# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rinus-michels
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:55:17.247Z

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name: "Rinus Michels"
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description: "The architect of Total Football — the system that turned Ajax and the Netherlands into the most watchable, most imitated side of the 1970s. FIFA named him Coach of the Century."
tagline: "Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Rinus Michels played his entire career as a forward for Ajax, then returned to manage the club and later took four separate stints with the Dutch national team. He led Ajax to the European Cup and Barcelona to the Spanish league title before guiding the Netherlands to the 1974 World Cup final and, fourteen years later, to victory at Euro 1988. In the 1970s he developed Total Football, a fluid tactical philosophy in which any outfield player could take over any position, remaking how the game was played. FIFA named him Coach of the Century in 1999; France Football called him the greatest coach in football history in 2019. He died on 3 March 2005.