Marco van Basten

van Basten in 2006

Personal information

Full name

Marcel van Basten

Date of birth

31 October 1964 (age 60)

Place of birth

Utrecht, Netherlands

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]

Position(s)

Striker

Youth career

1970–1971

EDO

1971–1980

UVV

1980–1981

Elinkwijk

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1981–1987

Ajax

133

(127)

1987–1995

Milan

147

(91)

Total

280

(218)

International career

1981–1983

Netherlands U21

15

(13)

1983–1992

Netherlands

58

(24)

Managerial career

2003–2004

Jong Ajax (assistant)

2004–2008

Netherlands

2008–2009

Ajax

2012–2014

Heerenveen

2014

AZ

2014–2015

AZ (assistant)

2015–2016

Netherlands (assistant)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner	1988 West Germany
	1992 Sweden

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel "Marco" Van Basten^[2] ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɑrkoː vɑm ˈbɑstə(n)|-| born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993, at the age of 28, due to recurring ankle injury which forced him to announce his retirement two years later.^[3]^[2] He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Known for his close ball control, attacking intelligence, impeccable headers, and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992.^[2] At club level, he won three Eredivisie titles and the Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax, and four Serie A titles and two European Cups with Milan. With the Netherlands, Van Basten won UEFA Euro 1988 where he earned the Golden Boot, scoring five goals, including a memorable volley in the final against the Soviet Union,^[2]^[4] considered one of the best ever.^[5]^[6]

In 1998, Van Basten was ranked sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll, tenth in the European player of the Century election held by the IFFHS and 12th in the IFFHS' World Player of the Century election.^[7]^[8] He was also voted eighth in a poll organised by the French magazine France Football, consulting their former Ballon d'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century.^[9] In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.^[10] In 2004, a poll for the 100 greatest Dutch people was held in the Netherlands: Van Basten ranked number 25, the second highest for a football player, behind Johan Cruyff. In 2007, Sky Sports ranked Van Basten first on its list of great athletes who had their careers cut short.^[11]

Playing career

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Early years

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Marco van Basten was born on 31 October 1964 in Utrecht and grew up in the Oog In Al neighborhood. He began playing for a local team, EDO, when he was six years old. A year later, he moved to UVV Utrecht. After nine years there, he briefly played for another club from Utrecht, Elinkwijk.

Ajax

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Ajax signed 16-year-old Marco for the 1981–82 season after his 19-year-old brother Stanley was rejected. Their father Joop had kept the younger son at another club with the hope that Ajax would take Stanley in professionally. He played his first match for Ajax on 3 April 1982, coming on as a substitute for Johan Cruyff, and scoring a debut goal in the team's 5–0 victory over NEC.^[13]^[14]

In the 1982–83 season, he competed with the European top scorer and first choice Holland international Wim Kieft for the position of centre forward, and scored nine goals in 20 league matches. Ajax chose to sell Kieft to Italian Serie A club Pisa the following season, and 18 year old Van Basten solidified his position as his team's main attacker similarly in the national team.

He was the top scorer in the league for four consecutive seasons, from 1983–84 to 1986–87, scoring 118 goals in 112 matches. In the 1985–86 season, he scored 37 goals in 26 league matches, including six goals against Sparta Rotterdam and five against Heracles Almelo, and won the European Golden Boot. He also scored the winning goal in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final against Lokomotive Leipzig in 1987. In total he scored 128 goals in 133 league matches for Ajax.^[2] In November 1986 he scored his most famous goal in an Ajax jersey, a spectacular overhead kick against FC Den Bosch.^[15]

AC Milan

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In 1987, Milan president Silvio Berlusconi signed Van Basten, along with fellow countryman Ruud Gullit. In 1988, the Dutch legion got completed when Frank Rijkaard joined the club (at the time only three non-Italians were allowed). In his first season, Milan won their first Scudetto in eight years, but Van Basten played only 11 matches and was constantly troubled by an ankle injury.^[2]^[16] In 1988–89, Van Basten won the Ballon d'Or as Europe's top footballer.^[2] He scored 19 goals in Serie A and 32 goals in all competitions that year, including two goals in the final of the European Cup, as Milan triumphed against Steaua București.^[2] In 1989–90, he became Capocannoniere again (Serie A's leading goal scorer); Milan also successfully defended the European Cup after beating Benfica 1–0 in the final match,^[2] during which Van Basten provided the assist for Rijkaard's match-winning goal.^[17]

Milan struggled in the 1990–91 season, as Sampdoria won the Scudetto. After Van Basten fell out with Arrigo Sacchi, Berlusconi sacked the manager. Fabio Capello took over the following season, and Milan went undefeated in the league to win another Scudetto. Van Basten scored 25 league goals, and became Capocannoniere again;^[2] his tally from the 1991–92 season was the highest number of goals that a player had scored in a single Serie A season since Luís Vinício achieved the same tally during the 1965–66 season.^[18]

"Marco was the greatest striker I ever coached. His early retirement was a mortal misfortune for him, for football, and for Milan."

—Former Milan manager Fabio Capello in 2010 on working with Van Basten and his premature retirement.^[19]

In November 1992, he became the first player to score four goals in a Champions League match, against IFK Göteborg, including a picture perfect bicycle kick.^[2] In December 1992, Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year.^[2] Milan stretched their unbeaten run into the 1992–93 season, going 58 matches over two seasons before they lost a match.^[2] Van Basten was exceptional in the early part of the season. He was again voted the European player of the year, becoming the third player after Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini to win the award three times.^[2]

His troublesome ankle injury^[20] recurred in a game against Ancona, forcing him to endure another six-month layoff, and undergo a series of surgeries. He returned for the last few matches in the season, before Milan lost 1–0 to Marseille in the Champions League final. The match was Van Basten's final match for the Italian club.^[2] He came off in the 86th minute for Stefano Eranio, after a hard tackle behind from Basile Boli condemned Van Basten to the third ankle surgery of his career.^[21]

Van Basten had been hopeful of playing for his country at the 1994 World Cup as well as for his club in the 1994–95 season after spending the whole 1993–94 season out of action (missing Milan's victory in the European Cup as well as their Serie A title glory),^[22] but his club ordered him not to take part in the World Cup amid fear of ruining his rehabilitation.^[23] He finally conceded defeat in his battle to recover on 17 August 1995, when he announced his retirement as a player after two whole years on the sidelines. Van Basten made a farewell appearance to thank the Milan fans before a home game at the San Siro, with an emotional Milan coach Fabio Capello breaking down in tears.^[24]

International career

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In 1984, Van Basten debuted for the Netherlands national football team during a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying against Iceland.^[25]

At UEFA Euro 1988, Van Basten played a pivotal role in the Dutch team's victorious campaign. He scored a total of five goals, including a hat-trick against England in the first round, the winning goal in the semi-final against West Germany,^[26] and a spectacular volley from an acute angle in the 2–0 final against the Soviet Union,^[27] during which he also provided the assist for Gullit's opening goal.^[28] He finished the competition as the top scorer and was named player of the tournament. He was also included in team of the tournament.^[2] In a 2002 UK poll, Van Basten's volley against the Soviet Union was ranked #21 in the list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.^[29]

