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Guus Hiddink ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈɣys ˈɦɪdɪŋk ] ( ) ; born 8 November 1946 ) is a dutch former football director and professional musician. He enjoyed a long career bet as a midfielder in his native Netherlands, playing for sides such as PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen, ampere well as some time spent play in the United States. After retiring from playing the game in 1982, Hiddink went on to enjoy an illustrious career in management, leading both clubs and countries from across the ball to achieve assorted titles and feats, before calling an end to his coaching career in 2021.
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In March 1987, Hiddink was appointed PSV coach after previously serving as assistant. Hiddink ‘s PSV side won three straight Eredivisie titles, three consecutive KNVB Cups and the european Cup in the historic Treble -winning season of 1987–88. Hiddink spend one abortive season at Istanbul side Fenerbahçe, then the following season was appointed coach of Valencia, where he stayed until November 1993. He returned to the Mestalla in March 1994, where he stayed for the pillow of the 1993–94 season. Hiddink then took charge of the Netherlands national team in January 1995, leading the Netherlands to the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 1996 and a fourth-place stopping point in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He resigned as Netherlands coach after the World Cup, where he was then appointed director of spanish giants real Madrid. His time in Madrid ended prematurely after he was sacked in February 1999 as very were struggling in the league. He took over the reins at fellow La Liga side Real Betis in February 2000, but was sacked just three months belated, following the temper ‘s conclusion. The lure of taking another team to a World Cup led to Hiddink taking the South Korea national team job in January 2001. South Korea were joint hosts of the 2002 World Cup, so expectations were high. He led South Korea to a historic 4th-placed finish and became a national hero there. [ 4 ] Hiddink returned to the Netherlands to rejoin PSV after the ending of the World Cup. During his second spell, he won three more Eredivisie titles and another KNVB Cup, making him the most successful football director in Dutch history. In July 2005, Hiddink was appointed coach of the Australia national team, serving as director of both PSV and Australia simultaneously. He led Australia to qualify for their first World Cup in 32 years, while at the 2006 World Cup itself, he led the state to the knockout stages, to date the only time in the Socceroos ‘ history. Following the World Cup, he joined the Russia national team. Russia scraped through qualification at the expense of England, ultimately reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008. In February 2009, while hush managing Russia, Hiddink was appointed interim director of English cabaret Chelsea. He enjoyed success during his curtly persist at Stamford Bridge, winning the FA Cup, whilst restoring Chelsea to a estimable stead in the league. interim, after Russia failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, Hiddink resigned as its coach. He returned to Turkey as Turkey national team director, but his time in charge ended two years late after the nation failed to qualify for Euro 2012. In February 2012, Hiddink made a render to club management, taking appoint of russian side Anzhi Makhachkala. After a period of relative achiever, Hiddink left Anzhi in July 2013. Following the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Hiddink succeeded Louis van Gaal as Netherlands national team director, his moment stint in charge of his family state. His time at the helm ended, however, as the Netherlands were struggling to qualify for Euro 2016 ; he was subsequently relieved of his post and replaced by Danny Blind. Following this, closely six years after his previous passing from Chelsea, Hiddink was again appointed interim coach of the London-based golf club in December 2015 following the sack of José Mourinho .
Playing career [edit ]
Hiddink was born in Varsseveld [ 1 ] and started his career as a player in the youth side of amateurish baseball club SC Varsseveld. He turned professional after signing on for Dutch club De Graafschap in 1967. Hiddink played at the Doetinchem golf club under director Piet de Visser. In 1973, Hiddink and director de Visser earned promotion to the Eredivisie, the top league in Dutch football. [ 5 ] Ever since, the careers of the two Dutchmen have intersected : De Visser scouted numerous south american players, such as PSV players Ronaldo, Romário ( who played under Hiddink at PSV from 1988 until 1990 ) and former Chelsea defender Alex, for Hiddink ‘s PSV. besides, De Visser, in his function as personal adviser to Roman Abramovich, was influential in bringing Hiddink to the Russia national team and more recently to Chelsea as caretaker director following the dismissal of brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari. He spent most of his playing career at De Graafschap, including three years under de Visser, and remains a sports fan of the cabaret. He joined PSV in 1970, but after failing to win a permanent position in the team, he rejoined De Graafschap after good one year and remained there until 1977. In 1981, he rejoined De Graafschap and retired a year former. He generally played as a midfielder during his play days .
