Frank Rijkaard
Dutch association football player and manager
- Fame60.3
- Momentum0.5
- Netherlands rank#163
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- Fame60.3
- Momentum0.5
- Netherlands rank#163
- Footballers rank#209
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Born 1962 · age 64Netherlands
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-09
A defensive midfielder who won the European Cup three times as a player — twice with AC Milan, once with Ajax — then returned a decade later to win it again from the touchline, reshaping Barcelona in the mid-2000s around a young Ronaldinho.
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About
Born 30 September 1962, Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard came up through Ajax, where he claimed five Eredivisie titles and lifted the 1994–95 Champions League. He moved to AC Milan and won back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990, plus Serie A honors, establishing himself as one of the finest defensive midfielders the game has seen. For the Netherlands he earned 73 caps, anchoring the side that took the 1988 European Championship and later finished third at Euro '92; he also appeared at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups. As a manager he had spells with Sparta Rotterdam and the Dutch national team befor…
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Teams
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- AFC Ajax1993–1995
- AC Milan1988–1993
- Real Zaragoza1987–1988
- Sporting CP1987–1988
- Netherlands national association football team1981–1994
- AFC Ajax1980–1987
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Season stats
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| 1993–1995 | 80 | 13 |
| 1988–1993 | 201 | 26 |
| 1987–1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987–1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981–1994 | 73 | 10 |
| 1980–1987 | 248 | 59 |
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Awards
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- UEFA President's Award
- AFC Ajax–player of the year
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Momentum0.5
Historical27.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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