Kees Rijvers
 Kees Rijvers (1982) | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cornelius Kees Rijvers | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Groen Wit | |||
| NAC Breda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1944–1950 | NAC Breda | ? | (?) |
| 1950–1953 | Saint-Étienne | 76 | (20) |
| 1953–1955 | Stade Français | ? | (?) |
| 1955–1957 | Saint-Étienne | 66 | (16) |
| 1957–1960 | Feijenoord | 92 | (36) |
| 1960–1962 | Saint-Étienne | 57 | (15) |
| 1962–1963 | NAC Breda | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1946–1960 | Netherlands | 33 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1964–1966 | Willem II (assistant) | ||
| 1966–1972 | FC Twente | ||
| 1972–1980 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1980–1981 | Beringen | ||
| 1981–1984 | Netherlands | ||
| 1986–1989 | FC Twente (technical director) | ||
| 1994–1995 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kees Rijvers (born 27 May 1926 in Breda) is a former Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Rijvers made his debut at NAC Breda and also played for AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Français and Feijenoord.
As a manager, he took over FC Twente and coached the team for six years, with good results. After those successful seasons, he moved to PSV Eindhoven. He led the team to win the 1977-78 UEFA Cup. He also won with PSV three Eredivisie titles, in 1975, 1976 and 1978, and the double in 1976. After leaving PSV, he took over the national team and introduced young players like Ronald Koeman, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten. The Netherlands failed to qualify for Euro 1984 having better goal difference against Spain until the last day of the qualification, but after Spain's 12-1 win over Malta, the Netherlands ended second in the group. After that Rijvers was sacked by the KNVB and replaced by Rinus Michels.
Honours
Player
- NAC Breda
- Eerste Klasse: 1945—46
- Saint-Étienne
- Ligue 1: 1956—57 : Ligue 1
- Coupe de France: 1961—62
Manager
- PSV
Individual
- Rinus Michels Award: 2004
See also
- List of UEFA Cup winning managers
| Preceded by Giovanni Trapattoni |
UEFA Cup Winning Coach 1977-1978 |
Succeeded by Udo Lattek |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by N/A |
Rinus Michels oeuvre award 2004 |
Succeeded by Piet de Visser |
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