Ruud Gullit ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈryt ˈxʏlɪt ] ( ) ; [ 5 ] hold Rudi Dil ; 1 September 1962 ) is a dutch football player and subsequent director who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a defender, attacking midfielder, midfielder or forward. widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he captained the Netherlands national team that was triumphant at UEFA Euro 1988 and was besides a extremity of the team for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1992. At cabaret level, in 1987 he moved from PSV to AC Milan for a populace record transfer tip. [ 6 ] Nicknamed “ the black Tulip ”, he was part of a celebrated dutch trio at Milan which included Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard. Gullit won three Serie A titles and two european Cups with Milan. In 1995, he signed for Chelsea and a year late was appointed the baseball club ‘s player-manager. In his debut season, he led Chelsea to FA Cup success, the club ‘s inaugural major championship for 26 years, and in so doing became the first gear oversea director to win the FA Cup.
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Gullit won the Ballon d’Or in 1987 and was named the World Soccer Player of the class in 1987 and 1989. normally an attacking midfielder, [ 7 ] he was a versatile player, playing in numerous positions during his career. In 2004, he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as separate of FIFA ‘s hundredth anniversary celebration. [ 8 ]
early on life [edit ]
Gullit was born as Rudi Dil in Amsterdam to George Gullit, a Surinamese who arrived in the Netherlands with Herman Rijkaard ( founder of Frank Rijkaard ), [ 9 ] and Dutch schoolmarm Ria Dil [ 10 ] from the Jordaan district of Amsterdam. The Gullit kin lived in one disconnected level room on the top floor of a small apartment build. Gullit ‘s beget worked as an economics teacher at a local school, his mother as a custodian at the Rijksmuseum. Gullit developed his football skills in the confines of the Rozendwarsstraat, and street football was instrumental in his formative years. Gullit ‘s beginning team were the Meerboys, where he joined as a junior in 1970. At the senesce of ten, however, Gullit moved from the Jordaan to Amsterdam Old West where he played street football aboard Frank Rijkaard. Gullit joined the DWS club after his act, and came to the attention of the Dutch young team, where he played alongside future full international teammates, Erwin Koeman, Ronald Koeman and Wim Kieft. It was during his time at DWS that Gullit first gear took to using his father ‘s surname, rather than his cross-file surname ( from his mother ), as he thought Gullit sounded more like a football player. [ 11 ] however he retained his mother ‘s surname, formally, and continues to sign all contracts as Ruud Dil. [ citation needed ]
Club career [edit ]
HFC Haarlem [edit ]
In 1978, Gullit signed professionally for HFC Haarlem under coach and erstwhile West Bromwich Albion player Barry Hughes. Gullit made 91 league appearances for Haarlem, scoring 32 goals. He made his debut for the club at fair 16 years previous, becoming at the meter the youngest player in the history of the Eredivisie. [ 12 ] In his first year at Haarlem, the cabaret finished bottom of the Eredivisie, but bounced back the follow season winning the Eerste Divisie. Gullit was named as the best player in the Eerste Divisie that season. [ 13 ] In the 1981–82 season, Gullit was in finely phase as Haarlem finished one-fourth and qualified for Europe for the alone clock time in their history. In that lapp season, Gullit scored the goal he would late consider his fine : “ Playing against Utrecht I went past four defenders and then the goalkeeper, and scored. It was an unforgettable goal for me. ” [ 14 ] Hughes was so impress with the young Gullit that he described him as the “ dutch Duncan Edwards “. [ 13 ]
Feyenoord [edit ]
