Marco van Basten

Marco van Basten was born October 31, 1964, the former footballer and football coach is present, one of the best scorers in the world, and is considered the best finish in the world, has won the award for best player in Europe three times in the years 1988 and 1989 and 1992, and won the award for best player in the world once in 1992. Van Basten began his career with Ajax Amsterdam, has played his first game in April 1982 has been scored in the match which was won by Ajax 5-0, was introduced in that game as an alternative to Dutch
football star Johan Cruyff. With the succession of the years was able to Van Basten would improve the skill of scoring, and his ability to control the ball, has played for Ajax Dutch 133 game was able to score the 128 target, which drew the attention of AC Milan, who was able to accrue him after fierce competition with Real Madrid, European Cup 1988 in Van Basten showed a skill in high-scoring victory over the Soviet Union national team football, and this is the target of the finest goals in the last century. Has starred in AC Milan, where he played with 202 appearances and scored the goal of 125, but the injury prevented him from continuing in the world of football.[Edit] achievements

    With the team: European Cup 1988
    With the team as a coach: 2008 European Nations Cup early surprises of the heavy beating Italy 3-0 and France 4-1 and lost the match but fables of the quarter-finals because of the Su-fated.
    With Clubs:

    Ajax Amsterdam: Dutch league three times in the years (1982 - 1983 - 1985)
    Netherlands Cup three times in the years (1983 - 1986 - 1987)

    AC Milan: Serie A four times a year (1988 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994) Champions League three times in the years (1989 - 1990 - 1994).
[Edit] Football career as coach
After leaving AC Milan in 1995, decided to Van Basten that he would not be the coach at all, but in the season 2003/2004 changed his mind, and became assistant coach of Ajax Amsterdam reserve, and in the July 29, 2004 was named Van Basten to be the coach of the Netherlands Football Association At the beginning of his leadership of the team, has ruled out Van Basten many of the stars of the team such as Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert and Edgar Davids and Roy McKay, preferring to rely on elements of young people, and he wanted to include Dennis Bergkamp to the squad, but the latter refused to do so, and in the 2006 World Cup out Dutch team in the second round after losing at the hands of Portugal Football Federation has renewed the Dutch football contract until 2008, and is now coach of Ajax Amsterdam and ended his contract with the Dutch national team coach.