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Marco van Basten
Marcel "Marco" van Basten 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. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he scored over 300 goals at the highest club and international levels, but played his last game at the age of 28, followed by an early retirement at just 30, due to a recurring ankle in…
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sports · Dutch football player and manager (born 1964) · association football player · association football coach · also Marco van Basten, Marcel van Basten, Basten
Born 31 October 1964 · Q483629
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2026· 3 entries
GOAL: Marco van Basten criticises KNVB decision to appoint foreign coach Xavi for the Netherlands
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Indiatimes: Marco van Basten net worth in 2025: AC Milan legacy, career earnings, coaching roles, and media work
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Marco van Basten lashes out fiercely at UEFA and La Liga because of Barça!
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2023· 1 entry
beIN Sports: Marco Van Basten To Leave Netherlands' Backroom staff For FIFA Role
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2020· 2 entries
Awful Announcing: Marco van Basten says “Sieg Heil” on Fox international PPV broadcast after an interview with a German-speaking coach, apologizes
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Won: Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze) with Voetbal International's World Stars by Raf Willems (2020).
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2019· 4 entries
Sporting News: EA Sports removes Marco van Basten features from 'FIFA 20' after Nazi joke
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ESPN: Fox suspends Marco van Basten one week for saying 'sieg heil' on air
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Antonio Cassano described Van Basten and Ronaldo as the best forwards in the history of the game
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Former Milan coach Fabio Capello described Van Basten and Ronaldo as the best players he ever coached
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2018· 1 entry
Commenting: "The best player of all time for me [
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2017· 3 entries
Yahoo: FIFA's Marco van Basten proposes changes to enhance soccer
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Roberto Baggio named Van Basten as the player with whom he would have most liked to have played, commenting: "I'd have liked to play with him
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Two of Van Basten's former Milan teammates, Demetrio Albertini and Marco Simone, labelled the Dutchman as the best player they had ever played with, with the former stating, "The best player I have ever played with is Va
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2016· 5 entries
NBC Sports: FIFA hires Marco van Basten as technical director
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ESPN: Marco van Basten appointed FIFA's chief officer for technical development
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beIN Sports: Marco Van Basten Appointed to FIFA Role
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Van Basten was included in UEFA's All-time Euro XI, while in 2017, he was named the 13th greatest player of all time by FourFourTwo
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As a "rather cerebral" analyst who "ponders the problems of FIFA and suggests changes to the offside rule
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2015· 4 entries
beIN SPORTS: Van Basten named Netherlands assistant
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“Aanhaling(en): Maldini: Van Basten beste met wie ik samenspeelde, Parool, 23 mei 2015.”
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“Bron: Paolo Maldini interview: Read the full transcript as AC Milan legend sits down with Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher, Daily Mail, 22 mei 2015”
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Who was the greatest centre-forward of all time, he echoed Sacchi's views, responding: "Marco van Basten
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2014· 2 entries
NBC Sports: Marco van Basten to take over at AZ, become Aron Johannsson’s new coach
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Commenting: "Marco van Basten remains for me the best striker of all time
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2012· 3 entries
Won award: World Hall of Fame of Soccer (2012).
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Won award: Italian Football Hall of Fame (2012).
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Joined SC Heerenveen in 2012.
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2008· 1 entry
Joined Ajax in 2008.
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2007· 2 entries
Won award: AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time 12th (2007).
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Sky Sports ranked Van Basten first on its list of great athletes who had their careers cut short
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2006· 1 entry
Stating: "He's the quickest 6 ft 3 in centre-forward I've ever seen
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2004· 26 entries
Won award: FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé) (2004).
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“Paolo Maldini over Van Basten”
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Joined Netherlands in 2004.
