Fredericus Jacobus Rutten (; born 5 December 1962) is a Dutch

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coach and former player. As a player, he spent his entire career with

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...

during the years 1979 to 1992. Following his playing career, Rutten also managed Twente, before moving on to clubs like

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, Al Shabab,

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and more recently

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Coaching career

Rutten has managed

(assistant manager, manager and technical director) and

(youth coach and assistant manager). In the summer of 2008, he took over as head coach of Bundesliga club

. On 26 March 2009, Rutten was sacked as Schalke manager. On 17 April 2009, Rutten signed a contract as the new manager of PSV Eindhoven, for the season 2009–10. During the 2009–10 competition Rutten's side remained undefeated for 39 consecutive games. On 12 March 2012 Rutten was sacked as PSV manager following losses to

(2–6) and NAC (3–1) in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

and to

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(4–2) in the

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. The following season Rutten served as head coach of

where

John van den Brom Joseph Anthonius ''John ''van den Brom (born 4 October 1966) is a Dutch former professional footballer and the current manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. As a player, he played for Vitesse, Ajax, De Graafschap and Istanbulspor. After h ...

had been head coach before moving to Belgian side

R.S.C. Anderlecht ; french: Les Mauves et Blancs) , short name = R.S.C.A. , founded = , ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium , capacity = 22,500 , owntitle = Chairman , owner = Wouter Vandenhaute , manager = Brian Riemer , ...

. Rutten left Vitesse Arnhem after the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, finishing in 4th place. On 3 March 2014,

released a statement confirming they had hired Rutten as their new head coach for the 2014-15 Eredivisie season. On 2 March 2015, Feyenoord announced that Rutten had decided not to extend his one-year contract, meaning he would leave the club at the end of the season. Feyenoord reached the knockout stage of the Europa League for the first time since 2004 with Rutten as head coach. On 17 May 2015, Feyenoord fired Rutten as head coach effective immediately after a 3-0 loss against PEC Zwolle, causing Feyenoord to finish 4th in the Eredivisie and missing out on directly qualifying for the Europa League. Rutten then had brief spells in the Middle East at Al Shabab and

. On 6 January 2019 he became head coach of R.S.C. Anderlecht. However, on 16 April he was already fired after only 13 matches. On May 20, 2022, PSV confirmed that Rutten would return for the 2022-23 season as an assistant under head coach

Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (anglicised to Van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is currently the coach of PSV Eindhoven. A former footballer, Van Nistelrooy is often consi ...

Honours

Manager

Club *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

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Individual *

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. Categori ...

: 2008

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Fred Rutten
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