Dirk Nicolaas "Dick” Advocaat (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach. He is currently the manager of the Curaçao national football team. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach. He has coached a number of clubs in the Netherlands and abroad (including the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, with which he won the 2008 UEFA Cup Final), as well as the national teams of a number of countries, including South Korea, Belgium and Russia. His nickname is "The Little General", a reference to his mentor Rinus Michels. 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