Ruud Krol

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Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" (or "Rudi") Krol ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 24 March 1949)<ref name="KNVB">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team.<ref name="KNVB" /> Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after retirement.<ref name="VICE">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time,<ref name="tuttonapoli">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Legendfootball">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Krol, a Dutch legend in Africa FIFA.com</ref>

Playing career

Club

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Krol with Ajax in 1979

He began his career at Ajax under manager Rinus Michels. In his first season at the club he did not play much. After the departure of left-back Theo van Duivenbode to Feyenoord in the summer of 1969,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Krol became a regular player. When Ajax reached the UEFA European Cup in 1971, and won, Krol did not play because of a broken leg.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Krol did play in the European Cup finals of 1972 and 1973. While others, such as Johan Cruijff and Johan Neeskens, left for new pastures, Krol, captain since the departure of Piet Keizer in October 1974, stayed at Ajax until June 1980.<ref name = "ESPN_NL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He moved to the North American Soccer League to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps<ref>Ruud Krol. Planetworldcup.com.</ref> for four months.<ref name= "ESPN_NL" /> He then joined Napoli in September 1980,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> where he played for the next four seasons and earned him the nicknames Grande Rudy (meaning Big Rudy) and Il Tulipano Azzurro (meaning the blue tulip).<ref name = "ESPN_NL" /> His last club was in France with Cannes, at the time playing in Ligue 2 (the French Second division), before retiring in 1986.<ref name = "ESPN_NL" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

International

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Krol with the Netherlands in 1974

Internationally, Krol made his debut for the Netherlands in 1969 against England,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> retiring from international football in 1983. He was a crucial component in the Total Football side of the 1970s. A versatile defender, he could play in any position along the back four or midfield. In the 1974 FIFA World Cup, in which the Netherlands reached the final, Krol primarily played at left-back. He created Cruijff's goal against Brazil<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and scored a 25-yard screamer against Argentina.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Krol was part of the Dutch squad that participated in the 1976 European Championship; the team finished in third place.

By the time the 1978 FIFA World Cup came about, Krol had switched to playing as a sweeper and had earned the captain's armband after the retirement of Cruijff. The Dutch team lost the World Cup final for a second time in a row.

Krol played for the Netherlands as captain at the 1980 European Championship, where the team didn't overcome the first round. He played for part of the qualifying for 1984 European Championship, and played his last match as international in 1983.

With 83 international games, he was the most capped Dutch player until Aron Winter surpassed him during UEFA Euro 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Managerial career

Krol started his career as manager with K.V. Mechelen in July 1989, but he was sacked in January 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In his managerial career, he has been head coach of Egypt,<ref name = "Egypt1996" /> and has been assistant manager of the Netherlands (under Frank Rijkaard<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Louis van Gaal<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>) and Ajax (under Ronald Koeman<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>). He became the interim manager of Ajax after the resignation of Koeman in February 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He was manager of Ajaccio in France Ligue 2 from 2006 to 2007. He returned as manager of Egyptian giants Zamalek in August 2007. He had previously managed them from 1994 to 1999, winning the Egyptian Cup in 1999, the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1996 and the Afro-Asian Club Championship 1997, the last two being the biggest club level prizes available to CAF clubs. Krol's return to Zamalek was meant to be a stabilizing presence, after the club having gone through several managers in the preceding two seasons. He ended his sole season by winning one Egyptian Cup with Zamalek, and within one season he would leave and sign a three-year contract with the South African giants Orlando Pirates.

In his three years with the Orlando Pirates, he won two South African cups (and a finalist once) and won the national league, all in his last year in charge of the team. Those cups include MTN8 and Nedbank Cup. Despite that success his contract was not renewed.

He won the Tunisian championship with Sfaxien in 2012–13, after a fierce battle with the other three of the Tunisian big four.