The Dutch national team exited the 1990 World Cup early, losing 2–1 to eventual champions West Germany in the second round.^[30] Van Basten never scored in the World Cup finals. At UEFA Euro 1992, the Netherlands defeated reigning World Champions Germany 3–1 in the first round to top their group and reach the semi-finals, where they surprisingly lost to the eventual champions Denmark in a penalty shoot-out, with Peter Schmeichel saving a penalty shot from Van Basten.^[2] Although he went scoreless throughout the tournament, he was included in team of the tournament for the second time in 1992.^[31]

Player profile

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Style of play

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Regarded as one of the greatest and most complete strikers and players in the history of the sport, due to his prolific goalscoring and great skill set, Van Basten was dubbed the "Swan Of Utrecht" for his elegance and intelligent attacking play, and was known for his penchant for scoring acrobatic goals.^[2]^[32]^[33]^[34] His height and strength allowed him to excel in the air, and his technical ability and agility saw him execute spectacular strikes throughout his career, such as volleys and bicycle kicks.^[32]^[33]^[35]^[36] A fast and opportunistic striker with quick reactions and excellent movement, he often took advantage of loose balls in the penalty area due to his ability to anticipate defenders, and was capable of both controlling fast and difficult balls well with one touch, or even shooting first time.^[33]^[36]^[37]^[38] Possessing a powerful and accurate shot, and clinical, varied finishing from anywhere along the pitch, he was capable of scoring goals with either foot from inside or outside the penalty area, as well as with his head; he was also an accurate penalty kick and free-kick taker.^[34]^[35]^[39] Throughout his career, Van Basten converted 53 penalties out of the 57 he took, with a 93.0% success rate, the sixth highest in history, behind Ledio Pano (100%), Matthew Le Tissier (97.9%), Zico (97.8%), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (97.3%), and Ferenc Puskás (96.7%). Before taking penalties, Van Basten often used to perform a characteristic hop.^[40]

Although he was mainly known as a traditional attacker who operated in the penalty area as a centre-forward throughout his career,^[33]^[34] Van Basten also possessed excellent vision and distribution, in addition to his goalscoring ability, which enabled him to play in deeper, more creative positions, as a second striker, for example, and which allowed him to participate in the build-up of attacking plays and provide assists to his teammates in addition to scoring goals himself;^[39]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45] one of his most notable assists was the one he provided to Frank Rijkaard for Milan's winning goal in the 1990 European Cup final against Benfica.^[17] Despite his large stature, Van Basten possessed excellent technical skills and ball control, as well as good balance and a notable elegance on the ball, which inspired his nickname.^[32] As such, his strong physique, combined with his close control, also enabled him to hold up the ball for teammates when playing with his back to goal.^[33]

Despite his ability, Van Basten's career was severely affected by many grave injuries, which eventually forced him to retire from football prematurely at the age of 28.^[32]^[37] Lack of protection from referees and inadequate football rules against rugged defending and tackles from behind were identified as the source of the injuries which ultimately led to his career's demise; consequently, Van Basten's early retirement due to his injuries led to widespread debate in the football world over whether rash challenges from behind should be rendered illegal in football, in order to protect talented players more effectively.^[46]^[47] During the 1994 World Cup, an automatic red was also shown for tackles from behind or with studs showing.^[48] In 1998, prior to the World Cup that year, FIFA completely outlawed the tackle from behind;^[49] this ruling came to be known colloquially as the "Van Basten law" in the media.^[50] Although Van Basten was known for often being on the receiving end of hard challenges from his opponents throughout his career, former referee Daniele Tombolini described Van Basten as a player who was known for his physical play himself, and who utilised his strength and committed a lot of fouls during matches.^[51]

Reception and legacy

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Considered by pundits to be one of the greatest and most complete players of all time,^[52] in 1998, Van Basten was ranked sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll, tenth in the European player of the Century election held by the IFFHS, and 12th in the IFFHS World Player of the Century election.^[7]^[8] He was also ranked eighth in a poll to determine France Football's "Football Player of the Century."^[9] In 1999, Van Basten was named the ninth greatest player of the twentieth Century by World Soccer magazine.^[53] In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100, his list of the world's 125 greatest living players,^[10] and also placed fourth in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll, celebrating the best European footballers of the past fifty years.^[54] He was also ranked 25th in a poll for the 100 greatest Dutch people. In 2007, Sky Sports ranked Van Basten first on its list of great athletes who had their careers cut short.^[11] In 2016 Van Basten was included in UEFA's All-time Euro XI,^[55] while in 2017, he was named the 13th greatest player of all time by FourFourTwo.^[34]

"It is between Romário and Van Basten."

— Diego Maradona on who was the best player he ever saw.^[56]

Numerous players, managers, and other footballing figures have also lauded Van Basten as one of the greatest players of all time. In 1994, defender Pietro Vierchowod described Van Basten as "the absolute number one" and as a "superstar," also adding that "he is strong with his head, good with either foot, capable of changing the face of a game with a single play or, [even] when he is not at his best, of becoming the best assist-provider for his teammates."^[39] Former defender Jürgen Kohler, who often faced Van Basten throughout his career, described him as "a player with exceptional abilities. He was a big personality not only as a sportsman, but also as a private person. I benefited from him. It is as simple as this. He was a big milestone in my career and for me he is one of the players who are the most outstanding personalities of the last century. Not only in sports, also as a human being." When asked of their duels, he commented: "the duels between us were simply tough with everything football offers. He stood and I delivered and then I stood and he delivered."^[57]

Former Arsenal player Tony Adams described Van Basten as the toughest and most difficult opponent he had ever faced in 2006, stating: "He’s the quickest 6 ft 3 in centre-forward I’ve ever seen! Just awesome. He was as quick as Ian Wright, as good in the air as Joe Jordan and he held the ball up better than Alan Smith. I put him in front of Maradona. Technically, Maradona was brilliant and he had amazing feet, but [V]an Basten could head, volley – he had power and strength."^[58] Fellow former defender Giuseppe Bergomi also described Van Basten as the strongest player he ever faced in 2018, commenting: "The best player of all time for me [...] is Maradona, but the strongest player I ever faced was [V]an Basten because at least I could beat Maradona to the ball with my head."^[59]^[60]

In 2017, two of Van Basten's former Milan teammates, Demetrio Albertini and Marco Simone, labelled the Dutchman as the best player they had ever played with, with the former stating, "The best player I have ever played with is Van Basten, the best overall. He had elegance and strength. He stopped playing at only 28 years of age, which is truly young."^[61]^[62] That same year, another one of his fellow former Milan teammates, Paolo Maldini, labelled Van Basten as the most complete player with whom he had ever played.^[63] Another former Milan teammate of Van Basten, Giovanni Cornacchini, described the Dutch striker as the greatest player of all time in 2019.^[64] Former Milan Vice-Chairman and CEO Adriano Galliani instead described Van Basten as Milan's greatest player ever in 2018.^[65] In 2017, Roberto Baggio named Van Basten as the player with whom he would have most liked to have played, commenting: "I'd have liked to play with him. He's the player that I exchanged shirts with most willingly."^[66]

