Marco van Basten

Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a former Dutch footballer. He was most recently the manager of the Netherlands national football team. He had to quit playing football early because of an injury that kept him from playing for more than a year.

Van Basten was known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

 Awards 
Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992. He was named "UEFA best Player of the Year" three times (1989, 1990 and 1992) and "FIFA World Player of the Year" in 1992. In a French magazine named France Football, he was voted as one of the eight best Football Players of the Century. In 1999, he was ranked sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll.

 Career statistics 

 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionMarco van Basten – Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 October 2012.ClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes KNVB Cup and Coppa ItaliaEuropeIncludes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup (1989)OtherIncludes 1988 Supercoppa Italiana, 1989 Intercontinental Cup, 1990 Intercontinental Cup, 1992 Supercoppa ItalianaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAjax1981–82Eredivisie111000–211982–83Eredivisie2095400–25131983–84Eredivisie26284120–32291984–85Eredivisie33224245–41291985–86Eredivisie26373220–31371986–87Eredivisie27317696–4343Total13312824151711—172152AC Milan1987–88Serie A1135530–1981988–89Serie A3319439101147331989–90Serie A261941943142251990–91Serie A311110201035111991–92Serie A312574––38291992–93Serie A151310781124221993–94Serie A–––––1994–95Serie A–––––Total147902213302242205128Career total2802184628473342379282

 International 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and year"Marco van Basten – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 November 2018.National teamYearAppsGoalsNetherlands19833219843019854119864219874119889519895219901181991521992101Total5824

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Basten goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Marco van BastenNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition121 September 1983King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–01–1Friendly212 October 1983Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland2–23–2UEFA Euro 1984 qualification327 February 1985De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands6–17–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification412 March 1986Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany1–01–0Friendly515 October 1986Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1–01–0UEFA Euro 1988 qualification625 March 1987De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–11–1UEFA Euro 1988 qualification715 June 1988Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany1–03–1UEFA Euro 198882–193–11021 June 1988Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany2–12–1UEFA Euro 19881125 June 1988Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany2–02–0UEFA Euro 19881222 March 1989Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands1–02–0Friendly1326 April 1989De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–11–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification1430 May 1990Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria2–32–3Friendly153 June 1990Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia2–02–0Friendly1621 November 1990De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands2–02–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualification1719 December 1990National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1–08–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualification182–0193–0206–0218–02213 March 1991De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	1–01–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualification2317 April 1991De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	1–02–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualification2430 May 1992Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands2–04–0Friendly

Managerial statistics

 Team From To Record Netherlands 29 July 2004 30 June 2008 Ajax 1 July 2008 6 May 2009 Heerenveen 1 July 2012 30 June 2014 AZ 1 July 2014 16 September 2014 Total—

International matches
Matches as managerMatches as manager . Wereld van Oranje. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