Managerial career [edit ]
early golf club career [edit ]
Having honed his coaching skills as an assistant director, Hiddink took over the managerial function at PSV Eindhoven in 1987 after besides holding the assistant director position for the cabaret from 1983 to March 1987. Hiddink took over in March 1987, whilst the team was trailing by three points behind Ajax with ten matches remaining in the league. PSV, however, managed to win the championship six points ahead of Ajax. It was at PSV where he led the team to its first ever european Cup victory in 1988 ( and The Treble ), affirming the Eindhoven club ‘s rank as one of the three giants of Dutch football, aboard rivals Ajax and Feyenoord. He besides won three Eredivisie titles with the club in between 1987 and 1990. “ Hiddink will never take all the credit for himself, he will besides involve his staff in it. That adds to the strong smell of integrity. Hiddink has final examination province, but always shares it with the team around him. He is a real team actor, ” said Berry van Aerle, who was coached by Hiddink in two separate periods with PSV. [ 6 ] Hiddink besides had a coach stint at turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1990, but was dismissed after one class, later joining spanish giants Valencia. [ 7 ]
Netherlands national team [edit ]
Hiddink faced his biggest managerial challenge when he took over the reins of the Netherlands national team on 1 January 1995, [ 8 ] where he took charge of a team of talented individuals continually racked by internal arguments and disputes. His usual 4–4–2 tactic of deploying wingers backed-up by cardinal midfielders resulted in goals from defensive midfielders such as Philip Cocu and Edgar Davids. Hiddink took a tauten approach to the team, an exercise of which was demonstrated at UEFA Euro 1996 when Edgar Davids was sent home after an argument with Hiddink. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] He was able to prevent further internal conflict in the 1998 FIFA World Cup [ 10 ] where his team played some of the more entertain football in that tournament. [ 11 ] The team beat Argentina in the quarter-finals 2–1, then suffered a frustration at the hands of Brazil on penalties in the semi-final. This loss signalled an goal of another earned run average for Hiddink, as he resigned as Netherlands national bus soon after .
real Madrid and Real Betis [edit ]
Hiddink became director of spanish La Liga slope Real Madrid in the summer of 1998, replacing Jupp Heynckes, but poor people league form and off-pitch remarks about the board and finances of the club prompted his result in February 1999. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Hiddink then took over the reins at spanish club Real Betis in 2000 for the rest of the season. His time at actual Betis ended badly, with Hiddink being sacked by May 2000. [ 14 ] In the summer of 2000, rumours were rife over his future, with scottish club Celtic among the clubs named as a potential destination. [ 14 ] The temptation to manage another World Cup-bound international team proved irresistible to him, however, as he agreed to coach the South Korea national team on 1 January 2001 .
South Korea [edit ]
Hiddink became coach of South Korea in January 2001. [ 15 ] Success did not come easily with a team that had appeared in five-straight World Cups but had even to win a single catch. South Korea was one of the horde nations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament, along with Japan. There was an expectation that the hosts would progress to the second turn of the tournament and it was intelligibly expressed that Hiddink ‘s team was expected to perform to that standard ampere well. [ 16 ]
Guuseum in in Varsseveld. 히딩크 박물관 in Korean Hiddink ‘s first class in appoint was not met with golden reviews from the south korean weight-lift, [ 16 ] as he was frequently spotted together with his girlfriend when some felt [ 16 ] he should alternatively have been taking cathexis of the team. After a 2–1 loss to the United States Gold Cup team in January 2002, he was criticized again for not taking his job badly. [ 16 ] Nevertheless, the team he assembled was a cohesive unit of measurement. however, Hiddink began focusing on forcible fitness for players during aim in homework for the World Cup belated that year. In the World Cup itself, the South Korea team achieved its first gear ever victory in the first stage ( 2–0, against Poland ), and after a 1–1 draw with the U.S. and a farther 1–0 victory against heavily favor Portugal, the South Korea team qualified for the second round. Their moment round opponents were Italy, who they defeated 2–1 on the golden goal rule. The korean populace then began to dream of a semi-final moor, a dream that was realized after defeating Spain on penalties in the quarter-final. This surpassed the phonograph record of their north korean counterparts 36 years ahead, who had beaten Italy to reach the quarter-finals. The South Korea team ‘s run was halted by Germany, managed by Rudi Völler, in the semi-finals. As with the Netherlands team four years earlier in France, Hiddink led his team into fourth place after a 3–2 kill to Turkey in the third-place playoff. anterior to the tournament, football pundits and fans alike never expected this level of success. many in South Korea were overjoyed when the state reached the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. [ 16 ] Hiddink became the first-ever person to be given honorary confederacy korean citizenship. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In addition, other rewards soon followed — a secret villa in Jeju-do island ; [ 18 ] free flights for life with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, unblock taxi rides, among others. [ 18 ] The World Cup stadium in Gwangju, where South Korea qualified for the semi-finals, was renamed Guus Hiddink Stadium in his honor soon after the tournament. [ 19 ] His hometown, where a Guuseum was set up, became a democratic stopover for South Koreans visiting the Netherlands. The Guuseum is a museum established by his relatives, in Varsseveld, to honor Hiddink .