In 2019, former Milan coach Fabio Capello described Van Basten and Ronaldo as the best players he ever coached.^[67] His predecessor at Milan, Arrigo Sacchi, described Van Basten as the best striker of all time in 2014, commenting: "Marco van Basten remains for me the best striker of all time. No other forward has worked as hard for the team as Marco did at Milan. I above all remember him for his elegance, his grace and his incredible quality."^[68] When Hernán Crespo was asked in 2015 who was the greatest centre-forward of all time, he echoed Sacchi's views, responding: "Marco van Basten. He did everything: dribbling, shooting, headers, acrobatics. And he played with his team and for his team."^[69] In 2019, Antonio Cassano described Van Basten and Ronaldo as the best forwards in the history of the game.^[70]

Managerial career

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Jong Ajax

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Van Basten officially left Milan in 1995 and retired from football, stating he would never try management. However, he changed his mind and took a course with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). His first stint as a manager was as an assistant to his former teammate John van 't Schip with the second team of Ajax in 2003–04.

Netherlands

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On 29 July 2004, Van Basten was named the new manager of the Netherlands national team, with Van 't Schip as his assistant.^[71] Van Basten's appointment as manager of the Netherlands sparked a little controversy at the time, since he only just started his managerial career and the media argued that he did not have a lot of experience yet.^[71]

After UEFA Euro 2004, veterans Frank de Boer and Jaap Stam retired from international football, while Michael Reiziger retired after being left out of Van Basten's first squad. Van Basten also omitted Ruud van Nistelrooy from that squad, as the striker was suspended for the first two games of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification and Van Basten only wanted to use players eligible for those games.^[72] His debut on 18 August was a 2–2 draw away to Sweden.^[73] Van Basten dropped more experienced players such as Roy Makaay, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert and Edgar Davids, while sending several inexperienced AZ players to the World Cup, including Joris Mathijsen, Denny Landzaat and Kew Jaliens. Several veterans, including Edwin van der Sar, Phillip Cocu and Mark van Bommel, did make the squad.^[74]^[75] His team went unbeaten in their first 16 games until losing a friendly 3–1 at home to Italy on 12 November 2005.^[76]

The Netherlands were widely tipped to do well at the 2006 World Cup, having achieved the highest points average of any team in qualification, as well as breaking their reputation for in-fighting, and having a short journey to the finals in Germany.^[74] The team were in Group C, considered the Group of death by international media for also containing Argentina, Ivory Coast and Serbia & Montenegro, the last of whom conceded only one goal in qualification.^[77] The Netherlands were eliminated in a 1–0 loss to Portugal in the Round of 16, with both teams receiving two red cards each.^[78]

In November 2006, Van Basten recalled Seedorf for a friendly against England at the Amsterdam Arena. He denied allegations that he had caved in to media pressure to name Seedorf in place of the injured Wesley Sneijder.^[79] In May 2007, Van Basten announced the end of his long-running dispute with Van Nistelrooy, who had previously declared never to play for a Dutch national squad with Van Basten as its manager.^[80]

Van Basten had a contract with the KNVB for managing the Dutch national side until 2008. The KNVB had expressed its wishes to extend his contract to include the World Cup qualification route to 2010 World Cup in South Africa. On 22 February 2008, Van Basten signed a four-year contract with Ajax, starting from 1 July.^[81] His UEFA Euro 2008 selection was marred by Seedorf refusing to join the 30-man provisional squad unless Van Basten resigned, with Van Bommel having already made the same ultimatum.^[82]

At the tournament in Austria and Switzerland, the Netherlands beat world champions Italy 3–0 in their first match,^[83] followed by a 4–1 win over World Cup runners-up France.^[84] In their third match, having already qualified for the next round, Van Basten selected non-regulars such as Maarten Stekelenburg, Wilfred Bouma and Ibrahim Afellay for the starting lineup against Romania, a match the Oranje won 2–0.^[85] In the quarter-finals, Van Basten faced fellow Dutchman Guus Hiddink's Russia. With the score at 1–1 after 90 minutes, Hiddink and Russia went on to win the match 3–1 in extra-time.^[86] He finished his reign with a record of 35 wins, 11 draws and six losses in 52 matches.^[87]

Return to Ajax

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Van Basten became manager of Ajax after Euro 2008 but resigned on 6 May 2009 after his team failed to qualify for the Champions League.^[88] Van Basten started the season well, having spent millions on players such as Miralem Sulejmani, Ismaïl Aissati, Darío Cvitanich, Evander Sno, Eyong Enoh and Oleguer. However, in the second half of the season, striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar left for Real Madrid, and Van Basten started switching around his lineups. When Ajax lost 11 points in four matches, the Eredivisie title was out of sight. However, Ajax still had the chance to finish in second place, which would have ensured a place in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Two important losses against PSV (6–2) and Sparta Rotterdam (4–0), however, ensured that Van Basten's Ajax could only finish third in the league. Van Basten decided to resign as Ajax manager at the end of the 2008–09 season. Van Basten subsequently became a pundit for Sport1, but was still planning to return as a manager. He finished his reign with a record of 26 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses in 45 matches.^[87]

Heerenveen

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On 13 February 2012, it was announced that Van Basten would become the manager of Eredivisie club Heerenveen in the 2012–13 season.^[89] Van Basten led Heerenveen to an eighth-place finish in the 2012–13 year campaign. He then led them to a fifth-place finish the following season, during the 2013–14 campaign. He finished his reign with a record of 27 wins, 18 draws and 27 losses in 72 matches.^[87]

AZ

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AZ Alkmaar announced on 18 April 2014 that Van Basten would replace Dick Advocaat at the start of the 2014–15 season.^[90] On 28 August 2014, Van Basten took a leave of absence for the following match against Dordrecht, with multiple Dutch news outlets reporting he was suffering of stress-related heart palpitations, and was replaced by assistant coaches Alex Pastoor and Dennis Haar.^[91]^[92]^[93] Later, on 3 September, AZ confirmed that Van Basten was given an extended leave of absence until 14 September.^[92]^[93] On 16 September 2014, parties agreed Van Basten would relinquish his role as manager in order to sign a new contract as assistant coach until 2016; this was motivated by Van Basten himself, who stated the stress caused by his full-time role as head coach was causing him physical and mental issues.^[94] He finished his stint with two wins and three losses in five matches.^[87]

FIFA technical director

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After a year at AZ, Van Basten decided to take up the vacant post of assistant coach under the new head coach of the Netherlands national team, Danny Blind.^[95] Van Basten would work together with fellow assistant coach Ruud van Nistelrooy, whom Van Basten had initially sent away when he was head coach of the Netherlands. In August 2016, Van Basten announced he would be leaving the role to take up a position at FIFA as technical director.^[95]

In March 2018, Van Basten travelled to Iran with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to mark 100 years of the Iran Football Federation. After meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani they were welcomed by the president of Iranian Football Federation Mehdi Taj at the Tehran Olympic Hotel. Attending the Tehran Derby, Van Basten called for the ban on women entering sports venues to be lifted.^[96]

After retirement

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Van Basten played in the Demetrio Albertini testimonial match at the San Siro in March 2006, and headed in a goal before being substituted early in the first half. On 22 July 2006, he also returned for the testimonial match to celebrate the 11-year Arsenal career of Dennis Bergkamp, in what was the first match played at the new Emirates Stadium. He played in the second half for the Ajax legends team. He entered the match as part of a double substitution that also introduced Johan Cruyff. He took part in Tyskie's (a Polish beer company) advertising campaign with Luís Figo and Zbigniew Boniek.