Ruud Gullit in 1988 The unseasoned Gullit was considered as a sign by English sides Arsenal and Ipswich Town, but managers Terry Neill and Bobby Robson turned him down. Neill late told that he considered £ 30,000 besides much for “ this angry kyd ”. [ 15 ] Gullit therefore moved to Feyenoord in 1982, where he made 85 league appearances, scoring 31 goals. At Feyenoord, Gullit found himself playing aboard Dutch caption Johan Cruyff, while the assistant director was Wim van Hanegem, and they were to leave a persistent stamp. Gullit ‘s first season saw Feyenoord miss out on major honours, but the following year they completed the league and cup doubling. Gullit was named Dutch Footballer of the year in recognition of his contribution to Feyenoord ‘s success. At Feyenoord, Gullit occupied an increasingly advance function in midfield, having played predominantly as a sweeper at Haarlem. [ 16 ] While at Feyenoord, Gullit became the focus of a rush quarrel as coach Thijs Libregts was alleged to have referred to Gullit as “ blackie ” and criticised him for being lazy, though Libregts defended himself by claiming that it was merely a nickname. [ 17 ] While playing for Feyenoord at St Mirren in September 1983, he was racially abuse and spit on by supporters of the scottish club. [ 18 ] Gullit called it “ the saddest night of my life ”. [ 19 ]
PSV [edit ]
In 1985, Gullit moved to PSV for 1.2 million dutch guilders and wound up scoring 46 goals in 68 league appearances for the team. Gullit was again named Footballer of the year in 1986 as he helped PSV capture the Eredivisie crown, a feat they repeated the follow year. It was at PSV that Gullit truly began to establish himself as a global class football player and his distinctive, dreadlocked appearance made sealed that he would catch the eye of Europe ‘s biggest club. Gullit was besides singled out for criticism by large numbers of Feyenoord supporters, who branded him a “ wolf ” and accused him of moving to Eindhoven for money. [ 20 ]
AC Milan [edit ]
Gullit signed for AC Milan in 1987, paying the then world record transfer tip of 18 million guilders as a replacement for Ray Wilkins. Milan ‘s club drawing card Silvio Berlusconi had ambition to revive the fortunes of the Italian golf club which had stagnated after its glory days in the 1960s. Among Gullit ‘s teammates at that club were compatriot Marco van Basten, who came at the same fourth dimension. A year by and by they ‘d be joined by another compatriot and previous friend Frank Rijkaard. The club besides had then young italian rising stars Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi. Gullit ‘s exploits with first base PSV and then Milan helped him win the Ballon d’Or award in 1987 which he dedicated to Nelson Mandela. [ 21 ] When he arrived at Milan, Gullit initially struggled to fit in as he spoke no italian and was unused to living in a extraneous country. [ 22 ] Gullit ‘s foremost season at Milan, however, saw the club win the Scudetto for the first fourth dimension in nine years, under coach Arrigo Sacchi. He was initially used on the right of an attacking three aboard Van Basten and Pietro Virdis, but after an wound to Van Basten it was changed to a front two. The keep up temper Milan built on their domestic achiever by adding the european Cup to their tilt of honours. Their scintillating 5–0 destruction of Real Madrid in the semi-final second branch came at a price, as Gullit suffered an injury and required surgery to be fit in clock for the concluding. That performance was followed by a 4–0 victory over Steaua București in the 1989 final examination, with Gullit scoring two all-important goals. The pursuit year, Milan retained the trophy as they defeated Benfica in the 1990 final. however, serious injuries sustained to the ligaments of his justly stifle limited Gullit ‘s bring time and he managed good two domestic games in the 1989–90 season before appearing in the cup final. In 1990–91, Milan ‘s pursuit of a third back-to-back european Cup was cut short by Marseille at the quarter-final stage. Having drawn the first leg at the San Siro, Milan trailed to a Chris Waddle finish with little clock remaining when the floodlights went out. After a brusque delay the ignition was restored, but Milan had returned to their fertilization room and refused to return to complete the game. UEFA awarded Marseille a 3–0 victory and expelled Milan from all european competitions for the follow temper. While Milan continued their domestic authority by winning Serie A in both 1991–92 ( a temper in which they went undefeated ) and 1992–93, Gullit ‘s status became an increasingly peripheral one under fresh coach Fabio Capello. This was demonstrated by his omission from the 1993 Champions League concluding, as under the UEFA rules clubs were lone allowed to battlefield three foreigners. turin was concern in signing him, with chair claiming that an agreement with Milan was likely. [ 23 ] But Gullit was alternatively loaned to Sampdoria .