PSV [edit ]
Hiddink chose to return to his native country and took over the coaching duties at PSV Eindhoven in 2002. [ 20 ] During his second spell with PSV, Hiddink won three Dutch league titles ( 2002–03, 2004–05, and 2005–06 ), the 2005 Dutch Cup and the 2003 Dutch Super Cup. In Europe, the 2004–05 Champions League led to PSV ‘s beginning ever appearance in the semi-final of the tournament since it adopted its current format in 1992–93 ( PSV won the european Cup, the predecessor to the modern Champions League, in 1988, with Hiddink as coach ). PSV narrowly lost the semi-final to Milan, on away goals. In the 2005–06 Champions League season, PSV made it through the group stage, but was eliminated in the first smasher beat, having lost five of its starting 11 ( Park Ji-sung to Manchester United, Lee Young-pyo to Tottenham Hotspur, Mark van Bommel to Barcelona, Johann Vogel to Milan and Wilfred Bouma to Aston Villa ) to transfers. This period at PSV made Hiddink the most successful dutch coach in history, [ 21 ] with six Dutch League titles and four dutch Cups, surpassing the commemorate of Rinus Michels. Hiddink left the club in June 2006. [ 22 ]
Australia [edit ]
On 22 July 2005, Hiddink became director of the Australia national team. [ 23 ] He announced he would manage both PSV and Australia at the lapp prison term. [ 23 ] In the play-offs held with Uruguay in Montevideo on 12 November and in Sydney on 16 November 2005, both home teams won 1–0. Australia went on to win 4–2 on penalties [ 24 ] — the first time Australia had qualified for the finals in 32 years, and the first base meter that any team had qualified through winning a penalty shoot-out. Hiddink was a democratic design in Australia and was referred to dearly as “ Aussie Guus. ” A tell exercise of the populace affection for him was the Socceroo fans chant of “ Goooooooooooos ! ” during moments of act. Slogans for the Socceroos ‘ 2006 World Cup political campaign were “ No Guus, No Glory, ” “ Guus for P.M. ” and “ In Guus We Trust, ” vitamin a well as the play on words of the celebrated twit “ Guus your Daddy ? ”. During the World Cup, a Sydney newspaper started a humorous political campaign to lure him away from Russia by proposing a national “ Guus tax ” to pay his wages. [ 25 ] More badly, his repute was enhanced by his transformation of the national side, with pundits focusing on the improvement to Australia ‘s defense. He is credited with turning a team which conceded many goals under Frank Farina into a solid defensive unit which entirely conceded one finish aside from home to both Uruguay and the Netherlands. Hiddink ‘s assistants at Australia were Dutch legend Johan Neeskens and early Australia international Graham Arnold. The Socceroos defeated Japan 3–1 during their first game in the 2006 World Cup final stages, with Tim Cahill scoring two goals ( 84 ‘, 89 ‘ ) and John Aloisi scoring one ( 92 ‘ ) all in the survive eight minutes to claim their first World Cup goals and victory always. [ 26 ] An early controversial [ 27 ] call by the egyptian referee that awarded a goal to the japanese team, despite an apparent dirty to Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, had the Australians playing catch up until the last eight minutes. After scoring the first gear finish, Cahill was lucky to get away with a electric potential pollute when he tripped Japan ‘s Yūichi Komano, who had dribbled into the Australian penalty area. The referee missed the incident, and Cahill then broke to score the second on the counter. FIFA ‘s spokesman for refereeing Andreas Werz said that while Japan ‘s first goal was atypical, egyptian referee Essam Abdel Fatah should besides have given Japan a penalty. [ 28 ] Australia followed the match against Japan with a 2–0 loss to Brazil, leaving the Socceroos needed at least a reap against Croatia in their concluding group match to qualify for the knockout stages for the first clock time in its history. After a match fraught with controversy and erroneous decisions from referee Graham Poll, including an unprecedented three yellow cards given to the like Croatian actor, ironically the Australian-born Josip Šimunić, the game ended 2–2, and the Socceroos had their draw thanks to a finish from Harry Kewell to level the game with minutes to spare. In the second round, Italy beat Australia 1–0. After controversially sending off italian defender Marco Materazzi in the fifty-fifth moment, spanish referee Luis Medina Cantalejo awarded Italy ‘s Fabio Grosso a controversial penalty kick eight seconds from the goal of normal prison term, which was converted by Francesco Totti. This put Australia out of the World Cup, marking the official end of Hiddink ‘s tenure as Australia ‘s national coach. [ 29 ]
russia [edit ]
On 10 April 2006, Hiddink announced on Dutch television that he would take over as director of the Russia national team. [ 30 ] He signed a biennial contract in April 2006 worth €2 million a year. [ 30 ] His duties for Russia started after managing Australia during the 2006 World Cup. [ 30 ]
