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Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager. Known for his ability to play multiple positions, he won the 1987 Ballon d'Or and was a long-time Netherlands national team captain, leading them to the UEFA Euro 1988 title.
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sports · Dutch association football player and manager · association football player · association football coach · also Ruud Gullit, Ridi Dil "Ruud" Gullit, Rudi Dil "Ruud" Gullit, Gullit
Born 1 September 1962 · Q173972
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2026· 7 entries
“Every time I played for Chelsea, I thought,”
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Yahoo Sports: ‘Newcastle United owners re-evaluating their investment…’ Ruud Gullit
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Public attention spiked: 6,896 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 2,041, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 7,892 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 2,041, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1359249628 by ~2026-34991-32 (talk) It was fine before
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit published an open letter calling on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign amid controversy surrounding U.S. immigration policies.” Denied.
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Yardbarker: Ruud Gullit questions if Chelsea is 'right club' for 'development' of £35.5m Blues ace
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2025· 2 entries
VideoGamer: Ruud Gullit Talks eSports, Chelsea, Liverpool & Advises Joshua Zirkzee on Next Career Move
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Yahoo! Sports: “The DNA is gone!” – Ruud Gullit says Todd Boehly did not know who he was when they met
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2024· 1 entry
Yahoo: Skechers Signs Soccer Legend Ruud Gullit
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2017· 2 entries
Won: Italian Football Hall of Fame with IFFHS Legends (2017).
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Awarded Italian Football Hall of Fame (2017).
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2016· 1 entry
Where he visited Vietnam with Carles Puyol
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2014· 1 entry
Gullit joined BBC's Match of the Day as a studio pundit and first appeared during the 2014–15 season
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2013· 1 entry
Gullit and many other former footballers were brought into EA Sports's FIFA 14 as "Legends" cards in FIFA Ultimate Team; his card is one of the highest rated in the game
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2011· 1 entry
Won: Golden Foot with FIFA 100 (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
Major League Soccer: Ruud Gullit named new head coach
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2008· 1 entry
Won: FAI International Football Awards – International Personality with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2008).
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2007· 2 entries
Gullit recalled, "Four months ago I visited Robben Island and met three guys who were cell-mates of Nelson Mandela
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“Ruud, I have lots of friends now. When I was on the inside, you were one of the few.”
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2004· 1 entry
Gullit was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration
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1999· 1 entry
Runner-up: FA Cup with Newcastle United (1998–99).
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1997· 2 entries
Won: FA Cup with Chelsea (1996–97).
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The club's first major trophy in 26 years
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1996· 2 entries
Won award: Chelsea Player of the Year (1996).
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Won award: Premier League PFA Team of the Year (1995–96).
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1995· 3 entries
Joined Chelsea in 1995.
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Gullit signed for Chelsea and was appointed the club's player-manager a year later
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Played for Chelsea F.C. (1995–1998) — 49 appearances, 4 goals.
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1994· 5 entries
Won: Coppa Italia with Sampdoria (1993–94).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (1994).
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Joined Sampdoria in 1994.
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (1994–1995) — 22 appearances, 9 goals.
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Played for AC Milan (1994–1994) — 8 appearances, 3 goals.
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1993· 4 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1992–93).
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Gullit moved to Sampdoria and led them to victory in the Coppa Italia in the 1993–94 season
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Gullit and Netherlands manager Dick Advocaat began what was to be a long-running dispute which ultimately ended Gullit's international career
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (1993–1994) — 31 appearances, 15 goals.
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1992· 3 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1991–92).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (1992).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
Won award: World XI (1991).
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1990· 3 entries
Won: European Cup with AC Milan (1989–90).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan (1990).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with AC Milan (1990).
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1989· 5 entries
Won award: Onze de Onze (1989).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1989).
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Won award: World Soccer Magazine World Footballer of the Year (1989).
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Won: European Cup with AC Milan (1988–89).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan (1989).
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1988· 7 entries
Runner-up: Ballon d'Or (1988).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1987–88).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Netherlands (1988).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1988).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1988).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (1988).
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Together with the reggae band Revelation Time, Gullit gained a No
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1987· 14 entries
Won the Dutch Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven (1986-1987).
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Won Ballon d'Or (1987).
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Awarded Dutch Sportsman of the year (1987).
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Won: Eredivisie with PSV (1986–87).
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Won award: World Soccer Magazine World Footballer of the Year (1987).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1987).
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Won award: Onze de Onze (1987).
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Won award: Dutch Sportsman of the Year (1987).
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Paying the then world record transfer fee of 18 million guilders as a replacement for Ray Wilkins
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Played for AC Milan (1987–1993) — 117 appearances, 35 goals.
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For a world record transfer fee, joined by compatriots Marco van Basten and, a year later, Frank Rijkaard
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Joined Milan in 1987.
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Dedicated the award to the then imprisoned Nelson Mandela
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To Mandela and they said they couldn't believe what I had done, and were sure the football authorities would withdraw the award
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1986· 5 entries
Won the Dutch Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven (1985-1986).
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Won award: Dutch Golden Shoe (1986).
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Won: Eredivisie with PSV (1985–86).
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Won award: Dutch Footballer of the Year (1986).
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As he helped PSV capture the Eredivisie crown, a feat they repeated the following year
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1985· 3 entries
Played for PSV Eindhoven (1985–1987) — 68 appearances, 46 goals.
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Gullit moved to PSV for 1
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Joined PSV Eindhoven in 1985.
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1984· 7 entries
Won the Dutch Eredivisie with Ajax (1983-1984).
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Won the Dutch KNVB Cup with Feyenoord (1983-1984).
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Won: KNVB Cup with Feyenoord (1983–84).
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Won: Eredivisie with Feyenoord (1983–84).
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Awarded Dutch Footballer of the Year (1984).
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Won award: Dutch Footballer of the Year (1984).
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Gullit was married to Yvonne de Vries from 1984 to 1991, with whom he had two daughters.
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1982· 3 entries
Played for Feyenoord Rotterdam (1982–1985) — 85 appearances, 30 goals.
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Joined Feyenoord in 1982.
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Where he made 85 league appearances, scoring 31 goals
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1981· 4 entries
Won the Dutch Eerste Divisie with _Retired Soccer (1980-1981).
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Won: Eerste Divisie with HFC Haarlem (1980–81).
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On his 19th birthday, Gullit debuted for the Netherlands national team against Switzerland as a substitute, a game the Dutch lost 2–1
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Played for Netherlands national association football team (1981–1994) — 66 appearances, 17 goals.
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1979· 2 entries
Played for HFC Haarlem (1979–1982) — 91 appearances, 32 goals.
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Played for Netherlands national under-21 football team (1979–1979) — 4 appearances, 1 goals.
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1975· 1 entry
Played for AFC DWS (1975–1979).
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-09-01.
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