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“Una macchina da gol che si è rotta proprio quando stava per diventare il migliore di tutti. Lo è stato ugualmente, ma non è arrivato a essere il numero uno. (Diego Armando Maradona)”
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“Nessuno ha la potenza di Zlatan Ibrahimović. Lui e Marco Van Basten sono identici nell'eleganza. (Fabio Capello)”
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“Marco van Basten è stato calcisticamente il mio eroe da bambino, mi ha fatto innamorare dei perdenti. Poteva essere il più grande di tutti, il più bello, le sue giocate erano poesia, ma ha dovuto convivere con un'enorme fragilità. (Francesco Mandelli)”
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“Il più forte di sempre è stato Van Basten. Faceva tutto: dribbling, tiro, colpo di testa, acrobazia. E giocava con la squadra e per la squadra. Io sono cresciuto con il suo poster appeso dietro al letto della mia cameretta... (Hernán Crespo)”
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“Il lutto in me per il suo precoce ritiro non si estingue ancora e mai si estinguerà. (Carmelo Bene)”
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“Era un giocatore completo, forte con entrambi i piedi e abile di testa, gran fisico ma con una tecnica e una velocità nel breve pazzesca. Non aveva punti deboli. E se hai queste doti, metti in difficoltà chiunque. (Sergio Brio)”
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“Era un falso lento. Quando andava, andava: poche balle. (Roberto Donadoni)”
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“È una leggenda, uno dei migliori attaccanti di sempre, non al livello di Ronaldo forse, ma in ogni caso ha segnato trecento gol in carriera e fatto la storia nel Milan. Era un modello per il suo stile di gioco, per i suoi spettacolari tiri al volo e per la sua grinta davanti alla porta. (Zlatan Ibrahimović)”
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“Credo che Marco van Basten [...] sia stato l'avversario piu signore in cui mi sia imbattuto. (Angelo Peruzzi)”
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“[Sul segreto per essere un grande] Fare gol. Io, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibra. Ci siamo passati tutti. Se vuoi essere il numero uno, devi concentrarti sul gol, solo sul gol. Devi diventare una macchina.”
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“Sono un calciatore interrotto. Forse il più famoso di questa categoria. Non me ne sono andato in pace. Non nascondo che reinventarmi come persona, è stata dura.”
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“Un gol vale l'altro. I gesti tecnici vengono esaminati, studiati, passati al microscopio. Ma invece succedono, e basta. Sono figli del momento. Non c'è mai una vera spiegazione. Il calcio è istinto, al novanta per cento.”
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“Nel calcio le gerarchie vengono sempre stabilite dalla bravura. Non conta l'età, il successo, lo stipendio. Solo la bravura.”
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“I giocatori sono più importanti. Contano solo loro, nel calcio. L'allenatore bravo è quello che li fa rendere al meglio, senza imporre per forza le sue idee.”
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“[Su Arrigo Sacchi] Non c'è mai stato feeling personale tra me e lui. Non mi ha mai dato l'impressione di essere onesto nei rapporti umani. Non era mai diretto. Andava a zig zag. Quando non era contento di come ci allenavamo, se la prendeva con i giovani, con i più deboli, che magari invece erano in testa a tirare il gruppo.”
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“[«Per lei cos'è il calcio?»] Un gioco da bambini, nel senso più puro e vero del termine. I rapporti tra giocatori, e con gli allenatori, sono regolati da un modo di interagire infantile e irrazionale. Io ti do una cosa, tu cosa mi dai in cambio? Funziona così. Difficile da spiegare a chi non fa parte di quel mondo.”
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“Ronaldo è un grande giocatore. Ma chi sostiene che sia più forte di Messi non capisce di calcio oppure è in malafede. Messi è unico. Inimitabile e irripetibile. Come lui, uno ogni cinquant'anni. Da bambino è caduto nella pentola del genio calcistico.”
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“[Sui paragoni con Ibrahimović] È solo una coincidenza, se segni tanto in Italia hai la qualità per far gol e fare la differenza anche in Champions League. Non so se io ero più concreto, ma so che anche lui sta segnando tanto e chi fa gol fa la differenza nel calcio, poi certo è importante che la squadra crei occasioni, perché il gol è un discorso d'insieme.”
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“Origineel in het Engels:“Right foot. Left foot. Heading, so strong, fast. He could score, he could pass the ball. He was the best. The way he played was timeless. He had to quit when he was 28. Surgery. Stupid surgery to the ankle. It was such a pity”
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“„De manier waarop hij voetbalde was tijdloos. Hij moest stoppen toen hij 28 was. Een operatie aan zijn enkel. Het was echt zo zonde. Met rechts, met links of met het hoofd. Zo sterk, zo snel. Hij kon scoren en passen. Hij was de allerbeste.”
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Was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100, his list of the world's 125 greatest living players, and also placed fourth in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll, celebrating the best European footballers of the past fifty years
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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
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Was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players
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1999· 7 entries
Won award: World Soccer Greatest Players of the 20th Century 9th (1999).
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Won award: Guerin Sportivo's 50 Greatest Players of the Century by Adalberto Bortolotti 11th (1999).
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Won award: IFFHS Football Player of the Century 12th (1999).
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Won award: IFFHS European Player of the Century 10th (1999).
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Won award: Placar's 100 Best Players of the Century 26th (1999).
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Won award: France Football's Football Player of the Century 8th (1999).