Media and sponsorship

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Van Basten features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series, and was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 14.^[97] Throughout his playing career, Van Basten was sponsored by Italian sportswear company Diadora. One of the most marketable players in the world, in the late 1980s Diadora launched his own personalized football boots, the San Siro Van Basten, earning him two million dollars over 5 years.^[98]

After his retirement from coaching, Van Basten became an analyst, and was described by ESPN in 2016 as a "rather cerebral" analyst who "ponders the problems of FIFA and suggests changes to the offside rule."^[99] On 23 November 2019, while Van Basten was working as an analyst for the Dutch edition of the Fox Sports network, he said "Sieg Heil" (meaning "Hail victory" in German), a verbal salutation associated with the Nazi salute, during a live broadcast. Van Basten stated that he believed his microphone was off when he made the remark, and that it was in response to his colleague Hans Kraay's interview with Heracles's German manager, Frank Wormuth, following the team's 4–1 loss to Ajax. Van Basten said: "It wasn't my intention to shock people, I apologise. I just wanted to make a comment about Hans' German. It was an ill-placed joke." His use of the term attracted particular controversy as it occurred on a weekend during which Dutch football clubs were observing a minute of silence prior to matches in protest against discrimination.^[100]^[101]^[102] Following the incident, the network described Van Basten's comment as "stupid and inappropriate," and suspended him until 7 December.^[103] Electronic Arts also announced that Van Basten's cards in FIFA Ultimate Team would no longer be available in FIFA 20 stating the company has "an expectation that our commitment to quality and diversity is upheld."^[104] However he has returned to FIFA 21.^[105]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[citation needed]}^[106]^[107]^[108]
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax	1981–82	Eredivisie	1	1	1	0	0	0	–		2	1
	1982–83	Eredivisie	20	9	5	4	0	0	–		25	13
	1983–84	Eredivisie	26	28	4	1	2^[b]	0	–		32	29
	1984–85	Eredivisie	33	22	4	2	4^[c]	5	–		41	29
	1985–86	Eredivisie	26	37	3	2	2^[b]	0	–		31	39
	1986–87	Eredivisie	27	31	7	6	9^[d]	6	–		43	43
	Total		133	128	24	15	17	11	—		174	154
AC Milan	1987–88	Serie A	11	3	5	5	3^[c]	0	–		19	8
	1988–89	Serie A	33	19	4	3	9^[b]	10	1^[e]	1	47	33
	1989–90	Serie A	26	19	4	1	9^[b]	4	3^[f]	1	42	25
	1990–91	Serie A	31	11	1	0	2^[b]	0	1^[g]	0	35	11
	1991–92	Serie A	31	25	7	4	–		–		38	29
	1992–93	Serie A	15	13	1	0	7^[h]	8	1^[e]	1	24	22
	1993–94	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	1994–95	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		147	90	22	13	30	22	4	3	205	129
Career total			280	218	46	28	47	33	4	3	379	283

^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in European Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Cup
^ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
^ Two appearances and one goal in European Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
^ Appearance in Intercontinental Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year^[109]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1983	3	2
	1984	3	0
	1985	4	1
	1986	4	2
	1987	4	1
	1988	9	5
	1989	5	2
	1990	11	8
	1991	5	2
	1992	10	1
Total		58	24

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Van Basten goal.

List of international goals scored by Marco van Basten^[109]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 September 1983	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	12 October 1983	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
3	27 February 1985	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Cyprus	6–1	7–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	12 March 1986	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	East Germany	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	15 October 1986	Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
6	25 March 1987	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Greece	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
7	15 June 1988	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany	England	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 1988
8				2–1
9				3–1
10	21 June 1988	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany	West Germany	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1988
11	25 June 1988	Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany	Soviet Union	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1988
12	22 March 1989	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Soviet Union	1–0	2–0	Friendly
13	26 April 1989	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	West Germany	1–1	1–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	30 May 1990	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	2–3	2–3	Friendly
15	3 June 1990	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	2–0	2–0	1990 Yugoslavia v Netherlands football match
16	21 November 1990	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Greece	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
17	19 December 1990	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	1–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
18				2–0
19				3–0
20				6–0
21				8–0
22	13 March 1991	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Malta	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
23	17 April 1991	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Finland	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
24	30 May 1992	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Wales	2–0	4–0	Friendly

Managerial statistics

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As of 16 September 2014.

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	M	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Netherlands	29 July 2004^[71]	30 June 2008^[81]	52	35	11	6	067.31	^[87]
Ajax	1 July 2008^[81]	6 May 2009^[88]	45	26	8	11	057.78	^[87]
Heerenveen	1 July 2012^[89]	30 June 2014^[90]	72	27	18	27	037.50	^[87]
AZ	1 July 2014^[90]	16 September 2014^[94]	5	2	0	3	040.00	^[87]
Total			174	90	37	47	051.72	—

International matches

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Matches as manager^[110]

