Marco van Basten
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel van Basten | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981-1982 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982-1987 1987-1993 |
Ajax Milan |
133 147 |
(128 90) |
| National team | |||
| 1983-1992 | Netherlands | 58 | (24) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003-2004 2004-2008 2008-2009 2012-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 |
Jong Ajax Netherlands Ajax Heerenveen AZ Netherlands | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Marcel "Marco" van Basten (born October 31, 1964 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former Dutch footballer. He was most recently the manager of the Netherlands national football team. He had to quit playing football early because of an injury that kept him from playing for more than a year.
Van Basten was known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys.
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Awards[change | change source]
Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992. He was named "UEFA best Player of the Year" three times (1989, 1990 and 1992) and "FIFA World Player of the Year" in 1992. In a French magazine named France Football, he was voted as one of the eight best Football Players of the Century. In 1999, he was ranked sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll.
Club career statistics[change | change source]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1981/82 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 1982/83 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 25 | 13 | |||
| 1983/84 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 29 | ||
| 1984/85 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 29 | ||
| 1985/86 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 37 | ||
| 1986/87 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 43 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1987/88 | Milan | Serie A | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| 1988/89 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 32 | ||
| 1989/90 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 23 | ||
| 1990/91 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 11 | ||
| 1991/92 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 4 | - | 38 | 29 | |||
| 1992/93 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | ||
| Country | Netherlands | 133 | 128 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 172 | 152 | |
| Italy | 147 | 90 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 195 | 122 | ||
| Total | 280 | 218 | 44 | 26 | 43 | 30 | 367 | 274 | ||
International career statistics[change | change source]
| Netherlands national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1983 | 3 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| 1987 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | 9 | 5 |
| 1989 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990 | 11 | 8 |
| 1991 | 5 | 2 |
| 1992 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 24 |
Honours[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- Ajax:
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1987.
- Dutch Championship: 1982, 1983, 1985.
- Dutch Cup: 1983, 1986, 1987.
- Milan:
- European Cup: 1989, 1990 (now called: UEFA Champions League).
- Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990.
- European Supercup: 1989, 1990.
- Italian Championship: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994.
- Italian Super Cup: 1988, 1992, 1993.
International[change | change source]
- UEFA European Championship: 1988
- Nasazzi's Baton: 1985
Individual[change | change source]
- 1984
- Dutch League Top Scorer: (28 goals)
- European Silver Boot: (28 goals)
- 1985
- Dutch Footballer of the Year
- Dutch League Top Scorer: (22 goals)
- 1986
- European Golden Boot: (37 goals)
- Dutch League Top Scorer: (37 goals)
- 1987
- Onze d'Argent
- Dutch League Top Scorer: (31 goals)
- Bravo Award: 1987
- 1988
- European Championship 1988 Top Scorer and Best Player: (5 goals).
- Onze d'Or
- World Soccer Player of the Year
- European Footballer of the Year France Football
- 1989
- European Cup Top Scorer: (10 goals)
- European Footballer of the Year France Football
- Italian League Silver Top Scorer: (19 goals)
- Onze d'Or
- Best Player of the Year UEFA
- 1990
- Italian League Top Scorer: (19 goals)
- Best Player of the Year UEFA
- Best Player World of the Year IFFHS: 1988, 1989
- 1992
- World Soccer Player of the Year
- Onze d'Argent
- European Footballer of the Year France Football
- Italian League Top Scorer: (25 goals)
- Best Player of the Year UEFA
- FIFA World Player of the Year
- 1993
- European Silver Boot: (6 goals)
- 2004