Sampdoria [edit ]
In 1993, Gullit moved to Sampdoria and led them to victory in the Coppa Italia in the 1993–94 season. He besides scored the winner in a 3–2 victory over Milan. Gullit was briefly re-signed by Milan in 1994, but promptly returned to Sampdoria before the apogee of the 1994–95 season. During his fourth dimension, he served under coach Sven-Göran Eriksson and the two had a strong sympathize and reciprocal esteem. In his brief fourth dimension at Sampdoria, he scored 15 goals .
Chelsea [edit ]
In July 1995, Gullit signed for Chelsea on a free transfer. initially played as sweeper by director Glenn Hoddle with limited achiever, Gullit was moved to his more conversant function in midfield, where he scored six goals. The sign of Gullit, alongside the likes of Mark Hughes and Dan Petrescu, propelled Chelsea to the semi-final of the FA Cup but their league form was disappoint. Gullit had some difficulties adapting to the dash of play at Chelsea : “ I would take a difficult ball, control it, make space and play a good ball in front of the veracious second, except that he did n’t want that fall. finally Glenn said to me, ‘Ruud, it would be better if you do these things in midfield. ‘ ” [ 24 ] His adjustment, however, was rapid and he ended the season by being named runner-up to Eric Cantona as Footballer of the year. Gullit has since frequently stated in interviews that it was in London he enjoyed his career the most and felt happy : “ Every time I played for Chelsea, I thought, ‘Nice game, beautiful stadium, big crowd, I ‘m playing well. ‘ It was the only time I very had fun. ” [ 24 ] In moving to Chelsea, Gullit played an crucial part in the “ foreign revolution ” as numerous high-profile external stars, such as italian Gianfranco Zola and Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp, joined Chelsea and Arsenal respectively, which helped to increase its worldwide profile .
Gullit in action for the Dutch team ( 1993 )
International career [edit ]
In 1981, on his 19th birthday, Gullit made his external debut as a utility for the Netherlands national team against Switzerland, a game the Dutch lost 2–1. During his early international career, the team failed to qualify for both the 1982 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1984 – missing out on the latter tournament on goals scored as Spain, needing an 11-goal victory to qualify, flog minnows Malta 12–1 in their concluding modify bet on. There was promote frustration in 1985 when the Dutch missed out on reservation for the World Cup at the hands of neighbours Belgium in a play-off. Having lost 1–0 in Belgium, the Netherlands appeared to be set for reservation in Rotterdam as they led 2–0 until a former Georges Grün goal put Belgium through on away goals. Gullit, however, was one of the keystone players for the Netherlands as he helped his area win Euro 1988 under coach Rinus Michels. Having lost their opening game of the tournament to the Soviet Union, the Netherlands outwit England and the Republic of Ireland to reach the semi-finals. After defeating West Germany 2–1 in Hamburg, the Netherlands faced the Soviet Union again in the final. Gullit opened the scoring with a header and Marco van Basten scored a volley from a specialize angle to cap a 2–0 gain. Gullit was therefore the first base Dutch captain to hold aloft international silverware. [ 25 ] The Dutch travelled to the 1990 World Cup as one of the favourites, but the team failed to perform as expected. There was besides internal trouble related to selection of the national team coach ( players consulted had voted for Johan Cruijff, but the Dutch FA and particularly its drawing card Rinus Michels snubbed them and chose Leo Beenhakker ). Gullit ‘s knee injuries besides hampered his play, but his dribble and blast against Ireland helped the Netherlands modify for the second rung. There they met West Germany, in a plot marred by an affray between Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler. The Germans gained revenge for their kill at Euro 1988 by beating the Netherlands 2–1 and going on to win the tournament. 1992 saw the Netherlands again among the favourites for silverware in Sweden at Euro 1992. Gullit appeared in firm form against Scotland in their open game of the tournament as he supplied Dennis Bergkamp with a finish. But after drawing with Russia and beating Germany, the Netherlands suffered a jolt exit on penalties to Denmark, who ended up winning the championship ‘s Henri Delaunay Trophy. In 1993, Gullit and Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat began what was to be a long-running quarrel which ultimately ended Gullit ‘s international career. Advocaat ‘s decisiveness to play Gullit on the right side of midfield in a game against England at Wembley, quite than his usual cardinal position, overturned Gullit and this was exacerbated by his substitution for Marc Overmars. [ 17 ] Gullit refused to play for the national team following this but later changed his beware and agreed to return, facing Scotland in May 1994. shortly before the 1994 World Cup, Gullit walked out of the pre-tournament train camp and would never play external football again. In December 2013, while appearing on dutch television receiver plan Studio Voetbal, Gullit and Advocaat stated they were both at fault in the matter and regretted it. [ citation needed ]
