Frank Rijkaard

Frank Rijkaard (born 30 September 1962) is a former Dutch football player. He has played for Netherlands national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time.[2]

Frank Rijkaard
Personal information
Full name Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, central defender
Youth career
–1973 SC Buitenveldert
1973–1976 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
1976–1979 DWS
1979–1980 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Ajax 205 (47)
1987–1988 Sporting CP 0 (0)
1987–1988Real Zaragoza (loan) 11 (0)
1988–1993 AC Milan 142 (16)
1993–1995 Ajax 56 (12)
Total 414 (75)
National team
1981–1994 Netherlands 73 (10)
Teams managed
1998 Netherlands (assistant)
1998–2000 Netherlands
2001–2002 Sparta Rotterdam
2003–2008 Barcelona
2009–2010 Galatasaray
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner1988 West Germany
Third place1992 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 1980–81 Eredivisie 24411255
1981–82 Eredivisie 27500275
1982–83 Eredivisie 2538100334
1983–84 Eredivisie 23931102710
1984–85 Eredivisie 3473141419
1985–86 Eredivisie 30964203813
1986–87 Eredivisie 3475092489
1987–88 Eredivisie 8300110[lower-alpha 1]094
Total 205472571850024859
Sporting CP 1987–88 Primeira Divisão 0000000000
Zaragoza 1987–88 La Liga 11000110
AC Milan 1988–89 Serie A 31460911[lower-alpha 2]1476
1989–90 Serie A 29260923[lower-alpha 3]0474
1990–91 Serie A 30320403[lower-alpha 4]3396
1991–92 Serie A 30550355
1992–93 Serie A 222506300335
Total 142162402867420126
Ajax 1993–94 Eredivisie 30104061104111
1994–95 Eredivisie 2622010010392
Total 561260161208013
Career total 4147555762129454098
  1. 1987 UEFA Super Cup
  2. Appearance in 1988 Supercoppa Italiana
  3. Two appearances in 1989 UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in 1989 Intercontinental Cup
  4. Two appearances in 1989 UEFA Super Cup, one appearance, two goals in 1990 Intercontinental Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 198110
198250
198332
198420
198550
198640
198740
1988100
198950
199071
199130
1992113
199340
199494
Total7310
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rijkaard goal.
List of international goals scored by Frank Rijkaard[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 December 1983De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Malta3–05–0UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier
25–0
33 June 1990Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–02–0Friendly
427 May 1992De Baandert, Sittard, Netherlands Austria1–03–2Friendly
518 June 1992Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Germany1–03–1UEFA Euro 1992
622 June 1992Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Denmark2–22–2UEFA Euro 1992
719 January 1994Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia1–12–2Friendly
8 1 June 1994De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Hungary5–17–1Friendly
96–1
1012 June 1994Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Canada3–03–0Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 16 January 2013[3][9]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Netherlands June 1998 July 2000 228122036.36
Sparta Rotterdam June 2001 May 2002 3861220015.79
Barcelona July 2003 May 2008 2731606350058.61
Galatasaray 5 June 2009 20 October 2010 67371515055.22
Saudi Arabia 28 June 2011 16 January 2013 277911025.93
Total 42721811198051.05

Honours

Player

Source:[10]

Ajax

AC Milan[11]

Netherlands

Individual

  • Dutch Golden Shoe: 1985, 1987[12]
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988[13]
  • Ballon d'Or – Third place: 1988,[14] 1989[15]
  • Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1990[16]
  • Serie A Best foreign player: 1992[17]
  • Serie A Footballer of the Year: 1992[17]
  • ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95[18]
  • FIFA 100[19]
  • UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #21[20]
  • UEFA President's Award: 2005[21]
  • AC Milan Hall of Fame[11]
  • World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time[22]
  • Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020[23]

Manager

Barcelona

Individual

  • Don Balón Coach of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06
  • UEFA Manager of the Year: 2005–06
  • UEFA Team of the Year for Best Coach of the Year: 2006
  • IFFHS World's Best Club Coach: 2006
  • Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 2006

References

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de mayo de 2008, en Murcia" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 May 2008, in Murcia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "The Best Soccer Defenders of All Time".
  3. "Frank Rijkaard". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. "Frank Rijkaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. "Frank Rijkaard Dutch league stats". ELF Voetbal. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. "Frank Rijkaard UEFA stats". UEFA. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. "Frank Rijkaard – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. Frank Rijkaard. EU-football.info. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard – Coach in European Cups. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. "Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  11. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard". A.C Milan. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  12. "Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  13. "UEFA 1988 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  14. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1988". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  15. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  16. "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  17. "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. Karel Stokkermans (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  19. "Fifa names greatest list". BBC. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  20. "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  21. "UEFA President's Award". UEFA. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. "World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  23. "The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas". Marca. Spain. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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