Guus Hiddink

Guus Hiddink
Hiddink in 2012
Personal information
Full name Guus Hiddink
Date of birth (1946-11-08) 8 November 1946
Place of birth Varsseveld, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Youth career
SC Varsseveld
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 De Graafschap
1970–1972 PSV Eindhoven 30 (1)
1972–1977 De Graafschap 130 (9)
1977–1981 NEC Nijmegen 104 (2)
1978Washington Diplomats (loan) 13 (4)
1980San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 15 (0)
1981–1982 De Graafschap 25 (0)
Total 317 (16)
Managerial career
1987–1990 PSV Eindhoven
1990–1991 Fenerbahçe
1991–1993 Valencia
1994 Valencia
1995–1998 Netherlands
1998–1999 Real Madrid
2000 Real Betis
2001–2002 South Korea
2002–2006 PSV Eindhoven
2005–2006 Australia
2006–2010 Russia
2009 Chelsea (caretaker)
2010–2011 Turkey
2012–2013 Anzhi Makhachkala
2014–2015 Netherlands
2015–2016 Chelsea (caretaker)
2018–2019 China U23
2020–2021 Curaçao
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Russia (as manager)
UEFA European Championship
2008 Austria–Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. With PSV Eindhoven he won the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the predecessor of the UEFA Champions League. With Real Madrid he won the Intercontinental Cup.