Ruud Krol
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| Full name | Rudolf Jozef Krol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
sweeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1980 | Ajax | 339 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1984 |
Napoli | 107 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Cannes | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 523 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1983 | Netherlands[1][2] | 83 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 |
Mechelen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 |
Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Netherlands U21 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Egypt U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Egypt[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 |
Al-Wahda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Netherlands (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Ajax (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Ajaccio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 |
Orlando Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Sfaxien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 |
Espérance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 |
Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 |
Raja Casablanca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Club Africain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sfaxien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kuwait SC[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (Dutch pronunciation:
Playing career
Club
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He began his career at
He moved to the
International
Internationally, Krol made his debut for the Netherlands in 1969 against England, retiring from international football in 1983. He was a crucial component in the Total Football side of the 1970s. A versatile defender, he could play in any position along the back four or midfield. In the 1974 FIFA World Cup, in which the Netherlands reached the final, Krol primarily played at left-back. He created Cruijff's goal against Brazil and scored a 25-yard screamer against Argentina.
Krol was part of the Dutch squad that participated in the 1976 European Championship.
By the time the 1978 FIFA World Cup came about, Krol had switched to playing as a sweeper and had earned the captain's armband after the retirement of Cruijff.
Krol played for the Netherlands as captain at the
Managerial career
In his managerial career, he has been head coach of
In his three years with the Orlando Pirates, he won two South African cups (and a finalist once) and won the national league, all in his last year in charge of the team. Those cups include MTN8 and Nedbank Cup. Despite that success his contract was not renewed.
He won the Tunisian championship with Sfaxien in 2012–13, after a fierce battle with the other three of the Tunisian big four.
After that success, he was contacted to lead the Tunisia national team in the play off qualifying to the 2014 world cup against Cameroon. He accepted that role and simultaneously became manager of Sfaxien and Tunisia in September 2013.[9] He won the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup with Sfaxien. He resigned from his duties as Sfaxien coach after the second leg of the final against TP Mazembe on 30 November 2013. He quit as the national team interim coach following Tunisia's loss in the World Cup play-off.
In January 2014, he was appointed new head coach of Tunisian side
Personal life
On 6 July 1972, Krol married Yvonne van Ingen.[11] The couple have a daughter.[12] On 26 September 1974, together with teammate Arie Haan, he opened a snack bar on Reguliersbreestraat in Amsterdam.[13]
Honours
Player
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80,
- KNVB Cup: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79
- 1972–73
- UEFA Super Cup: 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
- UEFA Euro third place: 1976
- Tournoi de Paris: 1978[14]
Individual
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1974, 1978
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1976[15]
- World XI: 1977, 1978[16]
- Onze de Onze:[17] 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
- FIFA XI: 1979[18]
- Ballon d'Or – third place: 1979
- Guerin d'Oro (Serie A Footballer of the Year): 1981[19]
Coach
Ajaccio
- Ligue 2 third place: 2007
Zamalek
- Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1997
- Egyptian Premier League: runner-up 1997-98, 2007-08
- Egypt Cup: 2008
Orlando Pirates
- Premier Soccer League: 2011; runner-up 2009
- Nedbank Cup: 2011; runner-up 2010
- Telkom charity cup: 2010, 2011
- MTN 8: 2010
Sfaxien
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2013
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2013
- Tunisian Cup: runner-up 2012
Esperance
Raja Casablanca
Kuwait
Egyptian Olympic Team (U23)
Egypt
- 1996 African Cup of Nations: second round
Netherlands (assistant coach under Frank Rijkard)
- UEFA Euro 2000: semi-final
Individual
- PSL Coach of the Season: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Ruud Krol profile – Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)".
- ^ Ruud Krol at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1996 African Cup of Nations (squads)
- ^ رود كرول... مدرباً لـ «الكويت» alraimedia.com
- ^ "Voodoo, titels en de Dodenstad: het Afrikaanse leven van Ruud Krol". vice.com. 5 December 2017.
- ^ Salvio Passante (12 March 2009). "ESCLUSIVA TUTTONAPOLI.NET - RUUD KROL: "Napoli sempre nel mio cuore. Sarebbe un onore lavorare per la società azzurra. Bruscolotti team manager giusto"" (in Italian). TuttoNapoli.net. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Krol, a Dutch legend in Africa FIFA.com
- ^ Ruud Krol. Planetworldcup.com.
- ^ "Ruud Krol appointed interim Tunisia coach for play-off". BBC Sport. 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Ruud Krol appointed new Esperance coach". BBC Sport. 20 January 2014.
- ^ Ruud Krol treedt in het huwelijk met Yvonne van Ingen. 6 juli 1972. gahetna.nl
- ^ Aankomst Nederlands elftal op Schiphol; spelers banen zich weg door menigte, voorgrond Krol met dochter. gahetna.nl
- ^ Vanmiddag heeft Ajacied Ruud Krol in de Amsterdamse Reguliersbreestraat zijn snackbar geopend. Met zijn ploeggenoot Arie Haan bakt hij hier de eerste bitterballen./Vanmiddag heeft Ajacied Ruud Krol in de Amsterdamse Reguliersbreestraat zijn snackbar. europeana.eu
- ^ "1978 Tournoi de Paris". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "1976 team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ ""Onze Mondial" Awards". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info
- ^ "Italy - Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links
- Ruud Krol at FootballDatabase.eu
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