Win Draw Loss

Date	Location	Competition	Home team	Away team	Score
2004
18 August 2004	Stockholm	International friendly	Sweden	The Netherlands	2–2
3 September 2004	Utrecht	International friendly	The Netherlands	Liechtenstein	3–0
8 September 2004	Amsterdam	2006 World Cup Qualification	The Netherlands	Czech Republic	2–0
9 October 2004	Skopje	2006 World Cup Qualification	FYR Macedonia	The Netherlands	2–2
13 October 2004	Amsterdam	2006 World Cup Qualification	The Netherlands	Finland	3–1
17 November 2004	Barcelona	2006 World Cup Qualification	Andorra	The Netherlands	0–3
2005
9 February 2005	Birmingham	International friendly	England	The Netherlands	0–0
26 March 2005	Bucharest	2006 World Cup Qualification	Romania	The Netherlands	0–2
30 March 2005	Eindhoven	2006 World Cup Qualification	The Netherlands	Armenia	2–0
4 June 2005	Rotterdam	2006 World Cup Qualification	The Netherlands	Romania	2–0
8 June 2005	Helsinki	2006 World Cup Qualification	Finland	The Netherlands	0–4
17 August 2005	Rotterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	Germany	2–2
3 September 2005	Yerevan	2006 World Cup Qualification	Armenia	The Netherlands	0–1
7 September 2005	Eindhoven	2006 World Cup Qualification	The Netherlands	Andorra	4–0
8 October 2005	Prague	2006 World Cup Qualification	Czech Republic	The Netherlands	0–2
12 October 2005	Amsterdam	2006 World Cup Qualification	The Netherlands	FYR Macedonia	0–0
12 November 2005	Amsterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	Italy	1–3
2006
1 March 2006	Amsterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	Ecuador	1–0
27 May 2006	Rotterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	Cameroon	1–0
1 June 2006	Eindhoven	International friendly	The Netherlands	Mexico	2–1
4 June 2006	Rotterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	Australia	1–1
11 June 2006	Leipzig	2006 World Cup Group stage	Serbia and Montenegro	The Netherlands	0–1
16 June 2006	Stuttgart	2006 World Cup Group stage	The Netherlands	Ivory Coast	2–1
21 June 2006	Frankfurt	2006 World Cup Group stage	The Netherlands	Argentina	0–0
25 June 2006	Nuremberg	2006 World Cup Round of 16	Portugal	The Netherlands	1–0
16 August 2006	Dublin	International friendly	Ireland	The Netherlands	0–4
2 September 2006	Luxembourg	Euro 2008 Qualification	Luxembourg	The Netherlands	0–1
6 September 2006	Eindhoven	Euro 2008 Qualification	The Netherlands	Belarus	3–0
7 October 2006	Sofia	Euro 2008 Qualification	Bulgaria	The Netherlands	1–1
11 October 2006	Amsterdam	Euro 2008 Qualification	The Netherlands	Albania	2–1
15 November 2006	Amsterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	England	1–1
2007
7 February 2007	Amsterdam	International friendly	The Netherlands	Russia	4–1
24 March 2007	Rotterdam	Euro 2008 Qualification	The Netherlands	Romania	4–1

Honours

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Ajax

AC Milan

Serie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94^[112]
Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992^[112]
European Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90^[112]
European Super Cup: 1989, 1990^[112]
Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990^[112]

Netherlands

UEFA European Championship: 1988^[113]

Individual

Ballon d'Or: 1988, 1989, 1992^[112]
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1992^[112]
UEFA Best Player of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1992^[112]
European Cup Top Scorer: 1988–89^[112]
Serie A Golden Boot: 1989–90, 1991–92^[112]
Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87^[111]
European Silver Boot: 1983–84^[111]
Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1985^[111]
European Golden Boot: 1985–86^[111]^[114]
World Golden Boot: 1985–86^[115]
Bravo Award: 1987^[116]
Onze d'Argent: 1987, 1992^[117]
Onze d'Or: 1988, 1989^[117]
Onze de Onze: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992^[118]
IFFHS World's Best Player: 1988, 1989^[119]
World Soccer Player of the Year: 1987 (3rd),^[120] 1988, 1989 (2nd),^[121] 1992^[122]
RSSSF Player of the Year: 1992^[123]
El País King of European Soccer: 1992^[124]
UEFA Euro 1988: Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer with 5 goals^[113]
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988,^[125] 1992^[126]
Planète Foot World All-Time Team: 1996^[127]
Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players: 1996^[128]
Venerdì's 100 Magnificent: 1997^[129]
IFFHS Football Player of the Century 12th: 1999^[130]
IFFHS European Player of the Century 10th: 1999^[131]
Placar's 100 Best Players of the Century 26th: 1999^[128]
France Football's Football Player of the Century 8th: 1999^[128]
World Soccer Greatest Players of the 20th Century 9th: 1999^[128]
Guerin Sportivo's 50 Greatest Players of the Century by Adalberto Bortolotti 11th: 1999^[128]
FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé): 2004^[10]
AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time 12th: 2007^[132]
UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #4^[54]
Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2012^[133]
World Hall of Fame of Soccer: 2012^[134]
UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016)^[55]
AC Milan Hall of Fame^[135]
IFFHS Legends^[136]^[137]
Voetbal International's World Stars by Raf Willems^[128]
Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze): 2020^[138]

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External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marco van Basten.

Profile at the AC Milan website
Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
Marco van Basten – UEFA competition record (archive)
Marco van Basten – FIFA competition record (archived)
Marco van Basten at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)

Netherlands squads

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1988 winners (1st title)
1 Van Breukelen 2 Van Tiggelen 3 Troost 4 R. Koeman 5 Winter 6 Van Aerle 7 Vanenburg 8 Mühren 9 Bosman 10 Gullit (c) 11 Van 't Schip 12 Van Basten 13 E. Koeman 14 Kieft 15 Koevermans 16 Hiele 17 Rijkaard 18 Suvrijn 19 Krüzen 20 Wouters Coach: Michels

v t e Netherlands squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Van Breukelen 2 Van Aerle 3 Rijkaard 4 R. Koeman 5 Van Tiggelen 6 Wouters 7 E. Koeman 8 Vanenburg 9 Van Basten 10 Gullit (c) 11 Witschge 12 Kieft 13 Rutjes 14 Van 't Schip 15 Roy 16 Hiele 17 Gillhaus 18 Fraser 19 Van Loen 20 Winter 21 Blind 22 Menzo Coach: Beenhakker

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists
1 Van Breukelen 2 Van Aerle 3 Van Tiggelen 4 Koeman 5 Blind 6 Wouters 7 Bergkamp 8 Rijkaard 9 Van Basten 10 Gullit (c) 11 Van 't Schip 12 Kieft 13 Menzo 14 Witschge 15 Winter 16 Bosz 17 De Boer 18 Jonk 19 Viscaal 20 Roy Coach: Michels

v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Jaliens 3 Boulahrouz 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 Landzaat 7 Kuyt 8 Cocu 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Van der Vaart 11 Robben 12 Kromkamp 13 Ooijer 14 Heitinga 15 De Cler 16 Maduro 17 Van Persie 18 Van Bommel 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink 20 Sneijder 21 Babel 22 Timmer 23 Stekelenburg Coach: Van Basten

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2008
1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Ooijer 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 De Zeeuw 7 Van Persie 8 Engelaar 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Melchiot 13 Timmer 14 Bouma 15 De Cler 16 Stekelenburg 17 De Jong 18 Kuyt 19 Huntelaar 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Basten

Awards

v t e UEFA Euro 1988 Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper	Hans van Breukelen
Defenders	Giuseppe Bergomi Frank Rijkaard Ronald Koeman Paolo Maldini
Midfielders	Ruud Gullit Jan Wouters Giuseppe Giannini Lothar Matthäus
Forwards	Marco van Basten Gianluca Vialli

v t e UEFA Euro 1992 Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper	Peter Schmeichel
Defenders	Jocelyn Angloma Laurent Blanc Andreas Brehme Jürgen Kohler
Midfielders	Stefan Effenberg Ruud Gullit Thomas Häßler Brian Laudrup
Forwards	Marco van Basten Dennis Bergkamp

