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Rinus Michels

Personal information
Full nameMarinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels
NicknameThe General
The Sfinx
Man of Marble / Mister Marbos
Date of birth9 February 1928
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death3 March 2005(age 77)
Place of deathAalst, Belgium
Playing positionStriker

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Marinus ("Rinus") Jacobus Hendricus Michels (9 February 1928 - 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach who was named "coach of the century" by FIFA in 1999. He played his entire career for the club Ajax Amsterdam, whom he later coached, and was a member of the Netherlands national team both as a player and as manager.

Michels became most notable for his coaching achievements, having won the European Cup with Ajax and the Spanish league with Barcelona, and having had four tenures as coach of the Netherlands national team, whom he led to reach the final match of the 1974 World Cup and to win the 1988 European Championship. He is credited with the invention of a major football tactic known as "Total Football" in the 1970s,

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Uruguay likes role as World Cup semis crasher - Boston Herald Tweet this news
Boston Herald--"The great Dutch coach -Rinus Michels- told me that Dutch people only feel football if they attack," Tabarez said. "This side is very attack-minded, ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:50:44 GMT+00:00
Dutch coach prefers guile over style - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun---...- of “beautiful” football for a more austere approach, a dumbed-down antithesis of the grand old Total Football days of Johan Cryuff and -Rinus Michels-. ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:32:24 GMT+00:00
​Blind, clueless referees are people, too - Sify Tweet this news
Sify---Rinus Michels- gets all the bloody credit. Recognize the unsung heroes, people. That's all I ask. Of course, our Maradona-watch continues to provide much ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:33:57 GMT+00:00
First Xi: World Cup Legends - Press Submission (press release) Tweet this news
Press Submission (press release)---...- Dutch came within a whisker іn thе 1974 Entire world Cup, hе сουƖԁ bе thе player mοѕt closely associated wіth -Rinus Michels-' 'total football' model. ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:02:04 GMT+00:00
One man dominates the talk - TODAYonline Tweet this news
TODAYonline--It would be like Beckenbauer leaving Jurgen Klinsmann out of his 1990 World Cup team, or -Rinus Michels- not including Marco van Basten in Holland's 1988 ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:09:53 GMT+00:00
Netherlands - WC Team Breakdown - Simply Futbol .com Tweet this news
Simply Futbol .com--Legendary Dutchman -Rinus Michels- created a tactical system that completely changed modern football, its known as Total Football. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:15:57 GMT+00:00
Dream Team: Guus the greatest - Yahoo! Eurosport Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport--The man who showed the world 'total football' through his 1974 Netherlands side, -Rinus Michels-, grabbed six per cent of the vote, with Juan Lopez Fontana ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:28:18 GMT+00:00
Ex-Lazio boss Ballardini: How can you compare Mourinho with Michels, Sacchi? - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--“The other type is those who win with the big clubs and leave an innovative tactical imprint. I'm thinking of -Rinus Michels-, Arrigo Sacchi or Pep Guardiola.--- - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 05:52:52 GMT+00:00
World Cup 2010 Exclusive: FFA Technical Director Han Berger On Preparing The ... - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--When -Rinus Michels- brought his famous Netherlands outfit into camp for the 1974 World Cup, you would be unsurprised to learn that his ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 04:44:25 GMT+00:00
Inter vs. Bayern: The Champions League final hinges on flank play - SI.com Tweet this news
SI.com--Van Gaal followed the path from Ajax to Barcelona first beaten by -Rinus Michels- in 1971, confirming and strengthening the links between Total Football and ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 13:51:23 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Michel Hidalgo
UEFA European Football Championship Winning Coach
1988
Succeeded by
Richard Møller Nielsen
Preceded by
Ernst Happel
European Cup Winning Coach
1970-71
Succeeded by
Stefan Kovacs

Senior career
YearsClubAppearances (Gls)
1946 - 1958Ajax264 (122)

National team
YearsNational teamAppearances (Gls)
1950 - 1954Netherlands  5   (0)

Teams managed
YearsTeam
1960 - 1964
1964 - 1965
1965 - 1971
1971 - 1975
1974
1975 - 1976
1976 - 1978
1979 - 1980
1980 - 1984
1984 - 1985
1986 - 1988
1988 - 1989
1990 - 1992
JOS (Amateurs)
AFC (Amateurs)
Ajax
Barcelona
Netherlands
Ajax
Barcelona
Los Angeles Aztecs
1. FC Köln
Netherlands
Netherlands
Bayer Leverkusen
Netherlands

About Michels :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
1945-46 Ajax 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
Total Netherlands 264 122
Career Total 264 122


Netherlands squad 1974 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

Geels, Haan, van Hanegem, van Ierssel, Israël, Jansen, de Jong, Jongbloed, Keizer, R. van de Kerkhof, W. van de Kerkhof, Krol, Neeskens, Cruyff, Rensenbrink, Rep, Rijsbergen, Schrijvers, Strik, Suurbier, Treijtel, Vos
Coach : Michels

Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 1988 Winners (1st Title)

Van Breukelen, Van Tiggelen, Troost, R. Koeman, Winter, Van Aerle, Vanenburg, Mühren, Bosman, Gullit, Van 't Schip, Van Basten, E. Koeman, Kieft, Koevermans, Hiele, Rijkaard, Suvrijn, Krüzen, Wouters
Coach : Michels

Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists

Van Breukelen, Van Aerle, Van Tiggelen, Koeman, Blind, Wouters, Bergkamp, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Gullit, Van 't Schip, Kieft, Menzo, Rob Witschge, Winter, Bosz, F. De Boer, Jonk, Viscaal, Roy
Coach : Michels



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