Rinus Israël

Marinus "Rinus" David Israël (born 19 March 1942) is a Dutch former association football player and manager who is currently a scout. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.

Rinus Israël

Israël in 1968
Personal information
Full name	Marinus David Israël
Date of birth	19 March 1942
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	DWV
–	DWS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1966	DWS	88	(1)
1966–1974	Feijenoord	219	(21)
1974–1975	Excelsior	32	(2)
1975–1982	PEC Zwolle	198	(16)
Total		537	(40)
National team
1964–1974[2]	Netherlands	47	(3)
Teams managed
1982–1984	PEC Zwolle (assistant)
1984–1986	FC Den Bosch
1986–1988	Feyenoord
1988–1989	PAOK FC
1989–1990	FC Den Bosch
1991–1992	Dinamo București (Technical director)
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
2006–2010	Feyenoord (scout)
2010–2012	VV Young Boys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 the two Feyenoord's goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.[4]

International career

He also played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national football team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for Holland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the Second round victories against Brazil and Argentina.[1]

Honours

[5]

Player

DWS

• Eredivisie (1): 1963–64

Feijenoord

• Eredivisie (3): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74
• KNVB Cup (1): 1968–69
• Intercontinental Cup (1): 1970
• European Cup (1): 1969–70
• UEFA Cup (1): 1973–74

Individual

• Dutch Footballer of the Year (2): 1970,[6] 1975[7]

Manager

Dinamo București

• Liga I (1): 1991–92

Al-Wahda FC

• UAE League (1): 2000–01

ADO Den Haag

• Eerste Divisie (1): 2002–03

References

1. "FIFA profile".
2. "Rinus Israel - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
3. Rinus Israël at WorldFootball.net
4. "Feyenoord vs. Celtic 2-1". 11v11. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
5. "Rinus Israël". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
6. "Limburgsch dagblad". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
7. "Limburgsch dagblad". Retrieved 6 April 2015.