Dick Advocaat

**Dick Advocaat** (born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He coaches the Curacao national football team. In his career as a football player he played at Den Haag, Roda, VVV Venlo, Chicago Sting, Sparta Rotterdam, Berchem Sport, Utrecht. Advocaat started coaching at a small club called DSVP. He started coaching at a local club, DSVP, and later coached the Dutch national football team and others.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Dick Advocaat
- **image**: Dick Advocaat 2021.jpg
- **caption**: Advocaat in 2021
- **full name**: Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat
- **birth place**: The Hague, Netherlands
- **height**: 1.70 m
- **position**: Defensive midfielder, centre-back
- **currentclub**: Curaçao national football team, Curaçao (manager)
- **years1**: 1966–1973
- **clubs1**: ADO Den Haag
- **caps1**: 147
- **goals1**: 7
- **years2**: 1967
- **clubs2**: → San Francisco Golden Gate Gales, San Francisco Gales (loan)
- **caps2**: 7
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 1973–1977
- **clubs3**: Roda JC Kerkrade, Roda JC
- **caps3**: 113
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 1977–1979
- **clubs4**: VVV-Venlo
- **caps4**: 74
- **goals4**: 6
- **years5**: 1979
- **clubs5**: Chicago Sting
- **caps5**: 32
- **goals5**: 3
- **years6**: 1979–1980
- **clubs6**: ADO Den Haag
- **caps6**: 11
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 1980
- **clubs7**: Chicago Sting
- **caps7**: 31
- **goals7**: 1
- **years8**: 1980–1982
- **clubs8**: Sparta Rotterdam
- **caps8**: 61
- **goals8**: 6
- **years9**: 1982–1983
- **clubs9**: K. Berchem Sport
- **caps9**: 10
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 1983–1984
- **clubs10**: FC Utrecht, Utrecht
- **caps10**: 39
- **goals10**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 525
- **totalgoals**: 27
- **manageryears1**: 1980–1984
- **managerclubs1**: DSVP
- **manageryears2**: 1987
- **managerclubs2**: Netherlands women's national football team, Netherlands (women)
- **manageryears3**: 1987–1989
- **managerclubs3**: HFC Haarlem
- **manageryears4**: 1989–1991
- **managerclubs4**: Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging, SVV
- **manageryears5**: 1991–1992
- **managerclubs5**: FC Dordrecht, Dordrecht
- **manageryears6**: 1992–1994
- **managerclubs6**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **manageryears7**: 1994–1998
- **managerclubs7**: PSV Eindhoven, PSV
- **manageryears8**: 1998–2001
- **managerclubs8**: Rangers F.C., Rangers
- **manageryears9**: 2002–2004
- **managerclubs9**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **manageryears10**: 2004–2005
- **managerclubs10**: Borussia Mönchengladbach
- **manageryears11**: 2005
- **managerclubs11**: United Arab Emirates national football team, United Arab Emirates
- **manageryears12**: 2005–2006
- **managerclubs12**: South Korea national football team, South Korea
- **manageryears13**: 2006–2009
- **managerclubs13**: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg
- **manageryears14**: 2009–2010
- **managerclubs14**: Belgium national football team, Belgium
- **manageryears15**: 2009–2010
- **managerclubs15**: AZ Alkmaar, AZ
- **manageryears16**: 2010–2012
- **managerclubs16**: Russia national football team, Russia
- **manageryears17**: 2012–2013
- **managerclubs17**: PSV Eindhoven, PSV
- **manageryears18**: 2013–2014
- **managerclubs18**: AZ Alkmaar, AZ
- **manageryears19**: 2014
- **managerclubs19**: Serbia national football team, Serbia
- **manageryears20**: 2015
- **managerclubs20**: Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland
- **manageryears21**: 2016–2017
- **managerclubs21**: Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe
- **manageryears22**: 2017
- **managerclubs22**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **manageryears23**: 2017–2018
- **managerclubs23**: Sparta Rotterdam
- **manageryears24**: 2018–2019
- **managerclubs24**: FC Utrecht, Utrecht
- **manageryears25**: 2019–2021
- **managerclubs25**: Feyenoord
- **manageryears26**: 2021
- **managerclubs26**: Iraq national football team, Iraq
- **manageryears27**: 2022–2023
- **managerclubs27**: ADO Den Haag
- **manageryears28**: 2024–
- **managerclubs28**: Curaçao national football team, Curaçao