 Date  Location  Competition  Home team  Away team  Score2004 18 August 2004  Stockholm  International friendly  Sweden  The Netherlands  2–2 3 September 2004  Utrecht  International friendly  The Netherlands  Liechtenstein  3–0 8 September 2004  Amsterdam  2006 World Cup Qualification  The Netherlands  Czech Republic  2–0 9 October 2004  Skopje  2006 World Cup Qualification  FYR Macedonia The Netherlands  2–2 13 October 2004  Amsterdam  2006 World Cup Qualification  The Netherlands  Finland  3–117 November 2004  Barcelona  2006 World Cup Qualification  Andorra  The Netherlands  0–320059 February 2005  Birmingham  International friendly  England  The Netherlands  0–026 March 2005  Bucharest  2006 World Cup Qualification  Romania  The Netherlands  0–230 March 2005  Eindhoven  2006 World Cup Qualification  The Netherlands  Armenia  2–04 June 2005  Rotterdam  2006 World Cup Qualification  The Netherlands  Romania  2–08 June 2005 Helsinki  2006 World Cup Qualification  Finland  The Netherlands  0–417 August 2005  Rotterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  Germany  2–23 September 2005  Yerevan  2006 World Cup Qualification  Armenia   The Netherlands  0–17 September 2005  Eindhoven  2006 World Cup Qualification  The Netherlands  Andorra  4–0 8 October 2005  Prague  2006 World Cup Qualification  Czech Republic  The Netherlands  0–2 12 October 2005  Amsterdam  2006 World Cup Qualification  The Netherlands  FYR Macedonia  0–0 12 November 2005  Amsterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  Italy  1–32006 1 March 2006  Amsterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  Ecuador  1–0 27 May 2006  Rotterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  Cameroon  1–0 1 June 2006  Eindhoven  International friendly  The Netherlands  Mexico  2–1 4 June 2006  Rotterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  Australia  1–1 11 June 2006  Leipzig  2006 World Cup Group stage  Serbia and Montenegro  The Netherlands  0–1 16 June 2006  Stuttgart  2006 World Cup Group stage  The Netherlands   Ivory Coast  2–1 21 June 2006  Frankfurt  2006 World Cup Group stage  The Netherlands   Argentina  0–0 25 June 2006  Nuremberg  2006 World Cup Round of 16  Portugal   The Netherlands  1–0 16 August 2006  Dublin  International friendly  Ireland  The Netherlands  0–42 September 2006 Luxembourg  Euro 2008 Qualification  Luxembourg  The Netherlands  0–16 September 2006  Eindhoven  Euro 2008 Qualification  The Netherlands  Belarus  3–07 October 2006  Sofia  Euro 2008 Qualification  Bulgaria  The Netherlands  1–1 11 October 2006  Amsterdam  Euro 2008 Qualification  The Netherlands  Albania  2–1 15 November 2006  Amsterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  England  1–12007 7 February 2007  Amsterdam  International friendly  The Netherlands  Russia  4–1 24 March 2007  Rotterdam  Euro 2008 Qualification  The Netherlands  Romania  4–1

Honours

Ajax
Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85
KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87

A.C. Milan
Serie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93,  1993–94
Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994
European Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94
European Supercup: 1989, 1990 , 1994
Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990

Netherlands
UEFA European Championship: 1988

Individual
 Ballon d'Or: 1988, 1989, 1992
 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1992
 UEFA Best Player of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1992
 European Cup Top Scorer: 1988–89
 Serie A Golden Boot: 1989–90, 1991–92
 Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
 European Silver Boot: 1983–84
 Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1985
 European Golden Boot: 1985–86
 World Golden Boot: 1985–86
 Bravo Award: 1987
 Onze d'Argent: 1987, 1992
 Onze d'Or: 1988, 1989
Onze de Onze: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
 IFFHS World's Best Player: 1988, 1989
 World Soccer Player of the Year: 1987 (3rd), 1988, 1989 (2nd), 1992
RSSSF Player of the Year: 1992
El País King of European Soccer: 1992
 UEFA Euro 1988: Top Scorer and Best Player with 5 goals
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988, 1992
Planète Foot World All-Time Team: 1996
Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players: 1996
Venerdì's 100 Magnificent: 1997
IFFHS Football Player of the Century 12th: 1999
Placar's 100 Best Players of the Century 26th: 1999
France Football's Football Player of the Century 8th: 1999
World Soccer Greatest Players of the 20th Century 9th: 1999
Guerin' Sportivo's 50 Greatest Players of the Century by Adalberto Bortolotti 11th: 1999
 FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé): 2004
AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time 12th: 2007
 UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #4
 Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2012
World Hall of Fame of Soccer: 2012
 UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016)
 AC Milan Hall of Fame
 IFFHS Legends
Voetbal International's World Stars by Raf Willems
Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze): 2020

Notes

References

Other websites


 Marco van Basten extensive profile at AC Milan Online

 Marco van Basten dedicated fanpage

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