Gullit at a iron league in October 2010
manner of free rein [edit ]
A complete and versatile musician, Gullit epitomised the ethos of total Football as he was naturally adept in several positions, and was able of aiding his team defensively angstrom well as offensively due to his work-rate, ball-winning abilities, and tactical intelligence in summation to his skill and physical qualities. [ 26 ] normally deployed as an attacking midfielder or as a second striker, he was able of playing anywhere in midfield or along the front-line, on either wing or even in the center, and could besides play as a sweeper. [ 7 ] Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, [ 27 ] his first property was his athleticism, as he used his strength and travel rapidly, combined with his technique, to great effect ; he was besides hard in the air, as he was tall, knock-down, and an excellent sweater. [ 26 ] [ 28 ] Yet, unusually for a man of his stature, Gullit was an elegant musician, who besides possessed outstanding natural libra, poise, technical ability, and dribbling skills, which gave a elegant manner to his game. [ 26 ] Gullit besides was noted for his intelligence, creativity, vision, and spatial abilities, qualities that helped him score goals early in his career and enabled him to play in a deep character as a playmaker late in his days, where he was known for creating chances for teammates. [ 26 ] Gullit therefore combined physical bearing with dash, genial acuteness, formidable proficiency and natural touch, to become an iconic figure in worldly concern football. [ 26 ] [ 29 ] He was besides an accurate loose kick taker. [ 30 ] Beyond his qualities as a football player, Gullit besides stood for his leadership and doggedness. [ 31 ] Despite his endowment, however, he struggled with injuries throughout his career, which late affected his fitness. [ 26 ] Gullit ‘s glare prompted George Best to comment in 1990, “ Ruud Gullit is a great player by any standards. He has all the skills. He ‘s not afraid to do things with the ball. And he looks as if he ‘s enjoying every moment of it. By my count that ‘s what makes him an even better musician than Maradona. Both have the key quality you will find in all the best players : balance. You good ca n’t knock them off the ball. It was the like with Pelé, Beckenbauer and Cruyff. ” [ 32 ]
Managerial career [edit ]
Chelsea [edit ]
In the summer of 1996, when Glenn Hoddle left Chelsea to become coach of the England national team, Gullit was appointed as a player-manager becoming the foremost Dutch director in the Premier League. Gullit made a promise get down to his managerial career when in the foremost temper as a player-manager he guided Chelsea to an FA Cup exuberate in 1997, the club ‘s first major trophy in 26 years. In doing so he became the beginning coach from outside the british Isles and the first black director to win a major british football trophy. [ 33 ] The club besides finished at a creditable sixth place in the Premiership. The follow season, with Chelsea in second place in the Premiership and proceeding to the quarter-finals in two cup competitions, he was sacked, allegedly for a disagreement with the baseball club ‘s control panel over compensation, though Gullit himself disputed this. [ 34 ] He was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, a serviceman he had helped to bring to the baseball club, and who went on to guide them to UEFA Cup Winners ‘ Cup and Football League Cup glory over the end of the season. Gullit ‘s last appearance as a actor came in the beginning leg of that season ‘s League Cup semi-final against Arsenal, but Gullit was sacked before the second leg. [ 35 ] After Gullit ‘s controversial net by Chelsea, president Ken Bates said of Gullit, “ I did n’t like his arrogance – in fact I never liked him. ” [ 36 ]
newcastle United [edit ]
In August 1998, Gullit was named director of Newcastle United two games into the new league season and reached the 1999 FA Cup Final in his first class. Fans remained supportive despite a poor run of results, although a well-publicised contretemps with the team ‘s peak scorer Alan Shearer and captain Robert Lee did not put him in a golden light. [ 37 ] Gullit even refused to assign Lee a police squad number, giving Lee ‘s number 7 to modern signing Kieron Dyer. In a match between Newcastle and local rivals Sunderland following the latter ‘s return to the Premiership, Gullit left the common originate strikers Shearer and Duncan Ferguson on the judiciary. Newcastle lost 2–1, and Gullit resigned three days later, five games into the 1999–2000 temper. [ 38 ]
Feyenoord [edit ]
Before the startle of the 2004–05 season, Gullit took charge of Feyenoord, quitting at the end of that temper without winning any trophies, being replaced by Erwin Koeman. Feyenoord had finished a disappointing fourth in the Eredivisie, behind Ajax, PSV and AZ .
