Ruud van Nistelrooy
(Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij)
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1976 (50 years old)
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1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (born 1 July 1976), commonly known by his anglicised name of Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach of the Netherlands national football team. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Van Nistelrooy was the top scorer in three UEFA Champions League seasons and is the all-time Dutch top goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals. He has also been the top scorer in three European domestic leagues. In 2004, he was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.
Van Nistelrooy began his career with Den Bosch, before moving onto Heerenveen, eventually making a name for himself at PSV Eindhoven, where he won two Eredivisie titles. His goalscoring record at PSV attracted attention from Manchester United; a deal was in place in the summer of 2000, but because of injury problems, his move was secured a year later for a then British record fee of £19 million. His time at United was successful, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, and FA Community Shield, along with winning the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year twice. Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in just 219 games for United, as well as becoming at the time their all-time European record goalscorer, but fell out of favour towards the end of his tenure.
Real Madrid secured Van Nistelrooy's services in 2006. Although an injury blighted the end of his days with Madrid, he won La Liga twice and the Supercopa de España before signing for Hamburger SV during the January transfer window in 2010. After one and a half seasons with Hamburg, he moved back to Spain with Málaga in the summer of 2011. He retired as a player in 2012.
Internationally, Van Nistelrooy represented the Netherlands on 70 occasions, netting 35 times. He was part of the Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup, and Euro 2008 squads.
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 Dutch KNVB Cup |  PSV Eindhoven | 2022-2023 | |
 Spanish Supercopa de Espana |  Real Madrid | 2008 | |
 Spanish La Liga | Real Madrid | 2007-2008 | |
 Spanish La Liga Trofeo Pichichi |  Manchester United | 2006-2007 | |
| Spanish La Liga | Real Madrid | 2006-2007 | |
 English Football League Cup | Manchester United | 2005-2006 | |
 English FA Cup | Manchester United | 2003-2004 | |
 UEFA Team of the Year | Manchester United | 2003 | |
 English FA Community Shield | Manchester United | 2003 | |
 English Premier League Golden Boot | Manchester United | 2002-2003 | |
 English Premier League | Manchester United | 2002-2003 | |
 English Premier League Player of the Season | Manchester United | 2002-2003 | |
 English PFA Players Player of the Year | Manchester United | 2001-2002 |
Milestones
 UEFA Champions League Hat-Trick | PSV Eindhoven | 1998-11-25 |
Former Youth Teams
 FC Den Bosch | 1991-1993 | Youth | - | - |
Former Senior Teams
| FC Den Bosch | 1994-1997 | Permanent | - | - | |
 SC Heerenveen | 1997-1998 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Netherlands U21 | 1997-1998 | International | - | - | |
 PSV Eindhoven | 1998-2001 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Netherlands | 1998-2011 | International | - | - | |
| Manchester United | 2001-2006 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Real Madrid | 2006-2010 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Hamburg | 2010-2011 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Malaga | 2011-2012 | Permanent | - | - |
Former Club Staff
| Netherlands | 2014-2016 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
| Netherlands | 2020-2021 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
 Jong PSV | 2021-2022 | Manager | - | - | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2022-2023 | Manager | - | - | |
| Manchester United | 2024 | Manager | - | - |
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UEFA Euro Goalscorers 2008
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| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 4 |
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| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 28 |
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| Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 25 |
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| Goals | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 7 |
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| Goals | German Bundesliga | 2009-2010 | 5 |
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| Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2009-2010 | 11 |
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| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 1 |
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| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 1 |
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| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 4 |
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| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 6 |
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| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 16 |
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| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 24 |
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| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 25 |
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| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 37 |
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| Goals | English Premier League | 2005-2006 | 21 |
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| Appearances | English Premier League | 2005-2006 | 35 |
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| Goals | English Premier League | 2004-2005 | 6 |
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| Appearances | English Premier League | 2004-2005 | 17 |
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| Goals | English Premier League | 2003-2004 | 20 |
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| Appearances | English Premier League | 2003-2004 | 32 |
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| Goals | English Premier League | 2002-2003 | 25 |
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| Appearances | English Premier League | 2002-2003 | 34 |
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| Goals | English Premier League | 2001-2002 | 23 |
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| Appearances | English Premier League | 2001-2002 | 32 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2000-2001 | 2 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2000-2001 | 10 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2000-2001 | 2 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2000-2001 | 10 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 1999-2000 | 29 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 1999-2000 | 23 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 1998-1999 | 31 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 1998-1999 | 34 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 1997-1998 | 13 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 1997-1998 | 31 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1996-1997 | 31 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1996-1997 | 12 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1995-1996 | 2 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1995-1996 | 31 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1994-1995 | 15 |
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| Goals | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1994-1995 | 3 |
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| Appearances | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 1993-1994 | 2 |
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