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Rinus Michels
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Key facts
- 1974
- Netherlands
- Full name
- Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels
- Date of birth
- ( 1928-02-09 ) 9 February 1928
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Date of death
- 3 March 2005 (2005-03-03) (aged 77)
- Place of death
- Aalst , Belgium
- Height
- 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Forward
- 1940 1946
- Ajax
- Years
- Team
- 1945 1958
- Ajax
- 1950 1954
- Netherlands
- 1953 1954
- Asser Boys
- 1960 1964
- JOS
- 1964 1965
- A.F.C.
- 1965 1971
- Ajax
- 1971 1975
- Barcelona
- 1975 1976
- Ajax
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Aalst
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Netherlands national association football team
- Position played
- forward
- Image
- Koppen Nederlandse voetballers Rinus Michels, Bestanddeelnr 254-9536 2.jpg
- Height
- 186
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- Commons category
- Rinus Michels
- date of death
- 2005-03-03
- date of birth
- 1928-02-09
- birth name
- Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels
- pseudonym
- L'Esfinx
- coach of sports team
- AFC Ajax
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- end of work period
- 1958-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrinʏs ˈmɪxəls] ; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach. He played his entire career for Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national team for four spells. Throughout his career, he played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.
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