Articles tagged with "gullit"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 13th, 2009
Johan Cruyff wasn't the first to leave Holland (Faas Wilkes played in Italy, Kees Rijvers in France among other players) but JC's departure to greener ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 17th, 2009
Standing left to right: Joop Hiele, John van 't Schip, Frank Rijkaard, John Bosman, Wim Koevermans (?), Ruud Gullit
Seated left to right: Marco van Basten, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2009
Oranje in 1982 standing from left to right: Dick Schoenaker (Ajax), Ben Wijnstekers (Feyenoord), Michel van de Korput (Torino), Ruud Gullit (Feyenoord), Hans van Breukelen ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 14th, 2009
Every now and then, Holland produces a player who never achieves his potential as a player but does achieve a status after his career. Rene ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 7th, 2009
After Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten is the third AC Milan crack failing as an Eredivisie coach.
Like his Milan buddies, Van ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 24th, 2009
We discuss the big names of Dutch football here regularly, but we've seen many bit-players wearing the orange jersey. Some only once... In our series, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 9th, 2009
They stood in line once to sing the National Anthem. In this special, it's Henny Meijer. The ex Telstar, Volendam, Roda JC, Ajax, FC Groningen, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 14th, 2008
They only stood in line to sing the Wilhelms once. We discussed Edwin Vurens and Barry van Galen already. This time it's Feyenoord midfielder Andre ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 14th, 2008
Dutch magazine Quote publishes their yearly rich list. On the list this time around, we find two football players. To be part of Quote 500, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 27th, 2008
Location: Emirates Stadium. Actors: Theo Walcott, Samir Nasri, Niclas Bendtner, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna.
All younger than 22 years old. It ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 27th, 2008
"There was some rumour in the dug out, suddenly... Some message was handed down from the stands and Thijs Libregts said: Mario, go warm up. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 23rd, 2008
I actually thought I wrote about this earlier, but I can't find the post anywhere :-(.
So here goes, by popular demand... What happened at (or ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 2nd, 2008
Wonder goals are really wonder goals when they're scored in important matches! Peter Houtman - currently stadium speaker at Feyenoord - was a typical Wim ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 28th, 2008
He wasn't an actually goalie, of course. But one day he had to replace the keeper and Ruud Gullit knew how to stop the opponents ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 24th, 2008
There's been many wonderful goals in the past, when I search my memory. Gio van Bronckhorst scored a rocket for Oranje in Amsterdam against Ireland ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 7th, 2008
What can you say... We need at least three Best Oranje's Ever: we have Gullit, Bergkamp, Van Basten, Van Vossen, Rep, Rensenbrink, Moulijn, Keizer, Roy, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
Mate, where to start???
It's tempting to start with "I told you so" but I won't. It would be directed to our friends at the Italy ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2008
Marco van Basten was the star player in Rinus Michels squad in 1988. The AC Milan striker would lead the way to the title. And ...
