Kees Rijvers
 Rijvers in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Princenhage, 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 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2007 | |||
Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers (born 27 May 1926) is a Dutch former footballer who was active as a midfielder and later as coach for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. He was born in Breda.[1]
Playing career
Rijvers made his debut at NAC Breda and also played for AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Français and Feijenoord. He was a member of the Netherlands team at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games.[2]
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]
Since the death of Marcelino Campanal in May 2020, Rijvers is 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, he took over FC Twente and coached the team for six years, with good results. After those successful seasons, he moved to PSV Eindhoven. He led the team to win the 1977–78 UEFA Cup. He also won with PSV three Eredivisie titles, in 1975, 1976 and 1978, and the double in 1976. After leaving PSV, he took over the national team and introduced young players like Ronald Koeman, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten. The Netherlands failed to qualify for Euro 1984 having better goal difference against Spain until the last day of the qualification, but after Spain's 12–1 win over Malta, the Netherlands ended second in the group. After that Rijvers was sacked by the KNVB and replaced by Rinus Michels. Erik ten Hag has named Rijvers among the managers who have inspired his coaching career.[6]
Honours
Player
- NAC Breda
- Eerste Klasse: 1945–46
- Saint-Étienne
Manager
- PSV
Individual
- Rinus Michels Award: 2004
See also
References
- ^ "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".
External links
- Playing and coaching profile (in Dutch)
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