Russia ‘s Euro 2008 reservation hopes came into question after a 2–1 personnel casualty to Israel. however, after a winnings against Andorra, and England losing out to Croatia on the final catch day, Russia and Hiddink secured reservation for the final stages of Euro 2008. At the tournament, the Russians managed to reach the semi-finals with victories against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals [ 31 ] and defending champions Greece in the group stage. [ 32 ] Piet de Visser, a former drumhead scout of Hiddink ‘s club PSV and nowadays a personal adjunct to Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, recommended Hiddink to the Chelsea owner, following the departure of Avram Grant at the goal of the 2007–08 Premier League season. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] In March 2008, however, Hiddink had already chosen to exercise the biennial extension with Russia, keeping him in the national team ‘s lead coaching function until 2010. [ 35 ] In November 2009, Russia was defeated by Slovenia in a 2010 World Cup qualifying play-off, casting doubt on future ambitions. [ 36 ] On 13 February 2010, it was confirmed that Hiddink would leave the position when his shrink expired on 30 June. [ 37 ]
Chelsea [edit ]
After the dismissal of Chelsea ‘s director, the brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, during the 2008–09 Premier League season, Chelsea confirmed on 11 February 2009 that Hiddink would become Scolari ‘s substitute until the end of the season, whilst continuing his duties with Russia. [ 38 ] Hiddink ‘s beginning plot in care was a 1–0 away victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park. [ 39 ] His first game in tear at Stamford Bridge was a 1–0 victory over Juventus in the Champions League hard stage. [ 40 ] Success continued in the kind of a 3–1 away victory against Liverpool —commentators stated that Hiddink had rejuvenated Chelsea following Scolari ‘s deviation. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] After knocking Liverpool out of the competition, Hiddink went on to take Chelsea to the semi-finals of the Champions League, where the clubhouse was eliminated on the aside goals rule to eventual winners Barcelona ; a 93rd infinitesimal Barça goal in a 1–1 controversial withdraw at Stamford Bridge, preceded by a 0–0 at Camp Nou, sealed Chelsea ‘s fortune. [ 43 ] Hiddink only lost once during his tenure as Chelsea coach, a 1–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, where Luka Modrić scored the only finish of the match. As it turned out, even winning every league crippled in care would not have been enough to see Hiddink secure the Premier League title. In the concluding home game of the season, in which Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0, Chelsea home fans chanted Hiddink ‘s name throughout the match and called for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to “ sign him up ” on a permanent wave footing. [ 44 ] Hiddink ‘s highly positive reception highlighted the Chelsea fans ‘ appreciation of the director. He marked an end to his Premier League campaign with a thrilling 3–2 away win over Sunderland. In his last game as interim bus of Chelsea, he won the 2009 FA Cup by beating Everton 2–1 at Wembley. [ 45 ] He was visibly pleased at winning the Cup, and in subsequent interviews claimed it was one of his biggest achievements. even though throughout his tenure at Chelsea versatile players asked him to stay, including captain John Terry, Michael Ballack and Petr Čech, Hiddink always stated that he intended to return to his position with Russia. As a separate endow, the Chelsea players gave him an engraved watch and a shirt signed by all of the players. [ 46 ]
turkey [edit ]
On 16 February 2010, Turkish Football Federation President Mahmut Özgener and Hiddink held talks in Amsterdam. Hiddink agreed to coach the Turkey national team after his shrink with Russia expired on 30 June 2010. [ 47 ] His contract with Turkey began on 1 August 2010, [ 47 ] and his staff included adjunct director Oğuz Çetin and goalkeeping bus Engin İpekoğlu. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] On 11 August 2010, Turkey defeated Romania 2–0 in an international friendly in Istanbul. Emre Belözoğlu gave Turkey the go in the 82nd minute after converting a touch kick, followed by Arda Turan doubling the scoreline after netting from 30 yards out. During his while as fountainhead coach, Hiddink was repeatedly criticized by the media for the size of his wage, for not basing himself in Turkey and intermittently visiting the country for games and readiness camps, and for the alleged fact that he failed to grasp the emotional quality of the players and forced them into a cold, rational and excessively taxonomic play brain. [ citation needed ] He resigned after Turkey failed to qualify for Euro 2012 when they lost to Croatia 3–0 aggregate in the playoffs. [ 50 ]