UEFA European Championship top scorers

1960: Galić, Heutte, Ivanov, Jerković & Ponedelnik
1964: Bene, Novák & Pereda
1968: Džajić
1972: G. Müller
1976: D. Müller
1980: Allofs
1984: Platini
1988: Van Basten
1992: Bergkamp, Brolin, Larsen & Riedle
1996: Shearer
2000: Kluivert & Milošević
2004: Baroš
2008: Villa
2012: Balotelli, Dzagoev, Gómez, Mandžukić, Ronaldo & Torres*
2016: Griezmann
2020: Ronaldo* & Schick
2024: Gakpo, Kane, Mikautadze, Musiala, Olmo & Schranz

* – Golden Boot award winner (when goals scored are tied)

v t e UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament
Unofficial	1984: Platini 1988: Van Basten 1992: Schmeichel
Official	1996: Sammer 2000: Zidane 2004: Zagorakis 2008: Xavi 2012: Iniesta 2016: Griezmann 2020: Donnarumma 2024: Rodri

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning captains

v t e Ballon d'Or
France Football magazine award
Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)	1956: Matthews 1957: Di Stéfano 1958: Kopa 1959: Di Stéfano 1960: Suárez 1961: Sívori 1962: Masopust 1963: Yashin 1964: Law 1965: Eusébio 1966: Charlton 1967: Albert 1968: Best 1969: Rivera 1970: Müller 1971: Cruyff 1972: Beckenbauer 1973: Cruyff 1974: Cruyff 1975: Blokhin 1976: Beckenbauer 1977: Simonsen 1978: Keegan 1979: Keegan 1980: Rummenigge 1981: Rummenigge 1982: Rossi 1983: Platini 1984: Platini 1985: Platini 1986: Belanov 1987: Gullit 1988: van Basten 1989: van Basten 1990: Matthäus 1991: Papin 1992: van Basten 1993: Baggio 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Weah 1996: Sammer 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Zidane 1999: Rivaldo 2000: Figo 2001: Owen 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Nedvěd 2004: Shevchenko 2005: Ronaldinho 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: C. Ronaldo 2009: Messi
FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015)	2010: Messi 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Messi
Ballon d'Or (2016–present)	2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Modrić 2019: Messi 2020: not awarded 2021: Messi 2022: Benzema 2023: Messi 2024: Rodri
Ballon d'Or additional awards (Ballon d'Or Féminin, Kopa Trophy, Yashin Trophy, Gerd Müller Trophy, Sócrates Award, Super Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or Dream Team) Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player)

v t e The Best FIFA Men's Player
FIFA World Player of the Year	1991: Matthäus 1992: Van Basten 1993: Baggio 1994: Romário 1995: Weah 1996: Ronaldo 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Zidane 1999: Rivaldo 2000: Zidane 2001: Figo 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Zidane 2004: Ronaldinho 2005: Ronaldinho 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: C. Ronaldo 2009: Messi
FIFA Ballon d'Or	2010: Messi 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Messi
The Best FIFA Men's Player	2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Modrić 2019: Messi 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Messi 2023: Messi 2024: Vinícius
See also: Ballon d'Or

v t e IFFHS World's Best Player
Men's winners 1988: Van Basten 1989: Van Basten 1990: Matthäus 1991–2019: not awarded 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Messi 2023: Haaland 2024: Rodri
Women's winners 2020: Harder 2021: Putellas 2022: Putellas 2023: Bonmatí 2024: Bonmatí

Onze d'Or

1976: Rensenbrink
1977: Keegan
1978: Kempes
1979: Keegan
1980: Rummenigge
1981: Rummenigge
1982: Rossi
1983: Platini
1984: Platini
1985: Platini
1986: Maradona
1987: Maradona
1988: Van Basten
1989: Van Basten
1990: Matthäus
1991: Papin
1992: Stoichkov
1993: Baggio
1994: Romário
1995: Weah
1996: Cantona
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Zidane
1999: Rivaldo
2000: Zidane
2001: Zidane
2002: Ronaldo
2003: Henry
2004: Drogba
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Henry
2007: Kaká
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Messi
2010–11: Messi
2011–12: Messi
2012–14: not awarded
2014–15: Griezmann
2015–16: not awarded
2016–17: C. Ronaldo
2017–18: Messi
2018–19: Mané
2019–20: not awarded
2020–21: Benzema
2021–22: Benzema
2022–23: Haaland

v t e European Golden Shoe
L'Équipe award	1967–68: Eusébio 1968–69: Zhekov 1969–70: Müller 1970–71: Skoblar 1971–72: Müller 1972–73: Eusébio 1973–74: Yazalde 1974–75: Georgescu 1975–76: Kaiafas 1976–77: Georgescu 1977–78: Krankl 1978–79: Kist 1979–80: Vandenbergh 1980–81: Slavkov 1981–82: Kieft 1982–83: Gomes 1983–84: Rush 1984–85: Gomes 1985–86: Van Basten 1986–87: Cămătaru & Polster 1987–88: Çolak 1988–89: Mateuț 1989–90: Sánchez & Stoichkov 1990–91: Pančev
Unofficial	1991–92: McCoist 1992–93: McCoist 1993–94: Taylor 1994–95: Avetisyan 1995–96: Endeladze
ESM award	1996–97: Ronaldo 1997–98: Machlas 1998–99: Jardel 1999–2000: Phillips 2000–01: Larsson 2001–02: Jardel 2002–03: Makaay 2003–04: Henry 2004–05: Henry & Forlán 2005–06: Toni 2006–07: Totti 2007–08: C. Ronaldo 2008–09: Forlán 2009–10: Messi 2010–11: C. Ronaldo 2011–12: Messi 2012–13: Messi 2013–14: C. Ronaldo & Suárez 2014–15: C. Ronaldo 2015–16: Suárez 2016–17: Messi 2017–18: Messi 2018–19: Messi 2019–20: Immobile 2020–21: Lewandowski 2021–22: Lewandowski 2022–23: Haaland 2023–24: Kane

European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers

European Cup era

1956: Milutinović
1957: Viollet
1958: Di Stéfano
1959: Fontaine
1960: Puskás
1961: J. Águas
1962: Di Stéfano, Løfqvist, Puskás, Strehl & Tejada
1963: Altafini
1964: Kovačević, Mazzola & Puskás
1965: Eusébio & Torres
1966: Albert & Eusébio
1967: Piepenburg & Van Himst
1968: Eusébio
1969: Law
1970: Jones
1971: Antoniadis
1972: Dunai, Macari & Takač
1973: Müller
1974: Müller
1975: Markarov & Müller
1976: Heynckes
1977: Cucinotta & Müller
1978: Simonsen
1979: Sulser
1980: Lerby
1981: McDermott, Rummenigge & Souness
1982: Hoeneß
1983: Rossi
1984: Sokol
1985: Nilsson & Platini
1986: Nilsson
1987: Cvetković
1988: R. Águas, Ferreri, Hagi, Madjer, McCoist, Míchel & Novák
1989: Van Basten
1990: Papin & Romário
1991: Pacult & Papin
1992: Papin & Yuran

