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Ruud Krol
Krol in 2005
Personal information
Full name Rudolf Jozef Krol
Date of birth (1949-03-24)24 March 1949(age 75)
Place of birth Amsterdam,Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back,sweeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Ajax 339 (23)
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 14 (0)
1980–1984 Napoli 107 (1)
1984–1986 Cannes 63 (0)
Total 523 (24)
International career
1969–1983 Netherlands[1][2] 83 (4)
Managerial career
1989–1990 Mechelen
1990 Servette
1991–1993 Netherlands U21(assistant)
1994–1995 Egypt U23
1995–1996 Egypt[3]
1997–1999 Zamalek
1999 Al-Wahda
1999–2001 Netherlands(assistant)
2002–2005 Ajax(assistant)
2006–2007 Ajaccio
2007–2008 Zamalek
2008–2011 Orlando Pirates
2012–2013 Sfaxien
2013 Tunisia
2014 Espérance
2014 Al-Ahli
2015 Raja Casablanca
2016 Club Africain
2018–2019 Sfaxien
2020 Kuwait SC[4]
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingNetherlands(as player)
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1974 West Germany
Runner-up 1978 Argentina
European Championship
Third place 1976 Yugoslavia
RepresentingEgypt(as manager)
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Harare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolf Jozef"Ruud"(or"Rudi")Krol(Dutch pronunciation:[rytˈkrɔl];born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professionalfootballerwho wascapped83 times for theNetherlands national team.Most of his career he played for his home town club,Ajax.He became a coach after retirement.[5]Regarded as one of the bestdefendersof all time, Krol mainly played as asweeperorleft-back,though he could play anywhere across the back line, or inmidfieldas adefensive midfielder,due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and his ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball.[6][7]

Playing career

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Club

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Krol with Ajax in 1979

He began his career atAjaxunder managerRinus Michels.In his first season at the club he did not play much. After the departure of left-backTheo van Duivenbodein the summer of 1969 toFeyenoord,Krol became a regular player. When Ajax reached theUEFA European Cupin1971,and won, Krol did not play because of a broken leg. Krol did play in the European Cup finals of1972and1973.While others, such asJohan CruijffandJohan Neeskens,left for new pastures, Krol, captain since the departure ofPiet Keizerin October 1974, stayed at Ajax until June 1980.

He moved to theNorth American Soccer Leagueto play for theVancouver Whitecaps[8]for one season. He then joinedNapoli,where he played for the next four seasons. His last club before he retired in 1986 was the French clubCannes,at the time inLigue 2(the French 2nd division).

International

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Krol with the Netherlands in 1974

Internationally, Krol made his debut for theNetherlandsin 1969 againstEngland,retiring from international football in 1983. He was a crucial component in theTotal Footballside of the 1970s. A versatile defender, he could play in any position along the back four or midfield. In the1974 FIFA World Cup,in which the Netherlands reached the final, Krol primarily played at left-back. He created Cruijff's goal againstBraziland scored a 25-yard screamer againstArgentina.

Krol was part of the Dutch squad that participated in the1976 European Championship.

By the time the1978 FIFA World Cupcame about, Krol had switched to playing as a sweeper and had earned the captain's armband after the retirement of Cruijff.

Krol played for the Netherlands as captain at the1980 European Championship.He played for part of the qualifying forEuro 84,and played his last international in 1983.

Managerial career

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In his managerial career, he has been head coach ofEgypt,and has been assistant manager of the Netherlands (underFrank RijkaardandLouis van Gaal) and Ajax (underRonald Koeman). He became theinterim managerof Ajax after the resignation of Koeman. He was manager ofAjaccioin FranceLigue 2from 2006 to 2007. He returned as manager of Egyptian giantsZamalekin August 2007. He had previously managed them from 1994 to 1999, winning theEgyptian Cupin 1999, theAfrican Cup of Champions Clubsin 1996 and the Afro-Asian Club Championship 1997, the last two being the biggest club level prizes available toCAFclubs. Krol's return to Zamalek was meant to be a stabilizing presence, the club having gone through several managers in the preceding two seasons. His stay however would be a short one. He ended his sole season by winning one Egyptian Cup with Zamalek, within one season he would leave and sign a three-year contract with the South African giantsOrlando Pirates.

