Persie gushes after picking up fans' Manchester United Player of the Year award (16 May 2013)Mirror Online. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ UEFA Champions League – 2001/02UEFA. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ UEFA Champions League – 2002/03UEFA. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ UEFA Champions League – 2004/05UEFA. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ FA Cup 2002/2003 » Top ScorerWorldFootball. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ↑ FA Cup 2003/2004 » Top ScorerWorldFootball. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ↑ Van Nistelrooy is PFA Player of the Year. BBC. 15 April 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_1930000/1930474.stm. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Henry retains PFA crown. 25 April 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3628905.stm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ PFA teams send Hatters mad. The Guardian (15 April 2002). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ Former resultsIFFHS.de. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Historic goals: Van NistelrooyReal Madrid CF. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ Brewin, John (25 December 2009). "World Team of the Decade". ESPNsoccernet (ESPN). http://www.espnfc.com/story/717519/espn-soccernet-international-team-of-the-decade. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Van Nistelrooy is named best goal scorer of the last decade by the IFFHSMálaga Club de Fútbol. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes (in Dutch) (30 April 2023). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ Ajax - PSV. PSV.nl (30 July 2022). Retrieved 30 July 2022.