Roy Makaay

Roy Makaay
Makaay with Feyenoord in 2007
Personal information
Full name Rudolphus Antonius Makaay
Date of birth (1975-03-09) 9 March 1975 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth Wijchen, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SC Woezik
DIOSA
Blauw Wit Nijmegen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Vitesse 109 (42)
1997–1999 Tenerife 72 (21)
1999–2003 Deportivo La Coruña 133 (79)
2003–2007 Bayern Munich 129 (78)
2007–2010 Feyenoord 83 (36)
Total 526 (256)
International career
1994–1998 Netherlands U21 27 (15)
1996–2005 Netherlands 43 (6)
2008 Netherlands Olympic (O.P.) 3 (2)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Feyenoord (scout)
2011–2013 Feyenoord U19 (assistant)
2013–2015 Feyenoord U19
2015–2016 Feyenoord U21 (assistant)
2015–2019 Feyenoord (coach)
2016–2019 Feyenoord U21
2021–2022 Rangers (first team coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolphus Antonius "Roy" Makaay (born 9 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football coach and former footballer. As a striker, he was known for his goal-scoring ability as a result of his "aerial prowess and quick drives to the net where he can put the ball away with either foot."[2]

He began his career at Vitesse and Tenerife before moving to Deportivo de La Coruña in 1999 and helping the side to their first La Liga title in his first season there. He also won the Copa del Rey in 2002 and the following season was given the European Golden Boot for a 29-goal haul. He remains the club's all-time leading goalscorer. He then moved to Bayern Munich for a then club record €18.75 million, where he picked up the nickname Das Phantom (The Phantom), for his ability to score out of nowhere, as well as Tormaschine (goal machine), for his consistent ability to find the back of the net. After winning two consecutive Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal doubles at Bayern, he returned to the Netherlands with Feyenoord in 2007.

A full international from 1996 to 2005, Makaay scored six international goals in 43 matches, despite competition for a place in the national team. He competed with the Dutch side at two UEFA European Championships and the 2008 Olympics.

  1. ^ a b "Roy Makaay". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Roy Makaay". paolo-1899.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2012.