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Ruud Gullit (born as
Ruud Dil, September 1, 1962
in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who
played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of
the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was
also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. |
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He was named the
European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player
of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He was a versatile player, playing in
numerous positions during his career. He last managed the Los
Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer after taking over from Frank
Yallop in November 2007. |
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Club career -
Feyenoord
In 1982, he moved to Feyenoord, for a fee of
£300,000, where he made 85 league appearances, scoring 31 goals. At
Feyenoord Gullit found himself playing alongside Dutch legend Johan
Cruijff, while the assistant manager was Wim van Hanegem, and they
were to leave a lasting impression. Gullit's first season saw
Feyenoord miss out on major honours, but the following year they
completed the league and cup double. Gullit was named Dutch
Footballer of the Year in recognition of his contribution to
Feyenoord's success. At Feyenoord Gullit occupied an increasingly
advanced role in midfield, having played predominantly as a sweeper
at Haarlem. While at Feyenoord Gullit became the focus of a race row
as manager Thijs Libregts was alleged to have referred to Gullit as
"blackie" and criticised him for being lazy, though Libregts
defended himself by claiming that it was merely a nickname |
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