1. Ronald Koeman was capable of playing both as a defender and as a midfielder; he frequently played as a sweeper, although he was equally known for his goalscoring, long-range shooting, and accuracy from free kicks and penalties.
32 Facts About Ronald Koeman
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Ronald Koeman then joined Ajax's rivals PSV in 1986, winning three consecutive Eredivisie titles and the European Cup in 1988.
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Ronald Koeman is one of five European players to ever win a treble with their club and a cup with their national team in the same year.
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At international level, Ronald Koeman was one of the stars of the Netherlands national team, alongside Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Dennis Bergkamp.
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Ronald Koeman is the only individual to have both played for and managed the "Big Three" of Dutch football: Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.
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Ronald Koeman was the manager of the Netherlands national team between 2018 and 2020, finishing runners-up in the 2019 UEFA Nations League.
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In 1989, Ronald Koeman re-joined his former Ajax coach Johan Cruyff at Barcelona, where he became a member of the famous "Dream Team".
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Ronald Koeman scored the only goal of the 1992 European Cup Final with a free-kick from the edge of the 18-yard box against Sampdoria at Wembley to make Barca European champions for the first time in their history.
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Ronald Koeman was known for his powerful right-footed free kicks and deadball ability where he scored many vital goals for the team.
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Ronald Koeman spent two seasons in Rotterdam, captaining Feyenoord to third- and second-place finishes in the Eredivisie respectively.
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Ronald Koeman ended his career with 192 league goals from 533 matches during his career, more than any other defender in the history of football.
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Ronald Koeman went on to represent his nation at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, as well as Euro 1992, and picked up a total of 78 caps for the Netherlands, scoring 14 goals.
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In June 2005, Ronald Koeman took up the vacant position at Portuguese champions Benfica, following the departure of Giovanni Trapattoni.
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On 31 October 2007, Ronald Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia after the sacking of Quique Sanchez Flores, starting on 5 November 2007.
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Ronald Koeman was sacked the following day, on 21 April 2008.
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On 21 July 2011, Ronald Koeman was appointed manager of Feyenoord, signing a one-year contract with the Dutch club as replacement for outgoing trainer Mario Been.
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In June 2014, Ronald Koeman was announced as the replacement for Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino, signing a three-year deal with the club.
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In January 2015, Southampton won all three of their matches, including a first win at Manchester United since 1988, and Ronald Koeman was again named Manager of the Month.
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Ronald Koeman led Southampton to a seventh-place finish at the end of the season.
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Ronald Koeman won his third Premier League Manager of the Month for January 2016, on the way to Southampton's highest ever Premier League finish, sixth place, highest ever Premier League points total, 63, and qualification for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
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On 14 June 2016, Ronald Koeman was confirmed as manager of Everton, signing a three-year contract.
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Ronald Koeman later stated his belief that the failure to sign Olivier Giroud in the summer transfer window contributed to his sacking.
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On 6 February 2018, Ronald Koeman was appointed manager of the Netherlands national team on a four-and-a-half-year contract up to and including the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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On 19 August 2020, Ronald Koeman left the national team to become manager of Barcelona.
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On 19 August 2020, Ronald Koeman was announced as the new manager of Barcelona, on a two-year contract until 30 June 2022.
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On 6 April 2022, Ronald Koeman was announced as returning to role of manager of the Netherlands national team, and would commence in the role on 1 January 2023 after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, following the third retirement of Louis van Gaal.
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Ronald Koeman is the top scoring defender in world football, scoring 90 goals in all competitions for Barcelona.
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An accurate free kick and penalty kick taker, Ronald Koeman was nicknamed the King of free kicks throughout his playing career, and is Barcelona's second-highest goalscorer from free kicks, after previous club captain Lionel Messi, with 26 goals from set pieces in all competitions; he is Barcelona's second-highest scorer from penalties in La Liga, behind Messi , with 46 goals from spot kicks, and the highest scoring defender in La Liga from penalties.
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Ronald Koeman currently holds the record for 25 consecutive successful penalty conversions in La Liga.
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Ronald Koeman is an ambassador for the anti-smoking campaign Kick it with Help.
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Ronald Koeman said that the cancer diagnoses of his wife and his friend Johan Cruyff motivated him to join the campaign.
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Ronald Koeman stated that he has been visiting the Portuguese region of Algarve since 1988 after the victory of PSV in the 1988 European Cup Final against Portuguese football club Benfica.