Rinus Michels

Rinus Michels (9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and football manager. He played for Ajax and Netherlands national team.

Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsAjax1945–46Football League Championship12131946–4728141947–48531948–492071949–5026161950–511451951–5219151952–532081953–5426121954–5533141955–563081956–57Eredivisie2971957–5820Career total264122

Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordAjax22 January 196530 June 1971Barcelona1 July 197130 June 1975Netherlands27 March 19747 July 1974Ajax1 July 197530 June 1976Barcelona1 July 197630 June 1978Los Angeles Aztecs1 July 197813 October 1980?????1. FC Köln14 October 198023 August 1983Netherlands14 November 198423 December 1984Netherlands29 April 198625 June 1988Bayer Leverkusen1 July 198813 April 1989Netherlands26 September 199022 June 1992

Netherlands
TeamRecordNetherlands

Honours

Player
Ajax"The Netherlands' Grand Master". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014
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

Category:1928 births
Category:2005 deaths
Category:Dutch football managers
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Eredivisie managers
Category:1. FC Köln managers
Category:FC Barcelona managers
Category:Netherlands at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Category:Netherlands at UEFA Euro 1988
Category:Netherlands at UEFA Euro 1992