Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. He also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statisticians' compendium of 'Greatest Ever Footballers' listed Litmanen as the 53rd best footballer ever.
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a Dutch former football player, coach and sporting director. He played as a striker, most notably for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He was most recently the manager of Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal is a Dutch former football player and former manager who currently serves as an advisor for Ajax. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal is one of the most decorated managers in the history of the game, having won 20 major honours in his managerial career at club level, contrasting with his mediocre results coaching the Dutch national team. He is sometimes nicknamed the "Iron Tulip".
Michael John Reiziger is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back. Reiziger currently manages the Netherlands U21 team.
Ronaldus de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Netherlands national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the twin brother of Frank de Boer. The majority of his success as a football player was with Ajax. He works as the Ajax A1 assistant manager.
Phillip John-William Cocu is a Dutch professional football manager and former midfielder who was most recently the manager of Vitesse.
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, better known as Giovanni, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He played as either an attacking midfielder or a forward.
Albert Ferrer Llopis is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, and was also a manager.
Rudolfus Hubertus "Ruud" Hesp is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Cor van der Hart was a Dutch footballer. He is known as one of the best defenders of the Netherlands national team in history, who was physically strong, who read the game very well and who had a quality kicking technique.
Gerard van der Lem is a retired football winger from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut for FC Amsterdam on 12 August 1973 against PSV Eindhoven. He later played for Roda JC, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht.
Antoine "Spitz" Kohn was a Luxembourg football player and football manager.
The Rinus Michels Award is an annual prize in Dutch football. It is supported by the official football coaches union. The award is named after Rinus Michels, who was named coach of the century by FIFA in 1999.
Andries Jonker is the Netherlands women's national football team manager.
Jan Reker is a Dutch football manager and director.
Jacobus Antonius Peter Johannes "Jasper" Cillessen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Las Palmas.
Ricardo van Rhijn is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for AFC.
Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht. He made thirteen appearances for the Netherlands U-21 team.
Franciscus Petrus Theodorus "Frans" Hoek is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he was a goalkeeper for Volendam for more than a decade, before going into coaching as an assistant to Louis van Gaal at club sides Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as the Netherlands national team. He also worked for the Poland national team under fellow Dutchman Leo Beenhakker. He has worked with goalkeepers including Edwin van der Sar, Stanley Menzo, Víctor Valdés, Vítor Baía, Pepe Reina, Robert Enke, Łukasz Fabiański, Thomas Kraft, Michel Vorm and David de Gea. Hoek is widely regarded as one of world football's foremost goalkeeping mentors.
Albert Stuivenberg is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Premier League club Arsenal.
