In this Dutch name, the surname is van Nistelrooij.
Dutch professional footballer and coach
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Van Nistelrooy in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij[1]
Date of birth
(1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth
Oss, Netherlands
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
1981–1990
Nooit Gedacht
1990–1991
RKSV Margriet
1991–1993
Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1993–1997
Den Bosch
69
(17)
1997–1998
Heerenveen
31
(13)
1998–2001
PSV Eindhoven
67
(62)
2001–2006
Manchester United
150
(95)
2006–2010
Real Madrid
68
(46)
2010–2011
Hamburger SV
36
(12)
2011–2012
Málaga
28
(4)
Total
449
(249)
International career
1997–1998
Netherlands U21
4
(0)
1998–2011
Netherlands
70
(35)
Managerial career
2014–2016
Netherlands (assistant)
2018–2021
PSV Eindhoven (U19)
2019–2022
Netherlands (assistant)
2021–2022
Jong PSV
2022–2023
PSV Eindhoven
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooij (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈrytfɑnˈnɪstəlroːi]; anglicised to Van Nistelrooy/vænˈnɪstəlrɔɪ/; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He was most recently the manager of PSV Eindhoven, and is often considered one of the best strikers of all time.[4][5][6][7] He has been the top scorer in three separate UEFA Champions League seasons, and is the sixth-highest goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals. He has also been the top scorer in three different European domestic leagues. In 2004, he was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.[8]
Van Nistelrooy began his career with Den Bosch, before moving onto Heerenveen, eventually making a name for himself at PSV Eindhoven, where he won two Eredivisie titles. His goalscoring record at PSV attracted attention from Manchester United; a deal was in place in the summer of 2000, but because of injury problems, his move was secured a year later for a then British record fee of £19 million. His time at United was successful, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, and FA Community Shield, along with winning the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year twice. Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in just 219 games for United, as well as becoming at the time their all-time European record goalscorer, but fell out of favour towards the end of his tenure. Real Madrid then secured his services in 2006. Although an injury blighted the end of his days with Madrid, he won La Liga twice and the Supercopa de España before signing for Hamburger SV during the January transfer window in 2010. After one-and-a-half seasons with Hamburg, he moved back to Spain with Málaga in the summer of 2011. His retirement from football was announced on 14 May 2012.
Internationally, Van Nistelrooy represented the Netherlands on 70 occasions, netting 35 times. He was part of the Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup, and Euro 2008 squads.
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^"Ruud van Nistelrooy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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^"Ranking the Top 60 Strikers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^Ogden, Mark (23 November 2015). "Ruud van Nistelrooy deserves more than being a footnote to Jamie Vardy's achievements". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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^Magee, Will (7 December 2016). "The Cult: Ruud van Nistelrooy". Vice Sports. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^"Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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