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Roy Makaay
Makaay withFeyenoordin 2007
Personal information
Full name Rudolphus Antonius Makaay
Date of birth (1975-03-09)9 March 1975(age 49)[1]
Place of birth Wijchen,Netherlands[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SC Woezik
DIOSA
Blauw Wit Nijmegen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Vitesse 109 (42)
1997–1999 Tenerife 72 (21)
1999–2003 Deportivo La Coruña 133 (79)
2003–2007 Bayern Munich 129 (78)
2007–2010 Feyenoord 83 (36)
Total 526 (256)
International career
1994–1998 Netherlands U21 27 (15)
1996–2005 Netherlands 43 (6)
2008 Netherlands Olympic(O.P.) 3 (2)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Feyenoord(scout)
2011–2013 Feyenoord U19(assistant)
2013–2015 Feyenoord U19
2015–2016 Feyenoord U21(assistant)
2015–2019 Feyenoord(coach)
2016–2019 Feyenoord U21
2021–2022 Rangers(first team coach)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingNetherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolphus Antonius"Roy"Makaay(born 9 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football coach and formerfootballer.As astriker,he was known for his goal-scoring ability as a result of his "aerial prowess and quick drives to the net where he can put the ball away with either foot."[2]

He began his career atVitesseandTenerifebefore moving toDeportivo de La Coruñain 1999 and helping the side to their firstLa Ligatitle in his first season there. He also won theCopa del Reyin 2002 and the following season was given theEuropean Golden Bootfor a 29-goal haul. He remains the club's all-time leading goalscorer. He then moved toBayern Munichfor a then club record €18.75 million, where he picked up the nicknameDas Phantom(The Phantom), for his ability to score out of nowhere, as well asTormaschine(goal machine), for his consistent ability to find the back of the net. After winning two consecutiveBundesligaandDFB-Pokaldoubles at Bayern, he returned to the Netherlands withFeyenoordin 2007.

A full international from 1996 to 2005, Makaay scored six international goals in 43 matches, despite competition for a place in the national team. He competed with the Dutch side at twoUEFA European Championshipsand the2008 Olympics.

Club career

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Early career

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He was first recognized as a talented striker while playing forVitessein the mid-1990s and honed his skills in the Spanish First Division withTenerifeand later withDeportivo La Coruña.

Deportivo La Coruña

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In July 1999, Makaay was signed byDeportivo La Coruñafrom Tenerife for a transfer fee ofPts10 million.[3]He made his league debut on 22 August 1999 in the opening game of the season, where he scored a hat-trick to give Deportivo a 4–1 home victory overAlavés.[4]Makaay scored a total of 22 goals in 36 appearances in the1999–2000season, including braces againstBarcelona,Real Oviedo,andAtlético Madrid,as well as adding one in their final match againstEspanyolto inspire theGalicianclub to their firstLa Ligatitle.[5]

Makaay was an unused substitute as Dépor reached the2002 Copa del Rey Finalon 6 March 2002; Deportivo lifted the trophy for the second time in their history with a 2–1 victory overReal Madrid.[6][7][8]

He was theEuropean Golden Bootwinner for the 2002–03 season with his 29 goals making him the top scorer in Europe.[9]

His first encounter withBayern Munichcame during the2002–03 UEFA Champions Leagueseason when hescored a hat-trickat theOlympiastadioninMunich,in Deportivo's 3–2 win over the Bavarians on 19 September 2002.[10]

Bayern Munich

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Makaay at Bayern Munich in April 2007

Bayern Munich kept a close eye on Makaay throughout the whole season and finally beat off stiff challenges fromManchester UnitedandChelseato get their man. A then club record fee of €18.75 million was paid to Deportivo in the summer 2003 to sign him.[11]He scored 78Bundesligaand 17UEFA Champions Leaguegoals during his four seasons at Bayern.

On 29 September 2004, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 Champions League group stage win overAjax,[12]putting him in a select group of players to have scored aChampions League hat-trickat two clubs.

On 21 August 2006, Makaay scoredBayern Munich's 3,000th Bundesliga goal. On 31 March 2007, he scored his 100th Bayern Munich goal in the game againstSchalke 04.It was his 75th Bundesliga goal and 100th competitive goal since joining Bayern Munich in 2003.

