Marco van Basten - Football Coach

Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993, at the age of 28, due to recurring ankle injury which forced him to announce his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Known for his close ball control, attacking intelligence, impeccable headers, and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992. At club level, he won three Eredivisie titles and the Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax, and four Serie A titles and two European Cups with Milan. With the Netherlands, Van Basten won UEFA Euro 1988 where he earned the Golden Boot, scoring five goals, including a memorable volley in the final against the Soviet Union, considered one of the best ever. In 1998, Van Basten was ranked sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll, tenth in the European player of the Century election held by the IFFHS and 12th in the IFFHS' World Player of the Century election. He was also voted eighth in a poll organised by the French magazine France Football, consulting their former Ballon d'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. In 2004, a poll for the 100 greatest Dutch people was held in the Netherlands: Van Basten ranked number 25, the second highest for a football player, behind Johan Cruyff. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Netherlands	04/08
World Cup 06	4
Euro 08 Qual 08	12
Friendlies 07	2
Friendlies 08	5
Euro 08	4

Ajax Amsterdam	08/09
Eredivisie 08/09	33
KNVB Beker 08/09	1
UEFA Cup 08/09	10

Heerenveen	12/14
Europa Qualif 12/13	4
Eredivisie 12/13	34
EL Playoffs 13	2
Eredivisie 13/14	34
EL Playoffs 14	2

AZ Alkmaar	14
Eredivisie 14/15	5

AZ Alkmaar Asst	14/15

Netherlands Asst	15/16