Rinus Michels: Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

Rinus Michels
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)
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1958	Ajax
National team
1950–1954	Netherlands
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
Men's football
Representing Netherlands (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Ajax and Netherlands national team.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	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	Eredivisie	2	0
Career total			264	122

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Ajax	22 January 1965	30 June 1971	288	207	41	40	071.88
Barcelona	1 July 1971	30 June 1975	174	88	43	43	050.57
Netherlands	27 March 1974	7 July 1974	10	6	3	1	060.00
Ajax	1 July 1975	30 June 1976	43	27	8	8	062.79
Barcelona	1 July 1976	30 June 1978	94	47	25	22	050.00
Los Angeles Aztecs	1 July 1978	13 October 1980	?	?	?	?	?
1. FC Köln	14 October 1980	23 August 1983	116	58	26	32	050.00
Netherlands	14 November 1984	23 December 1984	2	1	0	1	050.00
Netherlands	29 April 1986	25 June 1988	22	12	6	4	054.55
Bayer Leverkusen	1 July 1988	13 April 1989	31	10	11	10	032.26
Netherlands	26 September 1990	22 June 1992	19	11	4	4	057.89
Total			799	467	167	165	058.45

Netherlands

Team	Record
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Netherlands	53	30	13	10	98	32	+66	056.60

Honours

Player

Ajax

Eredivisie: 1946–47, 1956–57

Manager

Ajax

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

La Liga: 1973–74
Copa del Rey: 1977–78
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy: 1971

1. FC Köln

DFB Pokal: 1982–83

Netherlands

UEFA European Championship: 1988
FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1974

Individual

World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 1988
FIFA Coach of the Century: 1999
France Football Greatest Manager of All time: 2019
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
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

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