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Ruud Krol

Dutch football player

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Born 1949 · age 77Netherlands
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  • Age
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    Born 1949
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Summary
Updated 2026-09-08

Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" Krol is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, though he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and his ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball.

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  • AS Cannes
    1984–1986
  • SSC Napoli
    1980–1984
  • Vancouver Whitecaps
    1980–1980
  • Netherlands national association football team
    1969–1983
  • AFC Ajax
    1968–1980
19681986
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1984–1986630
1980–19841071
1980–1980140
1969–1983834
1968–198033923
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  • Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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