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Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Netherlands
21 March 1963
midfielder
Ronald Koeman is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Netherlands national team. Koeman scored over 250 goals whilst playing in defence for the majority of his career. Koeman was capable of playing both as a defender and as a midfielder; he frequently played as a sweeper, although he was equally known for his goalscoring, long-range shooting, and accuracy from free kicks and penalties. Because of his goalscoring, he is considered one of the best attacking center backs of all time.

Born in Zaandam, Koeman began his career at Groningen before transferring to the Netherlands' most successful club Ajax in 1983, where they won the national Eredivisie title in 1984–85. He then joined Ajax's rivals PSV in 1986, winning three consecutive Eredivisie titles (1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89) and the European Cup in 1988. Ronald Koeman is one of five European players to ever win a treble with their club and a cup with their national team in the same year. The other four players are his teammates Hans van Breukelen, Berry van Aerle, Gerald Vanenburg and Wim Kieft. In 1989, Koeman moved to Barcelona and became part of Johan Cruyff's \"Dream Team\", helping the club win La Liga four consecutive seasons (1991 to 1994), and the 1991–92 European Cup, where he scored the winning goal of the final against Sampdoria.

At international level, Koeman was one of the stars of the Netherlands national team, alongside Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Dennis Bergkamp. During his career with the Netherlands, Koeman won UEFA Euro 1988 and played at UEFA Euro 1992, as well as the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, captaining the team at the latter.

In his managerial career, Koeman has won three Eredivisie titles: twice with Ajax (2001–02 and 2003–04) and once with PSV (2006–07). He is the only individual to have both played for and managed the \"Big Three\" of Dutch football: Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. Abroad, he had spells in Portugal with Benfica and Spain with Valencia, coaching Los Ché to victory in the 2007–08 Copa del Rey, and managed Premier League clubs Southampton and Everton in the 2010s. He was the manager of the Netherlands national team between 2018 and 2020, finishing runners-up in the 2019 UEFA Nations League. In August 2020, he was appointed manager of Barcelona, with whom he won the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, but was sacked in October 2021, following a poor start to the new season. In 2023, he was reappointed as the manager of the Netherlands national team.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Koeman in 2014
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Ronald Koeman
Date of birth: (1963-03-21) 21 March 1963 (age 63)
Place of birth: Zaandam, Netherlands
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions: Defendermidfielder
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Netherlands (manager)
⚽ Youth career:
: VV Helpman
: GRC Groningen
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983: Groningen 90 (32)
1983–1986: Ajax 94 (23)
1986–1989: PSV 98 (51)
1989–1995: Barcelona 192 (67)
1995–1997: Feyenoord 61 (19)
Total: 535 (192)
⚽ International career:
1983–1994: Netherlands 78 (14)
⚽ Managerial career:
2000–2001: Vitesse
2001–2005: Ajax
2005–2006: Benfica
2006–2007: PSV
2007–2008: Valencia
2009: AZ
2011–2014: Feyenoord
2014–2016: Southampton
2016–2017: Everton
2018–2020: Netherlands
2020–2021: Barcelona
2023–: Netherlands

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Netherlands hit 'minimal standard' vs. Japan, Koeman says - ESPN

  1. Netherlands hit 'minimal standard' vs. Japan, Koeman says  ESPN
  2. The Netherlands unlocked Japan, eventually. They must solve tactical questions quicker  The New York Times
  3. 4 Takeaways From Japan's Thrilling World Cup Draw vs. the Netherlands  FOX Sports
  4. Netherlands head coach returns to North Texas with thriller 30 years in the making  Dallas News
  5. Japan’s late equaliser fuels doubts over Netherlands mentality  The Times
  6. Koeman defends substitutions after Oranje draw 2-2 with Japan  DutchNews.nl
  7. Media: Oranje's chances dwindling after Japan draw, Sweden's 5-1 win over Tunisia  NL Times
  8. Ronald Koeman ready for 'difficult' Japan test as Netherlands begin World Cup  TribalFootball
  9. Netherlands ‘aware of the feeling and vibe’ back home, still confident of strong World Cup  The New York Times
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Netherlands coach Koeman defends tactics after frustration against Japan - Reuters

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Koeman has no regrets over Netherlands tactics in Japan draw - FotMob

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Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman threw his tongue at the power of the Japanese national socce.. - 매일경제

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