Kees Rijvers
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Princenhage, Breda, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 4 March 2024 | (aged 97)||
Place of death | Breda, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Groen Wit | |||
NAC Breda | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1950 | NAC Breda | ? | (?) |
1950–1953 | Saint-Étienne | 76 | (20) |
1953–1955 |
Stade Français | ? | (?) |
1955–1957 | Saint-Étienne | 66 | (16) |
1957–1960 | Feijenoord | 92 | (36) |
1960–1962 | Saint-Étienne | 57 | (15) |
1962–1963 | NAC Breda | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
1946–1960 | Netherlands | 33 | (10) |
Managerial career | |||
1964–1966 | Willem II (assistant) | ||
1966–1972 | FC Twente | ||
1972–1980 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
1980–1981 | Beringen | ||
1981–1984 | Netherlands | ||
1986–1989 | FC Twente (technical director) | ||
1994–1995 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers (27 May 1926 – 4 March 2024) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder and later as coach for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team.[1]
Playing career
Rijvers made his debut at
In 1950 Rijvers became one of the very first Dutch players to turn professional with his transfer to AS Saint-Étienne.[3] The KNVB suspended him from playing in the national team in response because at the time they didn't allow professional players to play in the national team[4] and it wasn't until 1957 he would play in the national team again.[5]
Following the death of Marcelino Campanal in May 2020, Rijvers became the final surviving player who received at least one vote during the inaugural edition (1956) of the Ballon d'Or.
Coaching career
As a manager, Rijvers took over
Personal life and death
Rijvers was born in Breda on 27 May 1926.[1] He died on 4 March 2024, at the age of 97.[7][8][9]
Honours
Player
NAC Breda
- Eerste Klasse: 1945–46
Saint-Étienne
Manager
- PSV
- Eredivisie: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78
- UEFA Cup: 1977–78
Individual
- Rinus Michels Award: 2004
See also
- List of UEFA Cup winning managers
References
- ^ a b "Kees Rijvers". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kees Rijvers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Rijvers (95) kijkt niet naar Oranje: 'Ik hou niet van schuifie-schuifie-voetbal'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Eindelijk is er de biografie van voetbalpionier Kees Rijvers". nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Het Gouden Binnentrio". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Erik ten Hag reveals four coaching inspirations".
- ^ "PSV-legende Kees Rijvers op 97-jarige leeftijd overleden". BD. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Met Rijvers verdwijnt het laatste lid van het 'Gouden Binnentrio' van Oranje". NU (in Dutch). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Former Netherlands player and coach Rijvers dies aged 97". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
- Playing and coaching profile (in Dutch)