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Ruud van Nistelrooy
Van Nistelrooy in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 48)[2]
Place of birth Oss, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Manchester United (assistant manager)
Youth career
1981–1990 Nooit Gedacht
1990–1991 RKSV Margriet
1991–1993 Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Den Bosch 69 (17)
1997–1998 Heerenveen 31 (13)
1998–2001 PSV Eindhoven 67 (62)
2001–2006 Manchester United 150 (95)
2006–2010 Real Madrid 68 (46)
2010–2011 Hamburger SV 36 (12)
2011–2012 Málaga 28 (4)
Total 449 (249)
National team
1997–1998 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
1998–2011 Netherlands 70 (35)
Teams managed
2018–2021 PSV Eindhoven U19
2021–2022 Jong PSV
2022–2023 PSV Eindhoven
2024– Manchester United (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ruud Van Nistelrooy (born 1 July 1976) was a Dutch retired professional football player who has played for the Netherlands national team. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history with 56 goals. He played for Manchester United until 2006, where he has the record for being the club's top scorer in European competition. Van Nistelrooy last played for Hamburger SV. He retired on 14 May 2012.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5][6][7]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Den Bosch 1993–94 Eerste Divisie 2 0 0 0 2 0
1994–95 Eerste Divisie 15 3 2 3 17 6
1995–96 Eerste Divisie 21 2 0 0 21 2
1996–97 Eerste Divisie 31 12 0 0 31 12
Total 69 17 2 3 71 20
Heerenveen 1997–98 Eredivisie 31 13 5 3 4[c] 0 40 16
PSV 1998–99 Eredivisie 34 31 4 4 7[d] 6 1[e] 0 46 41
1999–2000 Eredivisie 23 29 1 0 8[d] 3 32 32
2000–01 Eredivisie 10 2 2 2 12 4
Total 67 62 7 6 15 9 1 0 90 77
Manchester United 2001–02 Premier League 32 23 2 2 0 0 14[d] 10 1[f] 1 49 36
2002–03 Premier League 34 25 3 4 4 1 11[d] 14 0 0 52 44
2003–04 Premier League 32 20 4 6 0 0 7[d] 4 1[f] 0 44 30
2004–05 Premier League 17 6 3 2 0 0 7[d] 8 0 0 27 16
2005–06 Premier League 35 21 2 0 2 1 8[d] 2 0 0 47 24
Total 150 95 14 14 6 2 47 38 2 1 219 150
Real Madrid 2006–07 La Liga 37 25 3 2 7[d] 6 0 0 47 33
2007–08 La Liga 24 16 1 0 7[d] 4 1[g] 0 33 20
2008–09 La Liga 6 4 0 0 4[d] 3 2[g] 3 12 10
2009–10 La Liga 1 1 2 0 1[d] 0 0 0 4 1
Total 68 46 6 2 19 13 3 3 96 64
Hamburger SV 2009–10 Bundesliga 11 5 0 0 7[h] 2 0 0 18 7
2010–11 Bundesliga 25 7 1 3 26 10
Total 36 12 1 3 7 2 0 0 44 17
Málaga 2011–12 La Liga 28 4 4 1 32 5
Career total 449 249 39 32 6 2 92 62 6 4 592 349

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1998 1 0
1999 8 1
2000 1 0
2001 7 7
2002 4 1
2003 8 5
2004 11 6
2005 9 5
2006 5 3
2007 5 2
2008 5 3
2009 0 0
2010 3 1
2011 3 1
Total 70 35
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Nistelrooy goal.
List of international goals scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy[8]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 April 1999 GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands 3  Morocco 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2 25 April 2001 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 11  Cyprus 4–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 2 June 2001 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 12  Estonia 2–2 4–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 4–2
5 15 August 2001 White Hart Lane, London, England 13  England 2–0 2–0 Friendly
6 5 September 2001 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 15  Estonia 5–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6 October 2001 GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands 16  Andorra 3–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 4–0
9 20 November 2002 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 21  Germany 3–1 3–1 Friendly
10 29 March 2003 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 23  Czech Republic 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
11 2 April 2003 Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol, Moldova 24  Moldova 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
12 19 November 2003 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 29  Scotland 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
13 4–0
14 6–0
15 15 June 2004 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 34  Germany 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2004
16 19 June 2004 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal 35  Czech Republic 2–0 2–3 UEFA Euro 2004
17 23 June 2004 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal 36  Latvia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004
18 2–0
19 13 October 2004 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 39  Finland 2–1 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 3–1
21 30 March 2005 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 42  Armenia 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 8 June 2005 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 44  Finland 1–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 3 September 2005 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 46  Armenia 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 7 September 2005 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 47  Andorra 3–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 4–0
26 27 May 2006 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 50  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 Friendly
27 4 June 2006 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 51  Australia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
28 16 June 2006 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany 53  Ivory Coast 2–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup
29 8 September 2007 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 56  Bulgaria 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
30 12 September 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania 57  Albania 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
31 29 May 2008 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 60  Denmark 1–0 1–1 Friendly
32 9 June 2008 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland 62  Italy 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008
33 21 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 64  Russia 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008
34 3 September 2010 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 65  San Marino 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
35 29 March 2011 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 70  Hungary 3–2 5–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 21 May 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Jong PSV 1 June 2021 18 May 2022 38 11 11 16 61 63 −2 028.95 [9]
PSV Eindhoven 19 May 2022 24 May 2023 51 33 10 8 126 60 +66 064.71 [10]
Total 89 44 21 24 187 123 +64 049.44

PSV[11]

Manchester United[11]

Real Madrid[11]

Individual

PSV

References

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