In his three years with the Orlando Pirates, he won two South African cups (and a finalist once) and won the national league, all in his last year in charge of the team. Those cups include MTN8 and Nedbank Cup. Despite that success his contract was not renewed.

He won the Tunisian championship with Sfaxien in 2012–13, after a fierce battle with the other three of the Tunisian big four.

After that success, he was contacted to lead theTunisia national teamin the play off qualifying to the 2014 world cup against Cameroon. He accepted that role and simultaneously became manager of Sfaxien and Tunisia in September 2013.[9] He won the2013 CAF Confederation Cupwith Sfaxien. He resigned from his duties as Sfaxien coach after the second leg of the final against TP Mazembe on 30 November 2013. He quit as the national team interim coach following Tunisia's loss in the World Cup play-off.

In January 2014, he was appointed new head coach of Tunisian sideES Tunis.[10]

Personal life

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On 6 July 1972, Krol married Yvonne van Ingen.[11]The couple have a daughter.[12]On 26 September 1974, together with teammateArie Haan,he opened a snack bar on Reguliersbreestraat in Amsterdam.[13]

Honours

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Player

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Ajax

Netherlands

Individual

Coach

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Ajaccio

Zamalek

Orlando Pirates

  • Premier Soccer League: 2011; runner-up 2009
  • Nedbank Cup: 2011; runner-up 2010
  • Telkom charity cup: 2010, 2011
  • MTN 8: 2010

Sfaxien

Esperance

Raja Casablanca

Kuwait

Egyptian Olympic Team (U23)

Egypt

Netherlands (assistant coach under Frank Rijkard)

Individual

References

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  1. ^"Ruud Krol profile – Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)".
  2. ^Ruud Krolat National-Football-Teams
  3. ^1996 African Cup of Nations (squads)
  4. ^رود كرول... مدرباً لـ «الكويت»alraimedia
  5. ^"Voodoo, titels en de Dodenstad: het Afrikaanse leven van Ruud Krol".vice. 5 December 2017.
  6. ^Salvio Passante (12 March 2009)."ESCLUSIVA TUTTONAPOLI.NET - RUUD KROL:" Napoli sempre nel mio cuore. Sarebbe un onore lavorare per la società azzurra. Bruscolotti team manager giusto ""(in Italian). TuttoNapoli.net.Retrieved3 March2017.
  7. ^Krol, a Dutch legend in AfricaFIFA
  8. ^Ruud Krol.Planetworldcup.
  9. ^"Ruud Krol appointed interim Tunisia coach for play-off".BBC Sport.18 September 2013.
  10. ^"Ruud Krol appointed new Esperance coach".BBC Sport. 20 January 2014.
  11. ^Ruud Krol treedt in het huwelijk met Yvonne van Ingen. 6 juli 1972.gahetna.nl
  12. ^Aankomst Nederlands elftal op Schiphol; spelers banen zich weg door menigte, voorgrond Krol met dochter.gahetna.nl
  13. ^Vanmiddag heeft Ajacied Ruud Krol in de Amsterdamse Reguliersbreestraat zijn snackbar geopend. Met zijn ploeggenoot Arie Haan bakt hij hier de eerste bitterballen./Vanmiddag heeft Ajacied Ruud Krol in de Amsterdamse Reguliersbreestraat zijn snackbar.europeana.eu
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  15. ^"1976 team of the tournament".UEFA. 21 March 2016.Retrieved2 January2015.
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  21. ^"Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies".Beyond The Last Man.7 November 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 5 July 2022.Retrieved22 July2020.
  22. ^""Onze Mondial" Awards ".RSSSF.Retrieved27 September2018.
  23. ^FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info
  24. ^"Italy - Footballer of the Year".RSSSF.Retrieved6 February2015.
  25. ^"Guerin Sportivo Serie A Team of the Year".BigSoccer.Retrieved30 September2024.
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