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Frank Rijkaard

Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋklɪn ˈɛtmundoː ˈfrɑŋk ˈrɛikaːrt] ; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former football player and manager who primarily played as a defensive midfielder. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and AC Milan. With Ajax, he won five Eredivisie titles and the 1994–1995 Champions League. With AC Milan, he won Serie A titles, as well as the 1988–89 and 1989–90 European Cup (Champions League) titles. Rijkaard earned 73 caps for the Netherlands national team. He was part of the team that won the 1988 European championship and finished third in the 1992 European championship. He also played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups. In his managerial career, he is most well known for his five-year tenure at Barcelona where he won the 2004–05 and 2005–06 La Liga titles, as well as the 2005–06 Champions League. He has also managed the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Infobox

Full name
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard
Date of birth
(1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder
0000–1973
SC Buitenveldert
1973–1976
Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
1976–1979
DWS
1979–1980
Ajax
Years
Team
1980–1987
Ajax
1987–1988
→ Real Zaragoza (loan)
1988–1993
AC Milan
1993–1995
Ajax
1981–1994
Netherlands
1998–2000
Netherlands
2001–2002
Sparta Rotterdam
2003–2008
Barcelona
2009–2010
Galatasaray
2011–2013
Saudi Arabia

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[citation needed][49][50][51] · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Ajax
Ajax
Club
Ajax
Season
1980–81
League
Eredivisie
League
24
League
4
Europe
1
Europe
1
Other
–
Other
25
Total
5
1981–82
1981–82
Club
1981–82
Season
Eredivisie
League
27
League
5
National cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
–
Other
27
Other
5
1982–83
1982–83
Club
1982–83
Season
Eredivisie
League
25
League
3
League
8
National cup
1
National cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
–
Other
33
Other
4
1983–84
1983–84
Club
1983–84
Season
Eredivisie
League
23
League
9
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
–
Other
27
Other
10
1984–85
1984–85
Club
1984–85
Season
Eredivisie
League
34
League
7
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
4
Europe
1
Europe
–
Other
41
Other
9
1985–86
1985–86
Club
1985–86
Season
Eredivisie
League
30
League
9
League
6
National cup
4
National cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
–
Other
38
Other
13
1986–87
1986–87
Club
1986–87
Season
Eredivisie
League
34
League
7
League
5
National cup
0
National cup
9
Europe
2
Europe
–
Other
48
Other
9
1987–88
1987–88
Club
1987–88
Season
Eredivisie
League
8
League
3
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
1
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
9
Total
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
205
League
47
League
25
League
7
National cup
18
National cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
248
Other
59
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Club
Sporting CP
Season
1987–88
League
Primeira Divisão
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
0
Total
0
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Club
Zaragoza
Season
1987–88
League
La Liga
League
11
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
Europe
–
Europe
–
Other
11
Other
0
Milan
Milan
Club
Milan
Season
1988–89
League
Serie A
League
31
League
4
National cup
6
National cup
0
Europe
9
Europe
1
Other
1
Other
1
Total
47
Total
6
1989–90
1989–90
Club
1989–90
Season
Serie A
League
29
League
2
League
6
National cup
0
National cup
9
Europe
2
Europe
3
Other
0
Other
47
Total
4
1990–91
1990–91
Club
1990–91
Season
Serie A
League
30
League
3
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
3
Other
3
Other
39
Total
6
1991–92
1991–92
Club
1991–92
Season
Serie A
League
30
League
5
League
5
National cup
0
National cup
–
Europe
–
Europe
35
Other
5
1992–93
1992–93
Club
1992–93
Season
Serie A
League
22
League
2
League
5
National cup
0
National cup
6
Europe
3
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
33
Total
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
142
League
16
League
24
League
0
National cup
28
National cup
6
Europe
7
Europe
4
Other
201
Other
26
Ajax
Ajax
Club
Ajax
Season
1993–94
League
Eredivisie
League
30
League
10
National cup
4
National cup
0
Europe
6
Europe
1
Other
1
Other
0
Total
41
Total
11
1994–95
1994–95
Club
1994–95
Season
Eredivisie
League
26
League
2
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
10
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
39
Total
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
56
League
12
League
6
League
0
National cup
16
National cup
1
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
80
Other
13
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
414
League
75
League
55
League
7
National cup
62
National cup
12
Europe
9
Europe
4
Other
540
Other
98
Club
Season
League
National cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Ajax
1980–81
Eredivisie
24
4
1
1
–
25
5
1981–82
Eredivisie
27
5
0
0
–
27
5
1982–83
Eredivisie
25
3
8
1
0
0
–
33
4
1983–84
Eredivisie
23
9
3
1
1
0
–
27
10
1984–85
Eredivisie
34
7
3
1
4
1
–
41
9
1985–86
Eredivisie
30
9
6
4
2
0
–
38
13
1986–87
Eredivisie
34
7
5
0
9
2
–
48
9
1987–88
