Marco van Basten

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Marcel "Marco" van Basten ( October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a former Dutch football player. He is now manager of the Dutch national football team. Before that, he was a player of Ajax Amsterdam and A.C. Milan in the 1980s and early 1990s. People see him as one of the best strikers of all time. He scored 277 goals in a short career. He had to quit playing football because of an injury. From season 2008/2009 he will be the new coach of Ajax.

[change] Awards

Van Basten was known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys. He was named "European Footballer of the Year" three times (1988, '89 and '92) and "FIFA World Player of the Year" in 1992. In a French magazine named France Football he was voted as one of the eight best Football Players of the Century

[change] Honours

Ajax Amsterdam:

• • UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1987.
  • Dutch Championship: 1982, 1983, 1985.
  • Dutch Cup: 1983, 1986, 1987.
• AC Milan:
  • European Cup: 1989, 1990 (now called: UEFA Champions League).
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990.
  • European Supercup: 1989, 1990.
  • Italian Championship: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994.
  • Italian Super Cup: 1988, 1992, 1993.
• International
  • European Championship: 1988.
  • Bâton de Nasazzi: 1985

[change] Individual honours

• 1984
  • Dutch League Top Scorer: (28 goals)
  • European Silver Boot: (28 goals)
• 1985
  • Dutch Footballer of the Year
  • Dutch League Top Scorer: (22 goals)
• 1986
  • European Golden Boot: (37 goals)
  • Dutch League Top Scorer: (37 goals)
• 1987
  • Onze d'Argent
  • Dutch League Top Scorer: (31 goals)
  • Bravo Award: 1987
• 1988
  • European Championship 1988 Top Scorer and Best Player: (5 goals).
  • Onze d'Or
  • World Soccer Player of the Year
  • European Footballer of the Year France Football
• 1989
  • European Cup Top Scorer: (10 goals)
  • European Footballer of the Year France Football
  • Italian League Silver Top Scorer: (19 goals)
  • Onze d'Or
  • Best Player of the Year UEFA
• 1990
  • Italian League Top Scorer: (19 goals)
  • Best Player of the Year UEFA
  • Best Player World of the Year IFFHS: 1988, 1989
• 1992
  • World Soccer Player of the Year
  • Onze d'Argent
  • European Footballer of the Year France Football
  • Italian League Top Scorer: (25 goals)
  • Best Player of the Year UEFA
  • FIFA World Player of the Year
• 1993
  • European Cup Silver Top Scorer: (6 goals)
• 2004
  • Named in FIFA 100