Los Angeles Galaxy [edit ]
On 8 November 2007, Gullit became oral sex coach for the LA Galaxy, signing a three-year contract. [ 39 ] His US $ 2 million per year wage was the highest ever given to a Major League Soccer ( MLS ) oral sex coach. Gullit arrived as refilling for Frank Yallop who was let go after Galaxy failed to make the 2007 MLS playoffs despite having record sign David Beckham on the roll. From the originate, Gullit ‘s meter with Galaxy was troublesome. not well-versed in the intricacies and specifics of the MLS such as wage capital and draft rules, the Dutchman never adapted well to the north american league. [ citation needed ] The doomed acquisition in January 2008 of left back Celestine Babayaro, who was signed on Gullit ‘s personal wishes before being dismissed without playing a competitive match, set the tone for the league campaign. Afterlosing 0–4 in the season undoer, Gullit clashed with midfielder Peter Vagenas, who criticized him for wholly neglecting set play practice during coach. [ citation needed ] As the season progressed, Gullit clashed with respective players, notably Landon Donovan and Abel Xavier, the latter who criticized Gullit ‘s managerial manner and claimed he did not have respect for most of the players. [ 40 ] It was late reported that Gullit ‘s appointment had been made in controversial fashion as Galaxy cosmopolitan coach, Alexi Lalas, had been bypassed in the work, with the decisiveness being led by David Beckham ‘s advisers : his management company 19 entertainment and his personal coach Terry Byrne. [ 41 ] On 11 August 2008, Gullit resigned as coach of the Galaxy, citing personal reasons. This came following a seven-game winless streak. General director Lalas was fired at the same time. [ 42 ]
Terek Grozny [edit ]
On 18 January 2011, russian Premier League side Terek Grozny announced that Gullit has agreed to sign a year-and-a-half abridge and become the head coach for the Chechen side. Upon sign, Gullit told Sovetsky Sport, “ I ‘d like to believe that I can bring joy into the lives of the Chechen people through football … Of course, I wo n’t deny that I ‘m getting lots of money from Terek. ” [ 43 ] Gullit was let go by the club on 14 June 2011 .
Media career [edit ]
In 1988, Gullit scored a No. 3 hit with the anti-apartheid song “ South Africa ” in the Dutch Top 40 together with the reggae band Revelation Time. previously, he had a modest strike in 1984 with the sung “ not the Dancing Kind ”. Gullit besides notably joined his band in front of 3000 people at concerts in Italy, in the year he made a motion to AC Milan. After his spell at Newcastle, Gullit spent several years working as a football observer, having previously coined the term “ sexy football ” [ 44 ] during his spell as a BBC initiate for Euro 1996 while still playing professionally for Chelsea. Gullit used the term to describe teams, such as Portugal at that tournament, [ 45 ] who played attractive football with an stress on the defense-penetrating pass-and-move game. By 2006, Gullit had a talk testify on Dutch television, where he has interviewed, amongst others, Nelson Mandela. [ 21 ] When Gullit was named achiever of the Ballon d’Or in 1987, he dedicated the award to the then imprison Nelson Mandela. Gullit has since said in interviews that he met Mandela after he was released, and that Mandela had said to him, “ Ruud, I have lots of friends now. When I was on the inside, you were one of the few. ” [ 24 ] In 2007, Gullit recalled, “ Four months ago I visited Robben Island and met three guys who were cell-mates of Nelson Mandela. They remembered me dedicating my award in 1987 to Mandela and they said they could n’t believe what I had done, and were certain the football authorities would withdraw the award. That ‘s what apartheid did to them, it made them believe injustice was a normal contribution of life. ” [ 24 ] Gullit besides appeared as a initiate for ITV during the 2006 World Cup and works as an analyst for Champions League games on Sky Sports and Al Jazeera Sports. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Gullit worked as a studio analyst alongside early players Jürgen Klinsmann and Steve McManaman for ESPN. [ 46 ] He subsequently worked as an analyst for Al Jazeera Sports during Euro 2012 alongside Glenn Hoddle and Terry Venables, among others. [ 47 ] In 2013, Gullit and many other early footballers were brought into EA Sports ‘s FIFA 14 as “ Legends ” cards in FIFA Ultimate Team ; his tease is one of the highest rated in the game. [ 48 ] In 2014, Gullit joined BBC ‘s Match of the Day as a studio apartment initiate and first appeared during the 2014–15 season. [ 49 ] Gullit embarked on the Heineken Champions League Trophy Tour in 2016 where he visited Vietnam with Carles Puyol. During the stop consonant in Vietnam he met lifelong winnow Max Caubo ; who lived there at the time. [ 50 ]
