Ruud van Nistelrooy

Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooy Rutgerus ( born July 1, 1976 in Oss, Netherlands), known as Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a former Dutch football player and current coach. After the FIFA World Cup 2014 he is assistant coach of Bond coach Guus Hiddink.

He was three times top scorer in the UEFA Champions League ( 2002, 2003, 2005) and is also the only player in three European leagues top scorer (Spain, England, the Netherlands).

Career as a player

In the club

The beginnings

Van Nistelrooy was born in Oss and grew up in Geffen ( Maasdonk ). In his early youth he played with the amateur clubs " Nooit Thought " in Geffen and " RKSV Margriet ' in Oss. His professional career began in 1993/94 as a midfielder for FC Den Bosch in the Dutch second league, the Eerste Divisie. After four seasons at Den Bosch in 1997, he moved to SC Heerenveen, where he became a striker and scored 13 goals in 31 games.

PSV Eindhoven

A season later, in 1998, joined the then 22 -year-old to PSV Eindhoven. The transfer fee of 12 million guilders ( 5.4 million euros ) at that time was the highest amount that had ever been paid for a player transfer between two Dutch clubs. Van Nistelrooy scored in his first season for PSV 31 goals in 34 games and was voted Footballer of the Year in the Netherlands. In his second season in Eindhoven (1999/2000), he scored 29 goals, although he only completed 23 games due to injury. In his three years in Eindhoven in 92 % of their league games he scored a goal (62 hits in 67 games).

Manchester United

In 2001, van Nistelrooy for the then British record fee of 28.5 million euros to Manchester United. Alex Ferguson had already want to sign him last year, but van Nistelrooy had suffered a serious knee injury and was failed for the European Football Championship 2000. During his first season at Manchester United, he scored 23 goals in 32 games. In eight consecutive games, he scored at least one goal each case, which meant a new record. In the UEFA Champions League he scored ten goals this season.

In the 2002/03 season he was top scorer in the Premier League with 25 hits and was English with Manchester United champions. In the European Cup, he scored 14 goals, a club record at Manchester. Due to an injury he fell out of a large part of the 2004/05 season, but was still with ten top scorer in the Champions League.

In May 2006, van Nistelrooy was retired from United manager Ferguson. According to Ferguson, there had been several incidents in training that would have alarmed him, and brought to this decision. Is known to the press that van Nistelrooy escaped from a team meeting and home after Ferguson had told him that he would sit in spite of the injury Wayne Rooney on the bench went.

During his time at Manchester United van Nistelrooy was given the nickname " goal machine " because he almost made ​​every chance in the penalty area and scored a goal for Manchester 95 goals in 150 league games. He is also known as " Van the Man ".

Real Madrid

On 27 July 2006 van Nistelrooy joined for around 15 million euros for Real Madrid. He received a three-year contract until 2009 with an annual salary of about 5 million euros net. In January 2008, van Nistelrooy contract was prematurely extended until 30 June 2010. Already in his second league match for Real Madrid, he demonstrated his impressive goalscoring and scored against Levante UD a hat-trick. In November 2006, he scored four goals in the league game against CA Osasuna. At the end of the season before van Nistelrooy had 25 league goals and had so relevant as Spain's top scorer share of Real's 30th league title.

During a Champions League match against Juventus Turin in November 2008, he was injured and fell to the season end. Against Deportivo Xerez van Nistelrooy made ​​his comeback in September 2009. He prepared by one goal and scored just before the end itself another time but was followed by further injury breaks. In January 2010, Real Madrid was planning no longer with him and gave him a release for a transfer fee change.

During his time in Madrid van Nistelrooy completed just over half of all league games, which would have been possible (68 of 132 ), but it came again to a high strike rate of 67%.

Hamburger SV

23 January 2010 van Nistelrooy moved to Hamburg, where he signed a contract until 30 June 2011. Real Madrid gave up a release, as his contract was due to expire in June and so his salary was saved. His first short-term mission for HSV had the Dutchman on 6 February 2010 against 1 FC Cologne over three minutes. In his second game van Nistelrooy scored 13 February 2010 at VfB Stuttgart after coming on in the 65th minute when the game score at 1-1 with a brace within 90 seconds his first goals in the Bundesliga and assured the HSV victory. In the home match against RSC Anderlecht on 11 March 2010 van Nistelrooy scored in the 40th minute with the score at 1-0 with his first goal in the Europa League. During the Cup game against Torgelower SV Greif 15 August 2010 van Nistelrooy get a hat trick and an assist.

