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Frank Rijkaard

Dutch association football player and manager

Frank Rijkaard (born 30 September 1962) is a former Dutch football player. He has played for Netherlands national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time.[2]

Frank Rijkaard
Personal information
Full name Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, central defender
Youth career
–1973 SC Buitenveldert
1973–1976 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
1976–1979 DWS
1979–1980 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Ajax 205 (47)
1987–1988 Sporting CP 0 (0)
1987–1988 → Real Zaragoza (loan) 11 (0)
1988–1993 AC Milan 142 (16)
1993–1995 Ajax 56 (12)
Total 414 (75)
National team
1981–1994 Netherlands 73 (10)
Teams managed
1998 Netherlands (assistant)
1998–2000 Netherlands
2001–2002 Sparta Rotterdam
2003–2008 Barcelona
2009–2010 Galatasaray
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1988 West Germany
Third place 1992 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1980–81 Eredivisie 24 4 1 1 – 25 5
1981–82 Eredivisie 27 5 0 0 – 27 5
1982–83 Eredivisie 25 3 8 1 0 0 – 33 4
1983–84 Eredivisie 23 9 3 1 1 0 – 27 10
1984–85 Eredivisie 34 7 3 1 4 1 – 41 9
1985–86 Eredivisie 30 9 6 4 2 0 – 38 13
1986–87 Eredivisie 34 7 5 0 9 2 – 48 9
1987–88 Eredivisie 8 3 0 0 1 1 0[a] 0 9 4
Total 205 47 25 7 18 5 0 0 248 59
Sporting CP 1987–88 Primeira Divisão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaragoza 1987–88 La Liga 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
AC Milan 1988–89 Serie A 31 4 6 0 9 1 1[b] 1 47 6
1989–90 Serie A 29 2 6 0 9 2 3[c] 0 47 4
1990–91 Serie A 30 3 2 0 4 0 3[d] 3 39 6
1991–92 Serie A 30 5 5 0 – – 35 5
1992–93 Serie A 22 2 5 0 6 3 0 0 33 5
Total 142 16 24 0 28 6 7 4 201 26
Ajax 1993–94 Eredivisie 30 10 4 0 6 1 1 0 41 11
1994–95 Eredivisie 26 2 2 0 10 0 1 0 39 2
Total 56 12 6 0 16 1 2 0 80 13
Career total 414 75 55 7 62 12 9 4 540 98
  1. ↑ 1987 UEFA Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in 1988 Supercoppa Italiana
  3. ↑ Two appearances in 1989 UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in 1989 Intercontinental Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances in 1989 UEFA Super Cup, one appearance, two goals in 1990 Intercontinental Cup

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1981 1 0
1982 5 0
1983 3 2
1984 2 0
1985 5 0
1986 4 0
1987 4 0
1988 10 0
1989 5 0
1990 7 1
1991 3 0
1992 11 3
1993 4 0
1994 9 4
Total 73 10
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rijkaard goal.
List of international goals scored by Frank Rijkaard[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 December 1983 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Malta 3–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier
2 5–0
3 3 June 1990 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia   Yugoslavia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 27 May 1992 De Baandert, Sittard, Netherlands   Austria 1–0 3–2 Friendly
5 18 June 1992 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Germany 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 1992
6 22 June 1992 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Denmark 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 1992
7 19 January 1994 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Tunisia 1–1 2–2 Friendly
8 1 June 1994 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Hungary 5–1 7–1 Friendly
9 6–1
10 12 June 1994 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada   Canada 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics change

As of 16 January 2013[3][9]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Netherlands June 1998 July 2000 22 8 12 2 036.36
Sparta Rotterdam June 2001 May 2002 38 6 12 20 015.79
Barcelona July 2003 May 2008 273 160 63 50 058.61
Galatasaray 5 June 2009 20 October 2010 67 37 15 15 055.22
Saudi Arabia 28 June 2011 16 January 2013 27 7 9 11 025.93
Total 427 218 111 98 051.05

Honours change

Player change

Source:[10]

Ajax

AC Milan[11]

Netherlands

Individual

Manager change

Barcelona

Individual

References change

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de mayo de 2008, en Murcia" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 May 2008, in Murcia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "The Best Soccer Defenders of All Time".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Frank Rijkaard". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Frank Rijkaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Frank Rijkaard Dutch league stats". ELF Voetbal. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Frank Rijkaard UEFA stats". UEFA. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Frank Rijkaard – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Frank Rijkaard. EU-football.info. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard – Coach in European Cups. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard". A.C Milan. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "UEFA 1988 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1988". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Karel Stokkermans (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Fifa names greatest list". BBC. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "UEFA President's Award". UEFA. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas". Marca. Spain. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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