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Danny Blind
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Dirk Franciscus Blind, known as Danny Blind, is a Dutch association football player and coach. Born in Oost-Souburg, he played as a defender for AFC Ajax, Sparta Rotterdam, and the Netherlands national association football team. His international career included participation in the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996. He played four matches and scored two goals during his career.
Blind has served as a coach for AFC Ajax. He is the father of Daley Blind. In addition to his sports career, he is an author, with notable works including *Conditioning for Soccer*. He speaks Dutch.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- The Netherlands
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Oost-Souburg
- Child
- Daley Blind
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1996
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Netherlands national association football team
- Position played
- defender
- Country for sport
- Netherlands
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- Danny Blind looking up.jpg
- Height
- 176
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- Commons category
- Danny Blind
- date of birth
- 1961-08-01
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- coach of sports team
- AFC Ajax
- birth name
- Dirk Franciscus Blind
- name in native language
- Danny Blind
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