Guus Hiddink

Dutch football player and manager

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Guus Hiddink is a Dutch association football player and coach. Born in Varsseveld in 1946, he holds citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and speaks Dutch. As a player, he competed as a midfielder for PSV Eindhoven, N.E.C., De Graafschap, and the Washington Diplomats in the North American Soccer League.

In his coaching career, Hiddink has managed Chelsea F.C. and Valencia CF. He participated in UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2008 while representing the Netherlands.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Central Midfield
Nationality: The Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Varsseveld
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Dutch
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2008
Sport: association football
Member of team: San Jose Earthquakes
Position played: midfielder
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: Netherlands
Image: Guus Hiddink 2012.jpg
Height: 178

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Commons category: Guus Hiddink
date of birth: 1946-11-08
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coach of sports team: Valencia
name in native language: Guus Hiddink

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Guus Hiddink ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣys ˈɦɪdɪŋk] ; born 8 November 1946) is a Dutch former football manager and professional player. He enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands. After retiring as a player in 1982, Hiddink went into management, leading clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles and feats. Notable achievements include a European Cup with PSV Eindhoven and an Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid.

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