 Advocaat in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1947[2] | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Curaçao (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1973 | ADO Den Haag | 147 | (7) |
| 1967 | → San Francisco Gales (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1973–1977 | Roda JC | 113 | (2) |
| 1977–1979 | VVV-Venlo | 74 | (6) |
| 1979 | Chicago Sting | 32 | (3) |
| 1979–1980 | ADO Den Haag | 11 | (1) |
| 1980 | Chicago Sting | 31 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Sparta Rotterdam | 61 | (6) |
| 1982–1983 | K. Berchem Sport | 10 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Utrecht | 39 | (0) |
| Total | 525 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1984 | DSVP | ||
| 1987 | Netherlands (women) | ||
| 1987–1989 | HFC Haarlem | ||
| 1989–1991 | SVV | ||
| 1991–1992 | Dordrecht | ||
| 1992–1994 | Netherlands | ||
| 1994–1998 | PSV | ||
| 1998–2001 | Rangers | ||
| 2002–2004 | Netherlands | ||
| 2004–2005 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2005 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2005–2006 | South Korea | ||
| 2006–2009 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium | ||
| 2009–2010 | AZ | ||
| 2010–2012 | Russia | ||
| 2012–2013 | PSV | ||
| 2013–2014 | AZ | ||
| 2014 | Serbia | ||
| 2015 | Sunderland | ||
| 2016–2017 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 2017 | Netherlands | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2018–2019 | Utrecht | ||
| 2019–2021 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2021 | Iraq | ||
| 2022–2023 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2024– | Curaçao | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪk ɑtfoːˈkaːt] ; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach. He is the current manager of the Curaçao national football team.
Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three stints with the Netherlands national team. He has coached a number of clubs in the Netherlands and abroad (including the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, with which he won the 2008 UEFA Cup Final), as well as the national teams of a number of countries, including South Korea, Belgium and Russia. His nickname is "The Little General", a reference to his mentor Rinus Michels.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup: UEFA / Qualifying round: Group 2: ENG-HOL-NOR-POL-SMR-TUR" (PDF). UEFA. 13 October 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Dick Advocaat: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Dick Advocaat at WorldFootball.net