Eredivisie
8
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
9
4
Total
205
47
25
7
18
5
0
0
248
59
Sporting CP
1987–88
Primeira Divisão
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zaragoza
1987–88
La Liga
11
0
0
0
–
–
11
0
Milan
1988–89
Serie A
31
4
6
0
9
1
1
1
47
6
1989–90
Serie A
29
2
6
0
9
2
3
0
47
4
1990–91
Serie A
30
3
2
0
4
0
3
3
39
6
1991–92
Serie A
30
5
5
0
–
–
35
5
1992–93
Serie A
22
2
5
0
6
3
0
0
33
5
Total
142
16
24
0
28
6
7
4
201
26
Ajax
1993–94
Eredivisie
30
10
4
0
6
1
1
0
41
11
1994–95
Eredivisie
26
2
2
0
10
0
1
0
39
2
Total
56
12
6
0
16
1
2
0
80
13
Career total
414
75
55
7
62
12
9
4
540
98
Appearances and goals by national team and year[52] · Career statistics › International
Netherlands
Netherlands
National team
Netherlands
Year
1981
Apps
1
Goals
0
1982
1982
National team
1982
Year
5
Apps
0
1983
1983
National team
1983
Year
3
Apps
2
1984
1984
National team
1984
Year
2
Apps
0
1985
1985
National team
1985
Year
5
Apps
0
1986
1986
National team
1986
Year
4
Apps
0
1987
1987
National team
1987
Year
4
Apps
0
1988
1988
National team
1988
Year
10
Apps
0
1989
1989
National team
1989
Year
5
Apps
0
1990
1990
National team
1990
Year
7
Apps
1
1991
1991
National team
1991
Year
3
Apps
0
1992
1992
National team
1992
Year
11
Apps
3
1993
1993
National team
1993
Year
4
Apps
0
1994
1994
National team
1994
Year
9
Apps
4
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
73
Apps
10
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Netherlands
1981
1
0
1982
5
0
1983
3
2
1984
2
0
1985
5
0
1986
4
0
1987
4
0
1988
10
0
1989
5
0
1990
7
1
1991
3
0
1992
11
3
1993
4
0
1994
9
4
Total
73
10
List of international goals scored by Frank Rijkaard[53] · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
17 December 1983
Venue
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Opponent
Malta
Score
3–0
Result
5–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier
2
2
No.
2
Date
5–0
3
3
No.
3
Date
3 June 1990
Venue
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Opponent
Yugoslavia
Score
1–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
4
4
No.
4
Date
27 May 1992
Venue
De Baandert, Sittard, Netherlands
Opponent
Austria
Score
1–0
Result
3–2
Competition
Friendly
5
5
No.
5
Date
18 June 1992
Venue
Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Opponent
Germany
Score
1–0
Result
3–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 1992
6
6
No.
6
Date
22 June 1992
Venue
Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Opponent
Denmark
Score
2–2
Result
2–2
Competition
UEFA Euro 1992
7
7
No.
7
Date
19 January 1994
Venue
Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia
Opponent
Tunisia
Score
1–1
Result
2–2
Competition
Friendly
8
8
No.
8
Date
1 June 1994
Venue
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Opponent
Hungary
Score
5–1
Result
7–1
Competition
Friendly
9
9
No.
9
Date
6–1
10
10
No.
10
Date
12 June 1994
Venue
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Opponent
Canada
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
Friendly
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
17 December 1983
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Malta
3–0
5–0
UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier
2
5–0
3
3 June 1990
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1–0
2–0
Friendly
4
27 May 1992
De Baandert, Sittard, Netherlands
Austria
1–0
3–2
Friendly
5
18 June 1992
Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Germany
1–0
3–1
UEFA Euro 1992
6
22 June 1992
Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Denmark
2–2
2–2
UEFA Euro 1992
7
19 January 1994
Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia
Tunisia
1–1
2–2
Friendly
8
1 June 1994
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hungary
5–1
7–1
Friendly
9
6–1
10
12 June 1994
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Canada
3–0
3–0
Friendly
· Managerial statistics
G
G
Team
G
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
Win %
Netherlands
Netherlands
Team
Netherlands
From
June 1998
To
July 2000
Record
22
Record
8
Record
12
Record
2
Record
036.36
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Team
Sparta Rotterdam
From
June 2001
To
May 2002
Record
38
Record
6
Record
12
Record
20
Record
015.79
Barcelona
Barcelona
Team
Barcelona
From
July 2003
To
May 2008
Record
273
Record
160
Record
63
Record
50
Record
058.61
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Team
Galatasaray
From
5 June 2009
To
20 October 2010
Record
67
Record
37
Record
15
Record
15
Record
055.22
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Team
Saudi Arabia
From
28 June 2011
To
16 January 2013
Record
27
Record
7
Record
9
Record
11
Record
025.93
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
427
To
218
Record
111
Record
98
Record
051.05
Team
From
To
Record
G
W
D
L
Win %
Netherlands
June 1998
July 2000
22
8
12
2
036.36
Sparta Rotterdam
June 2001
May 2002
38
6
12
20
015.79
Barcelona
July 2003
May 2008
273
160
63
50
058.61
Galatasaray
5 June 2009
20 October 2010
67
37
15
15
055.22
Saudi Arabia
28 June 2011
16 January 2013
27
7
9
11
025.93
Total
427
218
111
98
051.05

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  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
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  6. Two appearances in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
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