Anzhi Makhachkala [edit ]
On 17 February 2012, Hiddink agreed an 18-month deal to manage russian golf club Anzhi Makhachkala, his first permanent cabaret post in six years. [ 51 ] In his moment season, he led the team to the bronze decoration in the russian Premier League, and Anzhi made it to the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League for the first time. In the quarter-finals of the lapp competition, having gone down to ten men 55 minutes into the moment peg against Newcastle United, Anzhi came close to going through when Mbark Boussoufa ‘s free bang hit the post before Papiss Cissé headed dwelling the winner in the last seconds of the tie, meaning the Magpies won 1–0 on aggregate. This was the second time that the English side have knocked out a team managed by Hiddink in the rival, having beaten his PSV side 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the 2003–04 season. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season on 28 November 2012, but late changed his take care. On 11 June 2013, Hiddink decided to extend his compress by one more year at Anzhi. Just two games into the 2013–14 russian Premier League temper after a 2–1 frustration at Dynamo Moscow, however, he by chance resigned on 22 July 2013. He said he left because he completed his mission, which he said was to develop Anzhi in a means that it could progress without him. [ 52 ]
return to Netherlands national team [edit ]
On 28 March 2014, it was announced that Hiddink would return to manage the Dutch home team after Louis van Gaal would step down following the 2014 World Cup. Hiddink agreed to manage the team up to UEFA Euro 2016, with Danny Blind and Ruud van Nistelrooy assisting him and Blind to finally replace him. [ 53 ] His second spell in charge of the team began with a 2–0 defeat to Italy in a friendly on 4 September 2014, with both goals conceded and a bolshevik tease received within the first ten-spot minutes of the match. [ 54 ] Five days late, the Dutch began their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a 2–1 kill aside to the Czech Republic, [ 55 ] a 3–1 victory against Kazakhstan and a 2–0 defeat in the hands of Iceland a calendar month late. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] The 2015 calendar class began in March with a match against Turkey, ending in a 1–1 draw. [ 58 ] On 29 June 2015, Hiddink left his place. [ 59 ] Two days late, he was succeeded by his assistant, Danny Blind. [ 60 ] It was unknown for a retentive time whether Hiddink was fired or left his situation voluntarily, but on 21 November 2015, he said, whilst on vacation in France, that he was fired from the post. [ 61 ]
return to Chelsea [edit ]
On 19 December 2015, Hiddink was appointed first-team coach of English side Chelsea until the end of the 2015–16 season, following the judgment of dismissal of José Mourinho ; he joined the club in the lapp capacity he did rear in 2009. After being made interim coach, Hiddink spoke, saying he was “ excite to return to Stamford Bridge ” and “ I am looking advancing to working with the players and staff at this big cabaret and specially renewing my fantastic relationship with the Chelsea fans. ” [ 62 ] After the home draw against Stoke City, Hiddink set a new record for the longest unbeaten streak as a newfangled director in the Premier League with 12 games unbeaten. [ 63 ] Chelsea ended the season in tenth invest in the Premier League, climbing six positions from 16th upon Hiddink ‘s arrival. [ 64 ]
China U21 [edit ]
On 10 September 2018, Hiddink took over the China under-21 national team but was fired in September 2019 after a string of disappoint results, culminating with a 2–0 get the better of against Vietnam under-22 men ‘s team. [ 65 ] The coach of the Vietnamese team coincidentally was Park Hang-seo, adjunct coach of South Korea ‘s national team in the 2002 World Cup under Hiddink .
Curaçao and retirement from management [edit ]
On 21 August 2020, Hiddink was appointed director of the Curaçao national team. [ 66 ] After failing to lead the nation to 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Hiddink contracted COVID-19 in 2021, prompting Patrick Kluivert to step in adenine interim director of the team. [ 67 ] On 9 September 2021, Hiddink officially stepped down a read/write head coach of Curaçao and announced his managerial retirement at the long time of 74. [ 68 ]
tax evasion [edit ]
In February 2007, Hiddink was given a six-month suspend jail prison term and fined €45,000 after being found guilty of tax evasion by a dutch court. Prosecutors had demanded a ten-month prison conviction for Hiddink, who was accused of evading €1.4 million in Dutch taxes by claiming to be a house physician of Belgium from 2002 to 2003. The dutch Tax Intelligence and Detection Service claimed that he had not spent enough nights at his Belgian house which he had stated was his primary address. Hiddink denied this accusation. [ 69 ] [ 70 ]
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