UEFA Champions League era

Serie A top scorers

Eredivisie top scorers

Dutch Footballer of the Year

1984: Gullit
1985: Van Basten
1986: Gullit
1987: Koeman
1988: Koeman
1989: Romário
1990: Wouters
1991: Bergkamp
1992: Bergkamp
1993: Litmanen
1994: De Boer
1995: Nilis
1996: De Boer
1997: Stam
1999: Van Nistelrooy
2000: Van Nistelrooy
2001: Van Bommel
2002: Van Hooijdonk
2003: Kežman
2004: Maxwell
2005: Van Bommel
2006: Kuyt
2007: Alves
2008: Heitinga
2009: El Hamdaoui
2010: Suárez
2011: Janssen
2012: Vertonghen
2013: Bony
2014: Blind
2015: Wijnaldum
2016: Klaassen
2017: El Ahmadi
2018: Ziyech
2019: De Ligt
2020: not awarded
2021: Tadić
2022: Gakpo
2023: Kökçü
2024: De Jong

Bravo Award

1978: Case
1979: Birtles
1980: H. Müller
1981: Wark
1982: Shaw
1983: Bonini
1984: Righetti
1985: Butragueño
1986: Butragueño
1987: van Basten
1988: Ohana
1989: Maldini
1990: Baggio
1991: Prosinečki
1992: Guardiola
1993: Giggs
1994: Panucci
1995: Kluivert
1996: Del Piero
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Ronaldo
1999: Buffon
2000: Casillas
2001: Hargreaves
2002: Metzelder
2003: Rooney
2004: C. Ronaldo
2005: Robben
2006: Fàbregas
2007: Messi
2008: Benzema
2009: Busquets
2010: T. Müller
2011: Hazard
2012: Verratti
2013: Isco
2014: Pogba
2015: Berardi

v t e European Team of the 20th Century
Goalkeeper	Lev Yashin
Defenders	Paolo Maldini Franz Beckenbauer Bobby Moore Franco Baresi
Midfielders	Johan Cruyff Bobby Charlton Michel Platini
Forwards	/ Ferenc Puskás Eusébio Marco van Basten

v t e UEFA European Championship All-time Euro XI
Goalkeeper	Gianluigi Buffon
Defenders	Philipp Lahm Carles Puyol Franz Beckenbauer Paolo Maldini
Midfielders	Andrés Iniesta Andrea Pirlo Zinedine Zidane
Forwards	Cristiano Ronaldo Marco van Basten Thierry Henry

Ballon d'Or Dream Team

First Team

Goalkeeper	Lev Yashin
Defenders	Cafu Franz Beckenbauer Paolo Maldini
Midfielders	Diego Maradona Xavi Lothar Matthäus Pelé
Forwards	Lionel Messi Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo

Second Team

Goalkeeper	Gianluigi Buffon
Defenders	Carlos Alberto Franco Baresi Roberto Carlos
Midfielders	/ Alfredo Di Stéfano Andrea Pirlo Frank Rijkaard Zinedine Zidane
Forwards	Garrincha Johan Cruyff Ronaldinho

Third Team

Goalkeeper	Manuel Neuer
Defenders	Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Paul Breitner
Midfielders	Michel Platini Johan Neeskens Didi Andrés Iniesta
Forwards	George Best Marco van Basten Thierry Henry

v t e FIFA 100
UEFA	Baggio Ballack Banks Baresi Van Basten Beckenbauer Beckham Bergkamp Bergomi Best Boniek Boniperti Breitner Buffon Butragueño Cantona Ceulemans Charlton Cruyff Dalglish Dasayev Davids Del Piero Desailly Deschamps Emre Eusébio Facchetti Figo Fontaine Gullit Hagi Henry Kahn Keane Keegan R. van de Kerkhof W. van de Kerkhof Klinsmann Kluivert Kopa B. Laudrup M. Laudrup Lineker Luis Enrique Maier Maldini Masopust Matthäus Müller Nedvěd Neeskens Nesta Van Nistelrooy Owen Papin Pfaff Pires Platini Puskás Raúl Rensenbrink Rijkaard Rivera Rossi Rui Costa Rummenigge Rüştü Schmeichel Seedorf Seeler Shearer Shevchenko Stoichkov Šuker Thuram Totti Trésor Trezeguet Van der Elst Vieira Vieri Zidane Zoff
CONMEBOL	Carlos Alberto Batistuta Cafu Crespo Cubillas Di Stéfano Falcão Figueroa Francescoli Júnior Kempes Maradona Passarella Pelé Rivaldo Rivelino Roberto Carlos Romário Romerito Ronaldinho Ronaldo Djalma Santos Nílton Santos Saviola Sívori Sócrates Valderrama Verón Zamorano Zanetti Zico
CAF	Diouf Milla Okocha Abedi Pelé Weah
CONCACAF	Akers Hamm Sánchez
AFC	Hong M.B. Nakata

v t e Italian Football Hall of Fame
Italian players	Baggio Baresi Bergomi Cannavaro De Rossi Del Piero P. Maldini Nesta Pirlo Totti Vialli Zola
Coaches	Allegri Ancelotti Bagnoli Capello Conte Lippi Mancini Mazzone Mourinho Ranieri Sacchi Spalletti Trapattoni
Italian veterans	Altobelli Antognoni Boninsegna Cabrini Conti S. Mazzola Oriali Riva Rivera Rossi Tardelli Zoff
Italian referees	Agnolin Braschi Casarin Collina Gussoni Gonella Michelotti Rizzoli Rocchi Rosetti
Italian directors	Berlusconi Boniperti Braida Campana Ferlaino Galliani Marotta Matarrese Moratti Pellegrini Percassi Sartori
Foreign players	Batistuta Boniek Falcão Gullit Maradona Platini Ronaldo Rummenigge Shevchenko van Basten Zanetti Zidane
Italian female players	Bertolini Bonansea Gabbiadini Gama Giacinti Girelli Morace Panico Vignotto
Posthumous honours – Players	Amadei Anastasi Bulgarelli D'Amico Di Bartolomei Facchetti Ferrari Fogli V. Mazzola Meazza Mihajlović Monzeglio Picchi Piola Schiavio Scirea
Posthumous honours – Coaches	Bearzot Bernardini Boškov Carcano Erbstein Herrera Liedholm C. Maldini Pozzo Radice Rocco Scopigno Simoni Valcareggi Viani Vicini Weisz
Posthumous honours – Directors	U. Agnelli Allodi Barassi Dall'Ara Fini Franchi Novo
Posthumous honours – Referees	Campanati Farina Lo Bello Mauro
Davide Astori Fair Play Award	Agnese Kjær Lukaku Martelli Rullo Trocchia
Special Award	Brera Sconcerti

