| Ronald Koeman | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ronald Koeman | |
| Date of birth | March 21 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | Defender (libero) 1985-1997; Midfielder 1980-1985 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980-1983 1983-1986 1986-1989 1989-1995 1995-1997 |
FC Groningen Ajax Amsterdam PSV Eindhoven FC Barcelona Feyenoord Rotterdam |
89 (33) 64 (23) 98 (51) 191 (67) 61 (19) |
| National team | ||
| 1983-1994 | Netherlands | 78 (14) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007- |
Netherlands (assistant) FC Barcelona (assistant) Vitesse Arnhem Ajax Amsterdam SL Benfica PSV Eindhoven Valencia CF |
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Ronald Koeman (born March 21 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager of Valencia CF. He is the brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman.
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Career
Player
In 1980 Koeman started his professional career at FC Groningen. After playing for Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven and FC Barcelona, he finished his career in Feyenoord Rotterdam. During his career he won 2 UEFA European Cup titles, 5 Dutch championships, 3 Dutch Cups, 4 Spanish championships, 1 Spanish Cup and he was also in the winning Dutch national team at the 1988 European Championship. In 1988, after the semi-final against Germany (2:1) in Hamburg, he, in front of German supporters, provocatively pretended to wipe his backside with the shirt of Olaf Thon as if it were toilet paper, an action Koeman later regretted. [1] Besides being a steadfast defender at the centreback position, Koeman was also renowned for his powerful right-footed freekicks and deadball expertise where he scored many vital goals for the team, and it was from a free-kick that he scored FC Barcelona's winning goal in the 1992 European Cup final. He is arguably amongst the best dead-ball and freekick experts in football history. He represented his nation in the World Cup 1990 and 1994 and picked up a total of 78 caps for Holland, scoring 14 goals. He is also often remembered by England fans for a tackle on David Platt, in a game that England had to win to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals. Platt was through on goal with only the goalkeeper to beat when Koeman dragged him to the ground. He later said that he expected to see the red card (but actually received a yellow card). Koeman later scored a free kick as Holland won 2-0. After scoring the winning free kick goal in the 1992 European Cup final, he became the first player to score a goal in two consecutive Cup Finals of different European competitions. Ronald Koeman scored 193 league goals in 533 matches (ahead of Daniel Passarella who netted 134 goals in 451 matches) during his carrer, more than any other defender in the history of football.
Manager
Having retired as a player after his stint with Feyenoord, Koeman became member of the coaching staff of Guus Hiddink during the World Cup 1998 along with Johan Neeskens and Frank Rijkaard. After the tournament Koeman was appointed the assistant coach of FC Barcelona. In 2000, he was handed his first managerial job as the head coach of Vitesse Arnhem where he led the team to a UEFA Cup spot on a relatively limited budget. Koeman was appointed the manager of Ajax Amsterdam in 2001. Ajax' fortunes suffered a steady decline after Koeman got off to a successful start at the ArenA, winning a domestic double in 2001-02. Despite regaining the title in 2003-04, Ajax had fallen behind rivals PSV Eindhoven as the Netherlands' top team, and Koeman resigned after the Amsterdam side were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by AJ Auxerre. Koeman bounced back quickly from a disappointing end to his reign at AFC Ajax in February 2005, taking up the vacant position at Portuguese champions SL Benfica following the departure of legendary Italian Giovanni Trapattoni. In Benfica, against whom he won the 1988 European Cup final as a player with PSV Eindhoven, Koeman only won the Portuguese Supercup: the team finished the Portuguese League in third place (behind rivals F.C. Porto and Sporting) and was knocked out of the Portuguese Cup in the quarter-finals (after losing to Vitória de Guimarães). This, along with an offer from PSV Eindhoven, sufficed for the manager to leave one year before the end of his contract, even though Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League before losing to FC Barcelona, who ended up winning the trophy. In the 2006/2007 season, Koeman served as head coach of PSV Eindhoven, as successor of Guus Hiddink. PSV dominated the first season half, putting competitors as AZ and Ajax at a reasonable distance and PSV was almost destined to become champions again. However, PSV suffered in the second half of the season, also because of injuries of players Jefferson Farfán, Alex and Ibrahim Afellay, obtaining only 19 out 39 possible points.[1]. AZ and Ajax regained their momentum, making for a close finish, with all three teams tied at 72 points before the last competition day.[2] AZ played struggling Excelsior in their final match, but did not manage to win. Ajax played at Willem II, but did not score enough goals; it was PSV eventually who triumphed against all odds, winning at home 5-1 against Vitesse Arnhem, and thereby becoming Eredivisie champions on goal difference. On October 31, 2007 Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia CF after the sacking of Quique Flores.
Personal
Koeman is married to Bartina Koeman, they have three children.
Player honours
- European champion with the Netherlands at Euro 88
- UEFA European Cup: 1987-1988, 1991-1992
- European Super Cup: 1992-1993
- Dutch Eredivisie champion: 1984-1985, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989
- Dutch Cup winner: 1985-1986, 1987-1988, 1988-1989
- Spanish La Liga champion: 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994
- Spanish Cup winner: 1989-1990
- Spanish Super Cup: 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1994-1995
Manager honours
- Dutch Eredivisie champion: 2001-2002 (Ajax), 2003-2004 (Ajax), 2006-2007 (PSV)
- Dutch Cup winner: 2001-2002
- Johan Cruijff-schaal winner: 2002-2003
- Portuguese Supercup: 2005-2006
- 4th place as assistant manager for the Netherlands at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
Footnotes
- ^ "Cheeseheads vs Krauts": 30 Years of Enmity, Ajax-USA.com, June 14, 2004
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Ruud Gullit |
Dutch Footballer of the Year 1987 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Romario |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Edward Sturing and Jan Jongbloed |
Vitesse Arnhem Manager January 1, 2000 – December 3, 2001 |
Succeeded by Edward Sturing |
| Preceded by Co Adriaanse |
Ajax Amsterdam Manager 2001 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Danny Blind |
Preceded by Quique Sánchez Flores |
Valencia CF Manager 2007 – |
Succeeded by ' |
External links
- Ronald Koeman profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
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| 1 van Breukelen • 2 van Aerle • 3 Rijkaard • 4 R. Koeman • 5 van Tiggelen • 6 Wouters • 7 E. Koeman • 8 Vanenburg • 9 van Basten • 10 Gullit • 11 Witschge • 12 Kieft • 13 Rutjes • 14 van 't Schip • 15 Roy • 16 Hiele • 17 Gillhaus • 18 Fräser • 19 van Loen • 20 Winter • 21 Blind • 22 Menzo • Coach: Beenhakker |
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| 1 de Goeij • 2 F. de Boer • 3 Rijkaard • 4 Koeman • 5 Witschge • 6 Wouters • 7 Overmars • 8 Jonk • 9 R. de Boer • 10 Bergkamp • 11 Roy • 12 Bosman • 13 van der Sar • 14 van Gobbel • 15 Blind • 16 Numan • 17 Taument • 18 Valckx • 19 van Vossen • 20 Winter • 21 de Wolf • 22 Snelders • Coach: Advocaat |
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