The Rinus Michels Award is an annual prize in

Dutch football Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club. Over the next 30 years, football gained ...

. It is supported by the official football coaches union ("Coaches Betaald Voetbal"). The award is named after

Rinus Michels Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels (; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach. He played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national team ...

, who was named coach of the century by FIFA in 1999.

Winners Manager of the Year Eredivisie

Winners Manager of the Year Eerste Divisie

Maurice Steijn Maurice Steijn (born 20 November 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Sparta Rotterdam. He formerly worked with ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, Al Wahda FC, and NAC Breda. Managerial career AD ...

(2017) *

Michael Reiziger Michael John Reiziger (, born 3 May 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back, currently the assistant manager of AFC Ajax. After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League ...

(2018) * Marino Pušić (2019) *

Henk de Jong Henk de Jong (born 27 August 1964, in Drachten) is a Dutch football manager, who most recently managed Dutch Eredivisie side SC Cambuur. Managerial career After several years of being manager in amateur football and assistant manager in profe ...

(2021) *

Dick Lukkien Dick Lukkien (born 28 March 1972) is a Dutch football manager and former footballer currently in charge of club FC Groningen. Playing career From 1991 to 1996 he played 90 times and scored once for BV Veendam. He then played for SVBO and Appin ...

(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 Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers (born 27 May 1926) is a Dutch former footballer who was active as a midfielder and later as coach for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. He was born in Breda. Playing career Rijvers made his debut at N ...

(2004) * Piet de Visser (2005) *

Wiel Coerver Wiel Coerver (; 3 December 1924 – 22 April 2011) was a Dutch football manager and the developer of the "Coerver Method", a football coaching technique. Playing career Coerver played five years for local side Rapid JC, with whom he won ...

(2008) *

Foppe de Haan Foppe Geert de Haan (, born 26 June 1943) is a Dutch association football, football coach. He is known for his long association with Friesland, Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan was the manager of the Tuvalu national football team during 2011 ...

(2009) *

Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker CM (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic s ...

(2010) *

Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and manager. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spe ...

(2013) * Guus Hiddink (2015) *

Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...

(2016) *

Co Adriaanse Co Adriaanse (born 21 July 1947) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons with (now dissolved) De Volewijckers (from 1964 until 1970) and ...

(2017) *

Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three stint ...

(2021)Dick Advocaat krijgt oeuvreprijs bij Rinus Michels Awards
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Bert van Marwijk Lambertus van Marwijk (; born 19 May 1952) is a Dutch football manager who was recently the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. As a player, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna Sittard amongst other club ...

(2022)

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Categories

Winners Manager of the Year Eredivisie

Winners Manager of the Year Eerste Divisie

Winners Manager of the Year in Amateur Football

Lifetime prize winners

References