Rinus Michels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1928

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2005

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels OON (Dutch pronunciation: ['m?x?ls]; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch association football player and coach.
He played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and managed the Netherlands national team.
He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.Michels became most notable for his coaching achievements; he won the European Cup with Ajax and the Spanish league with Barcelona, and had four tenures as coach of the Netherlands national team, who he led to reach the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and to win the 1988 UEFA European Championship.He is credited with the invention of a major football playing style and set of tactics known as "Total Football" in the 1970s.
He was named Coach of the Century by FIFA in 1999 and in 2007 the greatest post-war football coach by The Times.
France Football ranked him at No.
1 on their list of the 50 greatest football managers of all time in 2019.