Ruud Gullit is a former professional football player and manager. He started his playing career with HFC Haarlem but spent the majority of his career with AC Milan, where he made 125 appearances. In 1987, he was the Ballon d’Or, and in the following year, he came in second in the voting. After his professional career, he became a manager for teams such as Chelsea, Newcastle United, LA Galaxy, and several others.

Player Profile, Personal Life, and Youth Career

Ruud Gullit, born Rudi Dil, was born on September 1, 1962, in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His father is Surinamese who immigrated to the Netherlands. He started playing football at a young age and started his youth career with the ASV Meerboys.

Professional Career

His first professional club was HFC Haarlem. There, he was coached by West Bromwich Albion and by Barry Hughes. In total, he made 91 appearances for Haarlem before he moved to play for Feyenoord. In the 1983-1984 season, he helped the club win the KNVB Cup.

Position Midfielder
Height / weight 1.91 m /
Born 1 Sep 1962
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Team History
6 chelsea fc Chelsea 1995 - 1998
98 sampdoria Sampdoria 1994 - 1995
98 sampdoria Sampdoria 1993 - 1994 (loan)
37 ac milan AC Milan 1987 - 1994
236 psv eindhoven PSV Eindhoven 1985 - 1987
275 feyenoord Feyenoord 1982 - 1985
HFC Haarlem 1979 - 1982

From 1985-1987, he played for Philips Sports Vereniging, PSV. After that, he signed with AC Milan and played with the club from 1987 to 1994. While with Milan, he appeared in 125 games. They also loaned him to Sampdoria in the 1993-1994 season before he eventually signed with the club and played for them in the 1994-1995 season.

He spent his last years as a professional football player with Chelsea, making 48 appearances for the club and scoring a total of four goals.

In his time with Chelsea, he also crossed over as their manager. He later managed Newcastle United, Feyenoord, LA Galaxy, and Terek Grozny.

Career Highlights:

Player

HFC Haarlem

  • 1980–81 - Eerste Divisie

Feyenoord

  • 1983–84 - Eredivisie
  • 1983–84 - KNVB Cup

PSV

  • 1985–86, 1986–87 - Eredivisie

AC Milan

  • 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93 - Serie A
  • 1992, 1994 - Supercoppa Italiana
  • 1988–89, 1989–90 - European Cup
  • 1990 - UEFA Super Cup
  • 1990 - Intercontinental Cup

Sampdoria

  • 1993–94 - Coppa Italia

Netherlands

  • 1988 - UEFA European Championship

Individual

  • 1984, 1986 - Dutch Footballer of theYear
  • 1986 - Dutch Golden Shoe
  • 1987 - Dutch Sportsman of the Year
  • 1987 - Ballon d’Or
  • 1988 - Ballon d’Or Runner-up
  • 1987, 1989 - World Soccer MagazineWorld Footballer of the Year
  • 1987–88 - UNICEF European Footballerof the Season
  • 1987, 1988, 1989 - Onze de Onze
  • 1988, 1989 - Onze d’Argent
  • 1988, 1992 - UEFA EuropeanChampionship Team of the Tournament
  • 1991 - FIFA XI
  • 1995–96 - Premier League PFA Team ofthe Year
  • 1996 - Chelsea Player of the Year
  • FIFA 100
  • Golden Foot: 2011, as footballlegend
  • AC Milan Hall of Fame
  • 2017 - Italian Football Hall of Fame

Manager

Chelsea

  • 1996–97 - FA Cup

Team History:

National Team

  • 1979 - Netherlands U-21
  • 1981–1994 - Netherlands

Teams Managed

  • 1996–1998 - Chelsea (player-manager)
  • 1998–1999 - Newcastle United
  • 2004–2005 - Feyenoord
  • 2007–2008 - LA Galaxy
  • 2011 - Terek Grozny

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