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Marinus Jacobus Hendricus " Rinus " Michels ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrinʏs ˈmɪxəls] ⓘ; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach. [1] [2] He played his entire career for Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national team for four spells.
Aug 17, 2022 · Rinus Michels was known for his skillful movements and versatility on the soccer field. With the Catalan club, he won a league title, but, as the obvious choice to lead the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, it was with another team that he cemented his legacy.
Mar 3, 2005 · With the passing of Rinus Michels, the football family has suffered the loss of a legend who played an essential role in putting Dutch football on the map by introducing the world to Total...
Jul 27, 2019 · Fifty years on, Michels’ TotaalVoetbal remains the benchmark of utopian football and Michels remains the giant from whose vision others have seen further.
Mar 3, 2005 · This is the profile site of the manager Rinus Michels. The site lists all clubs he coached and all clubs he played for.
Rinus Michels was a Dutch football (soccer) player and coach credited with having created “total football,” an aggressive style of play in which players adapt, shift positions, and improvise on the field as needed. Michels played professionally (1946–58) for Ajax, scoring 121 goals in 269 matches.
Aug 14, 2019 · Rinus Michels is number 3 in 90min's Top 50 Great Managers of All Time series. Follow the rest of the series over the course of the next week.
Mar 3, 2020 · If the Netherlands teams of the 1970s were the 'Clockwork Oranje', then Rinus Michels was the genius watchmaker behind the machinery. A man of few words, this innovative thinker was...
Aug 7, 2016 · The architect of 'Total Football', Rinus Michels' super-versatile Ajax and Netherlands sides captivated Europe in the 1970s, formulating an antidote to defensive play.
Mar 3, 2005 · Dutch coaching legend Rinus Michels, the inventor of 'total football', died on Thursday at the age of 77.