On 7 March 2007, Makaay scored the quickest goal in Champions League history, finding the net after just 10.12 seconds to help Bayern overturn a first-leg deficit and putReal Madridout of the competition at the round of sixteen. Madrid kicked off butRoberto Carlosfailed to control the backpass, allowing Bayern'sHasan Salihamidžićto steal the ball and feed it to Makaay who tapped it past goalkeeperIker Casillas.[13][14]

Feyenoord

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Makaay returned to the Netherlands for the 2007–08 season, whenFeyenoordsigned him to a three-year deal worth €5 million in June 2007. Makaay's decision to leave was influenced byBayern Munich's decision to sign forwardsLuca ToniandMiroslav Klose.[15]

In his first season at Feyenoord, Makaay was instrumental in leading the club to their eleventhKNVB Cuptitle, scoring 7 goals in 5 matches.[16][17][18]

Makaay retired at the end of the2009–10 season,scoring a hat-trick in his last match againstHeerenveen.[19]

International career

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Makaay scored 15 times for the DutchU-21 national team,which was a record shared withArnold Bruggink,beforeKlaas-Jan Huntelaareclipsed their tally in 2006.[20]

His internationalcapsfor the Dutch national team were limited due to players such asPatrick Kluivert,Dennis BergkampandRuud van Nistelrooy.Makaay was, however, capped for his country atEuro 2000andEuro 2004.In the latter tournament, he scored againstLatviain the first round.[21]

In 2008, Makaay was chosen as one of three overage players to represent the Netherlands at theOlympics,where he captained the side to a quarter-final defeat to eventual championsArgentina.[22][23]

Coaching career

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After his retirement he was named as a youth coach for the academy of Feyenoord.[24]Alongside this, he was also working as forward coach for the club, both with the first team and youth teams.

In May 2013, the club confirmed that – after as successful year with the C1 team – Makaay would take charge of the U19's for the upcoming season.[25]

On 18 November 2021, he was named first-team coach toGiovanni van BronckhorstatRangers.[26]

On the 23 March 2023, he was named head coach of theBayern MunichWorld Squad.[27]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[28]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitesse 1993–94 Eredivisie 10 1 0 0 10 1
1994–95 Eredivisie 34 11 0 0 34 11
1995–96 Eredivisie 31 11 – 31 11
1996–97 Eredivisie 34 19 5 3 – 39 22
Total 109 42 114 45
Tenerife 1997–98 La Liga 36 7 0 0 – 36 7
1998–99 La Liga 36 14 2 0 – 38 14
Total 72 21 0 0 74 21
Deportivo La Coruña 1999–2000 La Liga 36 22 2 1 3 3 41 26
2000–01 La Liga 29 16 0 0 6 1 35 17
2001–02 La Liga 30 12 2 1 9 1 41 14
2002–03 La Liga 38 29 5 1 11 9 54 39
Total 133 79 9 3 29 14 171 96
Bayern Munich 2003–04 Bundesliga 32 23 4 2 8 6 44 31
2004–05 Bundesliga 33 22 5 5 8 7 46 34
2005–06 Bundesliga 31 17 5 0 8 2 44 19
2006–07 Bundesliga 33 16 3 0 8 2 44 18
Total 129 78 17 7 32 17 178 102
Feyenoord 2007–08 Eredivisie 28 13 5 7 – 33 20
2008–09 Eredivisie 31 16 3 4 6 0 39 20
2009–10 Eredivisie 24 7 4 3 0 0 28 10
Total 83 36 8 14 6 0 101 50
Career total 526 256 42 26 67 31 636 314

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[29]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 7 0
2001 6 0
2002 5 2
2003 6 1
2004 15 3
2005 2 0
Total 43 6
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makaay goal.
List of international goals scored by Roy Makaay
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 May 2002 CMGI Field,Foxborough,United States United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 16 October 2002 Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna,Austria Austria 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3 20 August 2003 King Baudouin Stadium,Brussels,Belgium Belgium 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4 28 April 2004 Philips Stadion,Eindhoven,Netherlands Greece 1–0 4–0 Friendly
5 1 June 2004 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise,Lausanne,Switzerland Faroe Islands 2–0 3–0 Friendly
6 23 June 2004 Estádio Municipal de Braga,Braga,Portugal Latvia 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004

Managerial

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Feyenoord U19 1 July 2013 30 June 2015 52 28 11 13 53.85
Feyenoord U21 1 July 2016 30 October 2019 37 19 7 11 51.35
Total 89 47 18 24 52.81

Honours

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Deportivo La Coruña

Bayern Munich

Feyenoord

Individual

References

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