Nol de Ruiter

Nol de Ruiter
De Ruiter in 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-04-06)6 April 1940
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of death 21 May 2025(2025-05-21) (aged 85)
Place of death Houten, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 DOS 36 (1)
1963–1964 USV Elinkwijk (0)
1964–1965 Velox (0)
Total (1)
Managerial career
1974–1976 FC Den Bosch
1976–1980 SC Cambuur
1980–1982 FC Wageningen
1982–1983 SVV
1983–1984 BV Veendam
1984–1987 FC Utrecht
1990 Netherlands
1992–1994 ADO Den Haag
1994–1995 Egypt
1995–1996 FC Utrecht
1997 FC Utrecht
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nol de Ruiter (6 April 1940 – 21 May 2025) was a Dutch football coach and player, who played as a defender.

Playing career

Born in Utrecht, De Ruiter played football for local sides DOS, Velox and USV Elinkwijk. The three clubs merged in 1970 to form the professional FC Utrecht.[1] He played as a defender.[2]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, De Ruiter began his coaching career. He managed a number of Dutch club sides including FC Den Bosch, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, BV Veendam,[3] FC Utrecht and ADO Den Haag. As manager he led Utrecht to victory in the 1984–85 KNVB Cup.[4] De Ruiter also managed the national sides of the Netherlands and Egypt.

Death

De Ruiter died on 21 May 2025, at the age of 85.[5]

References

  1. ^ 40 jaar FC Utrecht. p. 272. ISBN 9789071359248.
  2. ^ Nol de Ruiter at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "veendam4-ever.nl". www.veendam4-ever.nl. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ "1985: JOHN VAN LOEN KOPT FC UTRECHT NAAR DE EERSTE KNVB BEKER". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Nol de Ruiter (85) overleden, assistent-bondscoach tijdens gewonnen EK van 1988". NOS Voetbal (in Dutch). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.