Frank Rijkaard

Frank Rijkaard
Personal information
Full name Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, central defender
Youth career
–1973 SC Buitenveldert
1973–1976 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
1976–1979 DWS
1979–1980 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Ajax 205 (47)
1987–1988 Sporting CP 0 (0)
1987–1988Real Zaragoza (loan) 11 (0)
1988–1993 AC Milan 142 (16)
1993–1995 Ajax 56 (12)
Total 414 (75)
National team
1981–1994 Netherlands 73 (10)
Teams managed
1998 Netherlands (assistant)
1998–2000 Netherlands
2001–2002 Sparta Rotterdam
2003–2008 Barcelona
2009–2010 Galatasaray
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1988 West Germany
Third place 1992 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frank Rijkaard (born 30 September 1962) is a former Dutch football player. He has played for Netherlands national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time.[2]

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de mayo de 2008, en Murcia" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 May 2008, in Murcia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. "The Best Soccer Defenders of All Time".

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