personal animation [edit ]
Gullit is a Feyenoord assistant. [ 51 ] His son Maxim Gullit plays for Cambuur. [ 52 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HFC Haarlem | 1979–80 | Eredivisie | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 1980–81 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 16 | ||||
| 1981–82 | Eredivisie | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 32 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 100 | 36 | |||||
| Feyenoord | 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| 1983–84 | Eredivisie | 33 | 15 | 8 | 9 | — | 4[a] | 1 | — | 45 | 25 | |||
| 1984–85 | Eredivisie | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | |||
| Total | 85 | 30 | 12 | 10 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 103 | 41 | ||||
| PSV | 1985–86 | Eredivisie | 34 | 24 | 2 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 27 | ||
| 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 34 | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 26 | |||
| Total | 68 | 46 | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 75 | 53 | ||||
| AC Milan | 1987–88 | Serie A | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 4[a] | 1 | =”2″|— | 39 | 13 | ||
| 1988–89 | Serie A | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 8[b] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 3[c] | 1 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 1991–92 | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 1992–93 | Serie A | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 125 | 39 | 17 | 10 | — | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 171 | 56 | |||
| Sampdoria | 1993–94 | Serie A | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 17 | |||
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | ||
| Total | 53 | 24 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 26 | |||
| Chelsea | 1995–96 | Premier League | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 470 | 175 | 61 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 575 | 219 | ||
International [edit ]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands[54][55] | 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 6 | 5 | |
| 1988 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 17 | |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands’ goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gullit goal.
managerial statistics [edit ]
All competitive league games ( league and domestic cup ) and international matches ( including friendlies ) are included. [ 56 ]
- As of 2 May 2015
| Team | Nat | Year(s) | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Chelsea |  |
1996–1998 | 83 | 41
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18 | 24 | 0 49.40 |
| Newcastle United | |
1998–1999 | 52 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 0 34.62 |
| Feyenoord |  |
2004–2005 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 0 55.56 |
| LA Galaxy |  |
2007–2008 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 31.58 |
| Terek Grozny |  |
2011 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 23.08 |
| Career total | 212 | 93 | 47 | 72 | 0 43.87 | ||
Honours [edit ]
actor [edit ]
HFC Haarlem [ 57 ]
Feyenoord [ 57 ]
PSV [ 57 ]
AC Milan [ 57 ]
Sampdoria [ 57 ]
Netherlands [ 57 ]
Individual
coach [edit ]
Chelsea [ 57 ]
bibliography [edit ]
- Ruud Gullit: My Autobiography (1998) with Harry Harris
- Kijken naar voetbal (2016); English translations: How to Watch Football (2016), How to Watch Soccer (2017)
References [edit ]
far interpretation [edit ]
- Harris, Harry (1996). Ruud Gullit: Portrait of a Genius.
- Glanville, Brian (1999). Footballers Don’t Cry.