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.

Rinus Michels

Rinus Michels in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels
Date of birth	(1928-02-09)9 February 1928
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	3 March 2005(2005-03-03) (aged 77)
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1958	Ajax	264	(122)
National team
1950–1954	Netherlands	5	(0)
Teams managed
1953–1954	Asser Boys
1960–1964	JOS
1964–1965	A.F.C.
1965–1971	Ajax
1971–1974	Barcelona
1974	Netherlands
1975–1976	Ajax
1976–1978	Barcelona
1979–1980	Los Angeles Aztecs
1980–1983	1. FC Köln
1984–1985	Netherlands
1986–1988	Netherlands
1988–1989	Bayer Leverkusen
1990–1992	Netherlands
Honours Men's football Representing Netherlands (as manager) FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1974 UEFA European Championship Winner 1988
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Ajax	1945–46	Football League Championship	12	13
	1946–47		28	14
	1947–48		5	3
	1948–49		20	7
	1949–50		26	16
	1950–51		14	5
	1951–52		19	15
	1952–53		20	8
	1953–54		26	12
	1954–55		33	14
	1955–56		30	8
	1956–57	Eredivisie	29	7
	1957–58		2	0
Career total			264	122

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Ajax	22 January 1965	30 June 1971	288	207	41	40	071.88
Barcelona	1 July 1971	30 June 1975	174	88	43	43	050.57
Netherlands	27 March 1974	7 July 1974	10	6	3	1	060.00
Ajax	1 July 1975	30 June 1976	43	27	8	8	062.79
Barcelona	1 July 1976	30 June 1978	94	47	25	22	050.00
Los Angeles Aztecs	1 July 1978	13 October 1980	?	?	?	?	?
1. FC Köln	14 October 1980	23 August 1983	116	58	26	32	050.00
Netherlands	14 November 1984	23 December 1984	2	1	0	1	050.00
Netherlands	29 April 1986	25 June 1988	22	12	6	4	054.55
Bayer Leverkusen	1 July 1988	13 April 1989	31	10	11	10	032.26
Netherlands	26 September 1990	22 June 1992	19	11	4	4	057.89
Total			799	467	167	165	058.45

Netherlands

Team	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Netherlands	53	30	13	10	98	32	+66	056.60

Honours

Player

Ajax

• 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