.jpg) Reiziger with Ajax as assistant coach in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Reiziger | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Netherlands U21 (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sint Martinus | |||
| 1985–1990 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Ajax | 83 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | → Volendam (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | → Groningen (loan) | 34 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | A.C. Milan | 10 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Barcelona | 173 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Middlesbrough | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | PSV | 24 | (1) |
| Total | 356 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Netherlands | 72 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Sparta Rotterdam (youth) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Sparta Rotterdam (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Jong Ajax | ||
| 2017 | Ajax (interim) | ||
| 2019–2023 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael John Reiziger (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑikəl dʑɔn ˈrɛizəɣər]; born 3 May 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back. Reiziger currently manages the Netherlands U21 team.
After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent four teams in as many countries, notably Barcelona, for which he played 249 official games in seven years, as well as spells at A.C. Milan, Middlesbrough and PSV Eindhoven.
Reiziger represented the Netherlands national team for a full decade, competing at three European Championships and the 1998 World Cup and finishing fourth in the latter tournament.