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Guus Hiddink

1946 - Today

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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. Retired as player in 1982, Hiddink went into management, leading both clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles and feats. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guus Hiddink has received more than 2,882,789 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Guus Hiddink is the 10th most popular coach (down from 8th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Coach.

Guus Hiddink is most famous for being the coach of the Dutch national team from 1994-1998. He led the team to a World Cup semifinal in 1998.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Guus Hiddink ranks 10 out of 471. Before him are Arsène Wenger, Dino Zoff, Jupp Heynckes, Louis van Gaal, Luis Aragonés, and Marco van Basten. After him are Giovanni Trapattoni, Rinus Michels, Fabio Capello, Vicente del Bosque, Frank Rijkaard, and Luiz Felipe Scolari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Guus Hiddink ranks 30. Before him are Dianne Wiest, Gianni Versace, David Gilmour, Elfriede Jelinek, Hassanal Bolkiah, and Susan Sarandon. After him are Tommy Lee Jones, Syd Barrett, Fabio Capello, Roh Moo-hyun, Benny Andersson, and José Carreras.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Guus Hiddink ranks 35 out of 1,646. Before him are Louis van Gaal (1951), Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), William I of the Netherlands (1772), William III of England (1650), Marco van Basten (1964), and William II of the Netherlands (1792). After him are André Rieu (1949), Rinus Michels (1928), Gerrit Dou (1613), Johan Huizinga (1872), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), and Jan Steen (1626).

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Among COACHES In Netherlands

Among coaches born in Netherlands, Guus Hiddink ranks 3. Before him are Louis van Gaal (1951), and Marco van Basten (1964). After him are Rinus Michels (1928), Frank Rijkaard (1962), Ronald Koeman (1963), Dick Advocaat (1947), Leo Beenhakker (1942), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Huub Stevens (1953), Pim Verbeek (1956), and Co Adriaanse (1947).

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