After that success, he was contacted to lead the Tunisia national team in the play off qualifying to the 2014 world cup against Cameroon. He accepted that role and simultaneously became manager of Sfaxien and Tunisia in September 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He won the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup with Sfaxien. He resigned from his duties as Sfaxien coach after the second leg of the final against TP Mazembe on 30 November 2013. He quit as the national team interim coach following Tunisia's loss in the World Cup play-off.

In January 2014, he was appointed new head coach of Tunisian side ES Tunis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

  • On 6 July 1972, Krol married Yvonne van Ingen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> The couple has a daughter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • On 26 September 1974, together with teammate Arie Haan, he opened a snack bar on Reguliersbreestraat in Amsterdam.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • His father Rudolf Josef (nicknamed Kuki) Krol (1922-2003)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> participated in the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Thanks to Kuki Krol, a brother of referee Leo Horn, George Horn, was able to go into hiding and hence survived the war.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="nftstat">Template:NFT</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1968–69 Eredivisie 1 0 — — — 1 0
1969–70 Eredivisie 34 2 5 0 10Template:Efn 0 — 48 2
1970–71 Eredivisie 24 2 4 0 7Template:Efn 0 — 35 2
1971–72 Eredivisie 33 0 5 0 9Template:Efn 0 — 47 0
1972–73 Eredivisie 34 3 1 0 7Template:Efn 1 4Template:Efn 0 46 4
1973–74 Eredivisie 34 3 4 0 2Template:Efn 0 2Template:Efn 0 42 3
1974–75 Eredivisie 24 1 1 0 6Template:Efn 1 — 31 2
1975–76 Eredivisie 31 3 3 0 6Template:Efn 0 3Template:Efn 0 43 3
1976–77 Eredivisie 33 1 — 2Template:Efn 1 — 35 2
1977–78 Eredivisie 34 2 7 0 6Template:Efn 0 — 47 2
1978–79 Eredivisie 24 2 5 0 6Template:Efn 0 — 35 2
1979–80 Eredivisie 33 4 6 0 7Template:Efn 4 — 46 8
Total 339 23 41 0 68 7 9 0 456 30
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1980 NASL 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 14 0 — — — 14 0
SSC Napoli 1980–81 Serie A 29 1 — — — 29 1
1981-82 Serie A 27 0 6 0 1Template:Efn 0 — 34 0
1982–83 Serie A 30 0 7 0 4Template:Efn 0 — 41 0
1983–84 Serie A 21 0 — — — 21 0
Total 107 1 13 0 5 0 — 125 1
AS Cannes 1984-85 Ligue 2 34 0 3 0 — — 37 0
1985-86 Ligue 2 29 0 — — — 29 0
Total 63 0 3 0 0 0 — 66 0
Career total 523 24 57 0 73 7 9 0 661 31

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International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1969 1 0
1970 2 0
1971 2 0
1972 5 0
1973 7 0
1974 14 2
1975 6 0
1976 6 1
1977 6 0
1978 14 1
1979 6 0
1980 6 0
1981 5 0
1982 2 0
1983 1 0
Total 83 4
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krol goal.
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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 1974 Rotterdam, Netherlands Template:Fb 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 26 June 1974 Gelsenkirchen, Germany Template:Fb 3–0 4–0 1974 FIFA World Cup
3 13 October 1976 Rotterdam, Netherlands Template:Fb 1–1 2–2 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 20 September 1978 Nijmegen, Netherlands Template:Fb 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1980 qualification

During the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Krol made an own goal in the match against Bulgaria.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honours

Player

Ajax

Netherlands

Individual

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Coach

Ajaccio

Ajax (as assistent to manager Ronald Koeman)

Zamalek

Orlando Pirates

  • Premier Soccer League: 2011; runner-up 2009
  • Nedbank Cup: 2011; runner-up 2010
  • Telkom charity cup: 2010, 2011
  • MTN 8: 2010

Sfaxien

Esperance

Raja Casablanca

Kuwait

Egyptian Olympic Team (U23)

Egypt

Netherlands (as assistant to manager Frank Rijkaard)

Individual

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