page_title: Willy van der Kuijlen
section_title: Post-career
hierarchical_section_title: Willy van der Kuijlen / Post-career
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Willy van der Kuijlen
context_page_description: Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes "Willy" van der Kuijlen is a former Dutch football player and currently a scout for PSV Eindhoven.
  Van der Kuijlen was born in Helmond and started his youth career at local club HVV. In 1964, he was signed by PSV. Van der Kuijlen ended up playing for the club 18 years, winning three Eredivisie titles, two domestic cups and the UEFA Cup in 1978. He was also crowned Eredivisie top scorer three times. After short periods with MVV Maastricht and Overpelt, he retired at age 37. After his playing career, Van der Kuijlen returned to PSV as assistant manager, first team coach, youth coach and scout. He also briefly served as assistant manager at Roda JC.
  Van der Kuijlen played 528 league games and scored 308 times for PSV, both being all-time club records. With 311 career goals in total, Van der Kuijlen also holds the all-time Eredivisie goal record. He won 22 caps and scored seven goals for the Dutch national team in the 1960s and 1970s, but his international career was marred by frequent clashes with Johan Cruyff and his allies.
context_section_description: After Van der Kuijlen retired, he served as attacking coach and assistant manager for PSV Eindhoven. In 1988, he became assistant manager at Roda JC after Jan Reker was signed as head coach. Later, he returned to PSV as a youth coach. Since 2004, Van der Kuijlen serves as a scout for the club. Besides that position, Van der Kuijlen also participates in representative and ceremonial tasks for the club. In 2012, Van der Kuijlen signed a two-year extension of his contract with PSV. Directors Tiny Sanders and Marcel Brands also announced that as long as they are in charge, Van der Kuijlen can always remain at the club.
  Van der Kuijlen has received recognition for his playing career by PSV and their fans. He is an honorary member of PSV, and in the Philips Stadion one of the reception halls is named after him. In October 2004, a statue of Van der Kuijlen was erected outside of the Philips Stadion. In November 2011, his biography Onze Willy ('Our Willy') was published, written by journalist Frans van den Nieuwenhof. The first edition was presented to Van der Kuijlen by Bert van Marwijk. Together with the release of the book, he received an honorary Helmond city badge from mayor Fons Jacobs. On 10 December 2011, Van der Kuijlen's 65th birthday was celebrated in the Philips Stadion during the Eredivisie match PSV-NAC Breda. He was joined by the 1978 PSV team that won the UEFA Cup.
caption: In 2004, a statue of Van der Kuijlen was revealed at the Philips Stadion
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