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Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

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Rinus Michels (1928–2005) was a Dutch figure whose professional work period spanned from 1946 to 1958. He was 186 centimeters tall and was associated with several pseudonyms, including "El General," "Míster Mármol," "L'home de marbre," and "L'Esfinx."

As an author, Michels is credited with two works, *Conditioning for Soccer* and *Teambuilding*. Additional records indicate a total of five works. He has been referenced by 557 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Conditioning for Soccer
  • Teambuilding

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1928-02-09
Active to
2005-03-03

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
9
Total plays
304

Tags

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Key facts

1974
Netherlands
Full name
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels
Date of birth
( 1928-02-09 ) 9 February 1928
Place of birth
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date of death
3 March 2005 (2005-03-03) (aged 77)
Place of death
Aalst , Belgium
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Forward
1940 1946
Ajax
Years
Team
1945 1958
Ajax
1950 1954
Netherlands
1953 1954
Asser Boys
1960 1964
JOS
1964 1965
A.F.C.
1965 1971
Ajax
1971 1975
Barcelona
1975 1976
Ajax

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrinʏs ˈmɪxəls] ; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach. He played his entire career for Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national team for four spells. Throughout his career, he played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rinus Michels” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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