Frank Rijkard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former Association football, footballer and former manager who played as a defensive midfielder. Rijkaard played for AFC Ajax, Ajax, Real Zaragoza and A.C. Milan, AC Milan and represented the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his managerial career, he was at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Barcelona, Barcelona, Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia national team. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in footballing history, Rijkaard was described by British broadsheet ''The Daily Telegraph'' as having been "a stylish player of faultless pedigree". Playing career Ajax Rijkaard was born in Amsterdam. His mother Neel is Dutch people, Dutch and his father Herman Rijkaard, Herman (1935–2010) was a Surinamese footballer who arrived in the Netherlands along wit ...
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ...
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