Guus Hiddink
Personal Details:
Name:Guus Hiddink
Date and Place of Birth: November 8th, 1946 in Varsseveld, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Playing Career:
Position: Midfielder
1967–1970 De Graafschap
1970–1972 PSV Eindhoven
1972–1976 De Graafschap
1976 Washington Diplomats
1977 San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)
1978–1981 NEC
1981–1982 De Graafschap
Coaching Career:
1982–1984 De Graafschap
1984–1987 PSV Eindhoven (assistant)
1987–1990 PSV Eindhoven
1990–1991 Fenerbahçe
1991–1994 Valencia
1995–1998 Netherlands
1998–1999 Real Madrid
1999–2000 Real Betis
2000–2002 South Korea
2002–2005 PSV Eindhoven
2005–2006 Australia
2006–present Russia
Current Position:
2006 – present Russia (Manager)
Playing Honours:
None
Coaching Honours:
Eredivisie champions: PSV Eindhoven (1986/1987, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2005/2006)
KNVB Cup winners: PSV Eindhoven (1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 2004/2005)
European Cup winners: PSV Eindhoven (1987/1988)
Intrcontinental Cup: Real Madrid (1998)
About Guus Hiddink:
Guus Hiddink's solid if unspectacular playing career could have given few clues for the success of his subsequent coaching career but nonetheless it enabled him to get his first coaching position at the club he graced in three separate spells as a player, De Graafschap. Earning a reputation as a blossoming coaching talent Hiddink went on to manage another of his former clubs, Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven, for his first spell in 1987, leading PSV to three Dutch league titles and their first ever European Cup success in 1988. A short stint at Fenerbahce led to a successful, though trophy barren, four years in Spain at Valencia before Hiddink returned to his native Holland as coach of the national side in 1995.
A strong and determind coach, Hiddink wasn't to be overawed by the prima donna behaviour of many of the extremely talented Dutch squad as evidenced by him sending Edgar Davids home from Euro 96 after the pair clashed. Hiddink helped guide Holland to the World Cup semi finals in 1998 before being defeated by Brazil and subsequently left his post to return to club football in Spain.
A poor start to his first season with Real Madrid in 1998/99 saw Hiddink sacked after only half of the season but he was quickly back in employment, coaching Real Betis until the end of the 1999/2000 season. The lure of international football claimed him back early in 2001 and Hiddink undertook a massive project with 2002 World Cup co-hosts South Korea. Early press criticism soon ended when the tournamnent started in the summer of 2002 with a Hiddink inspired South Korea not only winning their first ever World Cup finals match but fighting their way through to the semi-finals and a defeat to ultimate beaten finalists Germany. Hiddink became the first foreigner to receive honorary South Korean citizenship for his part in the World Cup run.
Hiddink returned to his former club PSV for a second time after the World Cup and coached them to another Eredivisie title and the semi-finals ofthe UEFA champion's League. Remarkably he combined the role with coaching the Australian national side to the 2006 World Cup where they beat the pre-tournament odds to qualify for the knockout stages.
After the World Cup in 2006 Hiddink was persuaded to take over as national coach of Russia and has resisted many offers since to return to club management, leading his latest band of foreign nationals to a major tournament, in Russia's case Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
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