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Full name | Dirk Franciscus Blind[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 August 1961 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oost-Souburg, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1979–1986 | Sparta Rotterdam | 165 | (18) | |||||||||||
1986–1999 | Ajax | 372 | (27) | |||||||||||
Total | 537 | (45) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1986–1996 | Netherlands | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Ajax (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Netherlands (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Netherlands | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Netherlands (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈdɛni ˈblɪnt];[a] born 1 August 1961) is a Dutch former football player and coach. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and the Netherlands national team. As coach he has managed Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
He is one of only two Dutch players, together with Arnold Mühren, to have won all UEFA club competitions.
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