Rinus Israël
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Israël in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marinus David Israël | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 2025 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DWV | |||
| DWS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | DWS | 88 | (1) |
| 1966–1974 | Feyenoord | 219 | (21) |
| 1974–1975 | Excelsior | 32 | (2) |
| 1975–1982 | PEC Zwolle | 198 | (16) |
| Total | 537 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1974[2] | Netherlands | 47 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1984 | PEC Zwolle (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1986 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 1986–1988 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1988–1989 | PAOK | ||
| 1989–1990 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 1992–1997 | Netherlands U21 | ||
| 1997–1998 | Ghana | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Jazira Club | ||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Wahda FC | ||
| 2001–2003 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Wahda FC | ||
| 2010–2012 | VV Young Boys | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marinus David "'Rinus" Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.
He was the grandfather of handball player Rachel de Haze.
Club career
During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82).[3] Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.[4]
International career
Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for the Netherlands in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories against Brazil and Argentina.[1]
Death
Israël died on 1 July 2025, aged 83.[5]
Honours
Player
DWS
Feijenoord
- Eredivisie: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74
- KNVB Cup: 1968–69
- Intercontinental Cup: 1970
- European Cup: 1969–70
- UEFA Cup: 1973–74
Individual
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1970,[7] 1975[8]
Manager
Al-Wahda FC
- UAE League: 2000–01
ADO Den Haag
References
- ^ a b "FIFA profile". Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Rinus Israel – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Rinus Israël at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. Celtic 2-1". 11v11. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ 'IJzeren Rinus' Israël was ook de man van het spelinzicht en de lange bal op maat (in Dutch)
- ^ Rinus Israël at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Limburgsch dagblad". 25 May 1970. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Limburgsch dagblad". 12 May 1975. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
External Links
- Rinus Israël at IMDb