Managerial positions

Jong Ajax – managers

Olde Riekerink (1999–2002)
Van 't Schip (2002–04)
Van Basten (2003–04)
Van den Brom (2004–07)
Winter (2007–08)
Koster (2008–09)
Huistra (2009)
Grim (2009–10)
Roy & Van der Dussen (2010)
Vink (2011–13)
Groenendijk (2013–14)
Stam & Ulderink (2014–16)
Keizer (2016–17)
Reiziger (2017–19)
Van der Gaag (2019–21)
Heitinga (2021–23)
Vos (2023–24)
Peereboom (2024–)

Netherlands national football team – managers

Van Hasselt (1905–08)
Chadwick (1908–13)
Hogan (1910)
Bradshaw (1913)
Hunter (1914)
Reynolds (1919)
Warburton (1919–23)
Waites (1921)
Glendenning (1923)
Townley (1924)
Bollington (1924)
Glendenning (1925–40)
Kaufman (1946)
Carver (1947–48)
Sneddon (1948)
Kaufman (1949)
Van der Leck (1949–54)
Kaufman (1954–55)
Donenfeld (1955)
Merkel (1955–56)
Müller (1956)
Donenfeld (1956–57)
Hardwick (1957)
Schwartz (1957–64)
Neville (1964–66)
Keßler (1966–70)
Fadrhonc (1970–74)
Michels (1974)
Knobel (1974–76)
Zwartkruis (1976–77)
Happel (1977–78)
Zwartkruis (1978–81)
Baan (1981)
Rijvers (1981)
Baan (1981)
Rijvers (1981–84)
Michels (1984–85)
Beenhakker (1985–86)
Michels (1986–88)
Libregts (1988–90)
De Ruiter^c (1990)
Beenhakker (1990)
Michels (1990–92)
Advocaat (1992–94)
Hiddink (1994–98)
Rijkaard (1998–2000)
Van Gaal (2000–02)
Krol^c (2002)
Advocaat (2002–04)
Van Basten (2004–08)
Van Marwijk (2008–12)
Van Gaal (2012–14)
Hiddink (2014–15)
Blind (2015–17)
Grim^c (2017)
Advocaat (2017)
Koeman (2018–20)
Lodeweges^c (2020)
De Boer (2020–21)
Van Gaal (2021–22)
Koeman (2023–)

(c) = caretaker manager

AFC Ajax – managers

Kirwan (1910–15)
Reynolds (1915–25)
Rose (1925–26)
Castle (1927–28)
Reynolds (1928–40)
Distelbrink (a.i.) (1940)
Halpern (1940–41)
Volkers (1941–42)
Van Kol (1942–45)
Reynolds (1945–47)
Smith (1947–48)
Crook (1948–50)
Thomson (1950–53)
Stejskal (a.i.) (1953)
Crook (1953–54)
Humenberger (1954–59)
Buckingham (1959–61)
Spurgeon (1961–62)
Gruber (1962–63)
Rowley (1963–64)
Buckingham (1964–65)
Michels (1965–71)
Kovács (1971–73)
Knobel (1973–74)
Haarms (a.i.) (1974)
Kraay (1974–75)
Michels (1975–76)
Ivić (1976–78)
Brom (1978–79)
Beenhakker (1979–81)
De Mos (1981)
Linder (1981–82)
De Mos (1982–85)
Kohn, Bruins Slot & Van der Hart (1985)
Cruijff (1985–88)
Kohn (1988)
Linder (1988)
Kohn, Haarms & Hulshoff (1988–89)
Beenhakker (1989–91)
Van Gaal (1991–97)
Olsen (1997–98)
Wouters (1998–2000)
Westerhof (2000)
Adriaanse (2000–01)
Koeman (2001–05)
Blind (2005–06)
Ten Cate (2006–07)
Koster (2007–08)
Van Basten (2008–09)
Van 't Schip (a.i.) (2009)
Jol (2009–10)
De Boer (2010–16)
Bosz (2016–17)
Keizer (2017)
Reiziger (a.i.) (2017)
Ten Hag (2017–22)
Schreuder (2022–23)
Heitinga (2023)
Steijn (2023)
Maduro (a.i.) (2023)
Van 't Schip (a.i.) (2023–24)
Farioli (2024–)

SC Heerenveen – managers

No official trainer (1920–30)
Van Zuylen (1930–32)
Castle (1932)
Pinter (1932–33)
Steenbergen (1934)
Eikenaar (1934–36)
Castle (1936–38)
Smit (1938–39)
Dalhuysen (1939–45)
Bonsema (1945)
Lenstra (1946–47)
Van der Munnik (1947–51)
Kelly (1951–55)
Ris (1955–58)
Plooijer (1958–61)
De Vroet (1961–63)
Mur (1963–65)
Zalai (1965–66)
Groenewoud (1966–67)
E. Teunissen (1967–69)
Paauwe (1969–71)
De Jongh (1971–73)
Zalai (1973–77)
J. Teunissen (1977–80)
Kerkstra (a.i.) (1980)
Van Brussel (1980–85)
De Haan (1985–88)
Immers (1988–89)
Gritter (1989–90)
Korbach (1990–92)
De Haan (1992–2004)
Verbeek (2004–08)
Sollied (2008–09)
De Jonge (2009–10)
Everse (2010)
Jans (2010–12)
Van Basten (2012–14)
Lodeweges (2014–15)
De Haan (2015–16)
Streppel (2016–18)
Olde Riekerink (2018–19)
Jansen (2019–22)
Tobiasen (2022)
van Wonderen (2022–24)
van Persie (2024–25)
Brugge (a.i.) (2025)
Veldman (2025–)

AZ Alkmaar – managers

Van Wijhe (1954–56)
Smit (1956–58)
Veg (1958–60)
De Wolf (1960–61)
Bult (1961–62)
Rentenaar (1962–63)
Veg (1963–65)
Hughes (1965–67)
Talbot (1967–68)
Blokland (1968–69)
Heinz (1969–71)
Van der Hart (1971–73)
Brand (1973–76)
Kraay (1976–77)
Notermans (1977)
Van der Hart (1977–78)
Keßler (1978–82)
Eijkenbroek (1982–83)
De Visser (1983–85)
Brand (1985–86)
Berger (1986)
Eijkenbroek (1987–89)
Fransz (a.i.) (1989)
Van Doorneveld (1989–90)
Wullems (1990–93)
Schrijvers (1993–95)
Fransz (a.i.) (1995)
Vonk (1995–97)
De Koning & Haar (1997)
Van Hanegem (1997–99)
Van der Lem (1999–2000)
Van Stee (2000–02)
Adriaanse (2002–05)
Van Gaal (2005–09)
Koeman (2009)
Haar (a.i.) (2009)
Advocaat (2009–10)
Verbeek (2010–13)
Haar (a.i.) (2013)
Advocaat (2013–14)
Van Basten (2014)
Pastoor (a.i.) (2014)
Haar (a.i.) (2014)
Van den Brom (2014–19)
Slot (2019–20)
Jansen (2020–24)
Martens (2024–)