Frank Rijkaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frank Rijkaard

Dutch association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1962

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: ['fr??k 'r?i?ka?rt] (listen); born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender.
Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals.
In his managerial career, he has been at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team. Regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history and as one of the best players of his generation, in 2010 Rijkaard was described by British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph as having been "a stylish player of faultless pedigree".