 Van Bronckhorst celebrating the Turkish Super Cup as manager of Beşiktaş in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1975[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, left-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Beşiktaş (manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | RVV LMO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1993 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | Feyenoord | 103 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Rangers | 73 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Arsenal | 41 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Barcelona (loan) | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Barcelona | 71 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Feyenoord | 88 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 422 | (52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2010 | Netherlands | 106 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Guangzhou R&F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Beşiktaş | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giovanni Christiaan “Gio” van Bronckhorst (born 5 February 1975) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Formerly a midfielder, he moved to left-back later in his career.[3][4]
During his club career, Van Bronckhorst played for RKC Waalwijk, Feyenoord, Rangers, Arsenal, Barcelona and again with Feyenoord. He was an instrumental player in Barcelona's 2005–06 UEFA Champions League victory, being in the starting line-up of the final, having played every Champions League match for Barcelona that season.[3]
Van Bronckhorst earned 106 caps for the Netherlands national team, and played for his country in three FIFA World Cups, in 1998, 2006 and 2010, as well as three UEFA European Championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2008. After captaining the Oranje in the 2010 World Cup final, he was elected into the Order of Orange-Nassau. The 2010 World Cup final was the last match in his career.
After assisting the Dutch under-21 team and Feyenoord, Van Bronckhorst became Feyenoord manager in May 2015. He won the KNVB Cup in his first season and the club's first Eredivisie title for 18 years in 2017. In November 2021, he returned to Rangers as manager, reaching the Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup in his first season. In June 2024, he signed a deal with Beşiktaş and won the 2024 Turkish Super Cup in his first official match.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Giovanni van Bronckhorst: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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