Ruud Gullit
Dutch association football player and manager
- Fame60.7
- Momentum0.0
- Netherlands rank#154
Source-basedStable
- Fame60.7
- Momentum0.0
- Netherlands rank#154
- Footballers rank#200
- Wikipedia124.5K
Born 1962 · age 64Netherlands
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-09
He captained the Netherlands to their only major tournament win, took the Ballon d'Or in 1987, and then became the first foreign manager to lift the FA Cup — all while playing wherever the team needed him most.
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About
Born Rudi Dil on 1 September 1962, Gullit moved from PSV to AC Milan in 1987 for a world record fee and was soon nicknamed "The Black Tulip." At Milan he formed a celebrated Dutch trio with Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, winning three Serie A titles and two European Cups. He was named World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989, the same span in which he captained the Netherlands to victory at Euro 1988. In 1995 he signed for Chelsea, and a year later became player-manager; in his first season he delivered the FA Cup, the club's first major trophy in 26 years. In 2004, FIFA named hi…
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Teams
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- Chelsea F.C.1995–1998
- AC Milan1994–1994
- U.C. Sampdoria1994–1995
- U.C. Sampdoria1993–1994
- AC Milan1987–1993
- PSV Eindhoven1985–1987
- Feyenoord Rotterdam1982–1985
- Netherlands national association football team1981–1994
- HFC Haarlem1979–1982
- Netherlands national under-21 football team1979–1979
- AFC DWS1975–1979
19751998
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Season stats
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| 1995–1998 | 49 | 4 |
| 1994–1994 | 8 | 3 |
| 1994–1995 | 22 | 9 |
| 1993–1994 | 31 | 15 |
| 1987–1993 | 117 | 35 |
| 1985–1987 | 68 | 46 |
| 1982–1985 | 85 | 30 |
| 1981–1994 | 66 | 17 |
| 1979–1982 | 91 | 32 |
| 1979–1979 | 4 | 1 |
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Awards
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- Italian Football Hall of Fame
- Ballon d'Or
- Dutch Sportsman of the year
- Dutch Footballer of the Year
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Fame
Stable60.7
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Historical28.5
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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