Caused a stir van Nistelrooy public that have become desire in the winter transfer window 2010/11 again to switch back to Real Madrid, which was looking for a short-term replacement after a severe injury to his center forward Gonzalo Higuain and had expressed interest in the already 34 -year-old van Nistelrooy concrete interest. The HSV refused but, although the contract van Nistelrooy only until the summer of 2011 ran, the change request from the Dutchman, forcing him to meet the remaining six months of his contract. Subsequently, van Nistelrooy announced that he would run up after his contract expires in the summer of 2011 for another club.

His last game for HSV he made 14 May 2011 on the final day of the Bundesliga 2010/11 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, when he came on in the 68th minute for Zé Roberto and Anis Ben - Hatiras hits to 1:1 - Full prepared.

FC Málaga

During the summer break 2011 van Nistelrooy joined free transfer to FC Málaga. He signed a one year contract until 30 June 2012 with an option for another season. With FC Málaga he reached the fourth place, thus qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. 28 times he came for the Andalusians are used, scoring four goals. 14 May 2012 van Nistelrooy ended his career.

In the National Team

His debut for the Netherlands gave van Nistelrooy on 18 November 1998 against Germany (1:1). His first international goal he scored on 28 April 1999 against Morocco.

In the European Football Championship 2000, he dropped out due to injury, but participated in the 2004 European Championships. In the match against Germany van Nistelrooy equalized the interim 1-0 lead Germany and even met just before the end to compensate. In the next few preliminaries he met even three times. In the semifinals, van Nistelrooy failed with his team to hosts Portugal. He was second-best with four goals along with Wayne Rooney to Milan Baroš scorer of the tournament.

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany van Nistelrooy came three times to insert and scored a goal against the Ivory Coast. In the next round against Portugal, which lost the Netherlands, let Bond coach Marco van Basten van Nistelrooy full season on the bench. Previously, van Basten van Nistelrooy had publicly criticized.

After a year of abstinence van Nistelrooy announced on August 22, 2007 against Switzerland, his comeback for Oranje; also at the European Championship 2008, he was part of the squad of Oranje, was used in three games and was able to achieve two goals.

In August 2008, van Nistelrooy told his career in the Dutch national team ended. He wanted to fully concentrate on the period after some injuries on his club Real Madrid. In 2010, van Nistelrooy made ​​once again hopes to be nominated for the World Cup in South Africa, but was not considered by Bond coach Bert van Marwijk. After the World Cup, he returned to the squad back, came off the bench in the European Championship qualifier against San Marino and in the middle of the second half and scored a last-minute goal for a 5-0 final score. With his 34th international goal, he pulled over to the scorer of the national team at the Orange greats Johan Cruijff and Abe Lenstra.

Beginning of April 2012 van Nistelrooy was informed of Bond coach Bert van Marwijk that he will not stand in the 2012 European Championship in the Dutch national squad.

Achievements

  • Dutch champion: 2000, 2001
  • Johan Cruyff Schaal: 2000, 2001
  • English Champion: 2003
  • FA Cup: 2004
  • FA Community Shield: 2003
  • League Cup: 2006
  • Spanish Champion: 2007, 2008
  • Spanish Supercup: 2008
  • Eredivisie: 1999, 2000
  • Premier League: 2003
  • Primera División: 2007
  • UEFA Champions League: 2002, 2003, 2005
  • World Top Scorers: 2002

Generally

  • Van Nistelrooy 's 63 goals in third place of eternal scorer in European competition, in front of him are only Raul and Filippo Inzaghi.
  • In the list of Champions League scorer with 60 goals, he is currently third (Stand: November 6, 2013) before him are just Raúl and Lionel Messi.
  • In 2004 he was picked up by Pele in the list of the 125 greatest living footballers.

Career as a coach

After the World Cup 2014 van Nistelrooy assistant coach of the newly set Bondscoach Guus Hiddink at the Dutch national team. He signed on 28 March 2014, a contract until after the European Football Championship 2016.

Private

  • Since July 10, 2004 van Nistelrooy is married to Leontien Slaats. They have since 26 September 2006, a daughter and a son since March 22, 2008.
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