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Rinus Michels Award
The Rinus Michels Award is an annual prize in Dutch football. It is supported by the official football coaches union ("Coaches Betaald Voetbal"). The award is named after Rinus Michels, who was named coach of the century by FIFA in 1999. Categories * Manager of the year in the Eredivisie * Manager of the year in the Eerste Divisie * Manager of the year in amateur football * Youth academies of the year in professional football * Youth academies of the year in amateur football * Overall oeuvre prize Winners Manager of the Year Eredivisie Winners Manager of the Year Eerste Divisie * Maurice Steijn (2017) * Michael Reiziger (2018) * Marino Pušić (2019) * Henk de Jong (2021) * Dick Lukkien (2022) Winners Manager of the Year in Amateur Football Lifetime prize winners The following managers have been awarded the lifetime prize for their contributions spanning their entire career: * Kees Rijvers (2004) * Piet de Visser (2005) *Wiel Coerver (2008) * Foppe de Haan (2009) * Leo ...
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Rinus Michels (1984)
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels (; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch Association football, football player and coach. He list of one-club men in association football, played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team for four spells. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all-time. Matt Dickinson, september 2007, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2437525.ece Michels became most notable for his coaching achievements; he won the UEFA Champions League, European Cup with Ajax and the La Liga, Spanish league with FC Barcelona, Barcelona, and had four tenures as coach of the Netherlands national team, who he led to reach the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and to win the UEFA Euro 1988, 1988 UEFA European Championship. He is credited with the invention of a major football playing style and set of tactics known as "Total Foot ...
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2009–10 Eredivisie
The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 54th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. AZ were the reigning champions. A total of 18 teams is taking part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions VVV-Venlo and promotion/relegation play-off winners RKC Waalwijk. The season started on 31 July 2009 and ended on 2 May 2010. FC Twente won their first ever Eredivisie title. Overview Teams and stadia Personnel and sponsoring Managerial changes League table Results Goalscorers ''Including games played on 2 May 2010; SourceYahoo SportESPN Soccernet
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2015–16 Eredivisie
The 2015–16 Eredivisie season was the 60th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. Defending champions PSV retained their title. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: the top 15 teams from the 2014–15 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champions. NEC, the champion of the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, and play-off winner Roda JC returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. De Graafschap, the other play-off winner, returned to the highest level for the first time since the 2011–12 season. Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes Standings Results Number of teams by provinces Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks ;Note 4 Player scored 4 goals Assists Discipline Player *Most yellow cards: 10 ** Lucas ...
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Phillip Cocu
Phillip John-William Cocu (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, he is the manager of Vitesse. Cocu was born in Eindhoven but raised in Zevenaar, playing youth football for local clubs DCS and De Graafschap. After a year at AFC '34, he started his professional career at AZ. In 1990, Cocu moved to Vitesse. A broken fibula disrupted his first season, but he became a first-team regular in the following four seasons. In 1995, he joined PSV, where he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie title in 1997. Cocu played for Barcelona between 1998 and 2004. There, he would become club captain, win La Liga in 1999 and play two Champions League semi-finals. He left the club in 2004 as club record holder for the most league appearances by a foreign player. During Cocu's second stint at PSV, he won another three Eredivisie titles and reached the Champions League semi-finals. After a year at Al Jazira, Cocu retired from professional football. Cocu ...
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2014–15 Eredivisie
The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions. There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5–2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Ered ...
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2013–14 Eredivisie
The 2013–14 Eredivisie was the 58th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 2 August 2013 with the first match of the season and ended on 18 May 2014 with the returns of the finals of the European competition and relegation playoffs. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2012–13 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2012–13 Eerste Divisie champions. Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Assists European competition The teams finishing fifth through eight play-off for a berth in the Second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Groningen won this berth after winning the four-team play-off. Key: * = Play-off winners, a = Wins because ...
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AFC Ajax
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the legendary Greek hero) is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 36 and 20 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the , since the league's inception in 1956 and, along with and , it is one of the country's " big three" clubs that have dominated that competition. Ajax was one of the most successful clubs in the world in the 20th century. According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, Ajax were the seventh-most successful European club of the 20th century and ''The World's Club Team of the Year'' in 1992. According to German magazine ''Kicker'', Ajax were the second-most successful European club of the 20th century. The club is one of five teams that have earned the right to keep the European Cup ...
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Frank De Boer
Franciscus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach of the Netherlands national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, three Super Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Champions League, and one Intercontinental Cup. He later spent five years at Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, followed by short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al-Rayyan and Al-Shamal before retiring. De Boer is the third-most capped outfield player in the history of the Netherlands national team, with 112 caps. He captained ''Oranje'' to the semi-finals of both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He is the twin brother of Ronald de Boer, with whom he was a teammate at Ajax, Barcelona, Rangers, Al-Rayyan, Al-Shamal and the Netherlands national team. After retiring from playing, De Boer went into management with th ...
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2012–13 Eredivisie
The 2012–13 Eredivisie was the 57th season of Eredivisie, since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first match of the season and ended on 26 May 2013, with the last matches of the European competition and relegation play-offs. This is the first time VAR has been used for testing. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2011–12 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie champions. Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes League table Results Play-offs European competition The teams placed fifth through eighth competed in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home. Semi-finals The first legs were played ...
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Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its neighbourhood in 1912 as SC Feijenoord, updated in 1974 to SC Feyenoord, and then to ''Feyenoord Rotterdam'' in 1978, when it split from the amateur club under its wing, SC Feyenoord. Since 1937, Feyenoord's Home (sports), home ground has been the Stadion Feijenoord, nicknamed De Kuip ('the tub'), the second largest stadium in The Netherlands. Feyenoord is one of the most successful clubs in Football in the Netherlands, Dutch football, winning 15 List of Dutch football champions, Dutch football championships, 13 KNVB Cups, and 4 Johan Cruyff Shields. Internationally, it has won one UEFA Champions League, European Cup, two UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cups, and one Intercontinental Cup (football), Intercon ...
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Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was capable of playing both as a defender and as a midfielder; he frequently played as a sweeper, although he was equally known for his goalscoring, long–range shooting, and accuracy from free kicks and penalties. Born in Zaandam, Koeman began his career at Groningen before transferring to the Netherlands' most successful club Ajax in 1983, where they won the national Eredivisie title in 1984–85. He then joined Ajax's rivals PSV in 1986, winning three consecutive Eredivisie titles ( 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89) and the European Cup in 1988. Ronald Koeman is one of five European players to ever win a treble with their club and a cup with their national team in the same year. The other four players are his teammates Hans van ...
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2011–12 Eredivisie
The 2011–12 Eredivisie is the 56th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season and ended in June with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. AFC Ajax had the highest average attendance, around 49,000. Teams A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league, the best 15 teams from the 2010–11 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie champions. Managerial changes League table Results Play-offs European competition The teams placed sixth through ninth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home. Semi-finals The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012. Finals The first leg was played on 17 May 2012, while the return leg was competed on 20 May 2012. R ...
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