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Van Basten was named the ninth greatest player of the twentieth century by World Soccer magazine
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1998· 3 entries
Prior to the World Cup that year, FIFA completely outlawed the tackle from behind; this ruling came to be known colloquially as the "Van Basten law" in the media
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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
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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
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1997· 1 entry
Won award: Venerdì's 100 Magnificent (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Won award: Planète Foot World All-Time Team (1996).
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Won award: Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
And retired from football, stating he would never try management
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1994· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1993–94).
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Defender Pietro Vierchowod described Van Basten as "the absolute number one" and as a "superstar," also adding that "he is strong with his head, good with either foot, capable of changing the face of a game with a single
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1993· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1992–93).
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1992· 14 entries
Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year (1992).
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Won award: UEFA Best Player of the Year (1992).
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Won award: Capocannoniere (1991–92).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1992).
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Awarded FIFA World Player of the Year (1992).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (1992).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1992).
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Won award: El País King of European Soccer (1992).
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Won award: RSSSF Player of the Year (1992).
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Won award: World Soccer Player of the Year (1992).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1991–92).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (1992).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1992).
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And won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992
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1991· 1 entry
Won award: Onze de Onze (1991).
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1990· 5 entries
Won: European Cup with AC Milan (1989–90).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with AC Milan (1990).
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Won award: UEFA Best Player of the Year (1990).
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Won award: Capocannoniere (1989–90).
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Won: European Super Cup with AC Milan (1990).
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1989· 10 entries
Won award: World Soccer Player of the Year (1989).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with AC Milan (1989).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Player (1989).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1989).
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Won award: Onze d'Or (1989).
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Won: European Cup with AC Milan (1988–89).
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Won award: European Cup Top Scorer (1988–89).
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Won award: UEFA Best Player of the Year (1989).
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Won: European Super Cup with AC Milan (1989).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1989).
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1988· 12 entries
Won award: Onze d'Or (1988).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Netherlands (1988).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (1988).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1988).
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Won award: World Soccer Player of the Year (1988).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1987–88).
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Won Ballon d'Or (1988).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (1988).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1988).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Player (1988).
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“[Sul gol nella finale dell'Europeo 1988] Segnai perché avevo la caviglia fasciata in modo rigido, e mi tenne il piede fermo mentre colpivo. Un piccolo risarcimento. Due mesi dopo giocammo una amichevole nello stesso stadio. I miei compagni mi fecero scommettere che ci avrei riprovato. Tirai la palla fuori dallo stadio.”
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The Dutch legion got completed when Frank Rijkaard joined the club (at the time only three non-Italians were allowed)
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1987· 10 entries
Won the Bravo Award with Ajax (1987).
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Won: European Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax (1986–87).
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Won award: Bravo Award (1987).
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Won award: Eredivisie Top Scorer (1986–87).
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Won award: World Soccer Player of the Year (1987).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1987).
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Won: KNVB Cup with Ajax (1986–87).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1987).
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Played for AC Milan (1987–1995) — 147 appearances, 90 goals.
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Milan president Silvio Berlusconi signed Van Basten, along with fellow countryman Ruud Gullit
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1986· 4 entries
Won award: Eredivisie Top Scorer (1985–86).
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Won award: World Golden Boot (1985–86).
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Won award: European Golden Boot (1985–86).
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Won: KNVB Cup with Ajax (1985–86).
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1985· 4 entries
Won the Dutch Eredivisie with Ajax (1984-1985).
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Won award: Eredivisie Top Scorer (1984–85).
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Won: Eredivisie with Ajax (1984–85).
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Won award: Dutch Footballer of the Year (1985).
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1984· 2 entries
Won award: Eredivisie Top Scorer (1983–84).
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Won award: European Silver Boot (1983–84).
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1983· 6 entries
Won the Dutch Eredivisie with Ajax (1982-1983).
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Won the Dutch KNVB Cup with Ajax (1982-1983).
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Won: KNVB Cup with Ajax (1982–83).
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Won: Eredivisie with Ajax (1982–83).
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Played for Netherlands national association football team (1983–1992) — 58 appearances, 24 goals.
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Joined Netherlands in 1983.
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1982· 2 entries
Won the Dutch Eredivisie with Ajax (1981-1982).
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Won: Eredivisie with Ajax (1981–82).
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1981· 3 entries
Joined Ajax in 1981.
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Played for AFC Ajax (1981–1987) — 133 appearances, 128 goals.
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Played for Netherlands national under-21 football team (1981–1981) — 15 appearances, 13 goals.
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1964· 1 entry
Born 1964-10-31.
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