PSV Eindhoven
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Philips Sport Vereniging (ˈfɪ.lɪ.ps ˈspɔrt vər.ˈeːnə.ɣɪŋ) (Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV (ˈpeː ˈɛs ˈveː) or PSV Eindhoven (ˈpeː ˈɛs ˈveː ˈɛi̯nt.ˌɦoː.və(n)), is a Dutch sports club
from Eindhoven, Netherlands
. It is best known for its professional football department.
Founded in 1913, PSV is one of three European Cup
-winning clubs in the Netherlands, alongside Ajax and Feyenoord. They won the European Cup in 1988 against Benfica, making them the second Dutch club to win The Treble
, and the UEFA Cup
in 1978 against SC Bastia
. The club has won the national league
21 times, the national cup
eight times and the Johan Cruijff Schaal eight times. They are often nicknamed Boeren (Dutch
for farmers/peasants) in reference to their origins as a provincial city club. Their home is Philips Stadion
, which is based in the Eindhoven borough
of Strijp
.
and Anton Philips
gave the foundation order, the club started out as a works team
for employees of electronics
conglomerate
Philips
on 31 August (then Koninginnedag
), 1913 to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the Napoleonic wars. PSV's home stadium, the Philips Stadion
, then known as Philips Sportpark, was built at the same time as the inauguration of the club, although its current capacity was achieved by renovations and improvements over the years.
Because of their close ties with Philips
, PSV have had the same jersey sponsor without exception since 1982, the year jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie
. This is a record in Dutch football.
PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit
, Hans van Breukelen, Gerald Vanenburg
, Romário
, Eric Gerets, Ronald Koeman
, Ronaldo
, Luc Nilis, Wim Kieft
, Jaap Stam
, Boudewijn Zenden, Arthur Numan
, Wim Jonk
, Danko Lazovic
, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
, Philip Cocu and Ruud van Nistelrooy
made their name. Their success was built on the foundations laid down by other famous players like Coen Dillen
, Willy van der Kuijlen, Jan van Beveren
, Jan Poortvliet
, and the van de Kerkhof brothers, Willy
and René
.
PSV has difficulty competing with the salaries that are being paid elsewhere. It has managed though to become a springboard for professional development for talents such as Ronaldo and Eiður Guðjohnsen
, who spent two seasons at the club as well as Mateja Kežman
and Arjen Robben
, and most recently, Park Ji-Sung
, Jefferson Farfán
, Ibrahim Affelay, Heurelho Gomes, Alex
and Balázs Dzsudzsák
.
Famous coaches such as Guus Hiddink
(who between stints at PSV coached the Dutch national team
to a fourth-place finish in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
and South Korea to a similar fourth place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
) have managed the team over the years and have brought considerable successes to the club.
, Jan Poortvliet
, Harry Lubse
, and Huub Stevens
and won two domestic cups and three domestic championships. PSV also won the UEFA Cup
, their first major European title in 1978, by beating French opponents SC Bastia
3–0 in the final's second leg. The first leg ended 0–0.
and with a team featuring players such as Ronald Koeman
, Eric Gerets, Søren Lerby
and Wim Kieft
, PSV won the European Cup
for the first and so far only time in their history, beating Benfica on penalties after an 0–0 ended final. Hans van Breukelen stopped the crucial penalty. Curiously, PSV took the trophy despite not winning any of its final five fixtures in the competition: they eliminated both Girondins de Bordeaux
and Real Madrid
on away goals, with all four matches ending in draws. Following the European Cup
win, PSV faced off with Libertadores winners, Club Nacional de Football
of Montevideo. After a 2–2 draw, Nacional went on to defeat PSV in penalties
to win their 3rd World Club title.
Under Hiddink's supervision, PSV won three Eredivisie
titles, three KNVB Cup
s, and the European Cup
.
, who managed the England national football team
, was signed as head coach. PSV won the Dutch league in both the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. However, the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed that he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991–92 season. Robson had problems with handling one of the keyplayers, Brazil
ian international Romário
. Romário, one of the keyplayers scouted by Piet de Visser
, joined the team in the Hiddink era, and stayed until 1993, winning three titles for the club.
After Robson left, Hans Westerhof
took over, finishing second in the competition. He was replaced by Aad de Mos but he finished third, despite having players like Gheorghe Popescu
, Nii Lamptey
, and Arthur Numan
. Hans van Breukelen retired after this season, having defended the goal for 10 seasons, and named one of the best goalkeepers the club ever had. Ronald Waterreus
and Stanley Menzo
were signed to compete for a place in the goal in the 1994–1995 season. The younger Waterreus
got his place under the bar for ten years.
In his second season, Aad de Mos was fired in October 1994 and temporarily replaced by Kees Rijvers
until Dick Advocaat
in December 1994 signed as head coach. With new strikers as Ronaldo
, who scored 30 goals, and Luc Nilis, the team again finished third, far behind AFC Ajax and Roda JC.
In Dick Advocaat
's second season, the performance was better, finishing second in the competition and reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup
against FC Barcelona
. After five years, the 1996–1997 season proved to be successful, and PSV crowned themselves champions with players like Jaap Stam
, Philip Cocu, Wim Jonk
, Luc Nilis, Arthur Numan
, and talent Boudewijn Zenden.
The 1997–98 season was known for the success of Ajax, and PSV finished second, far behind the champions. The Belgian striker duo Luc Nilis and Gilles De Bilde
scored the most goals in the competition. Even in the Cup Final, Ajax proved to be too strong for the Boeren. The UEFA Champions League
campaign ended in the group round, finishing second behind Dynamo Kyiv
, despite having played good matches against FC Barcelona
and Newcastle United
.
, Arthur Numan
, Phillip Cocu
, Boudewijn Zenden, and Luc Nilis. After the 1998 FIFA World Cup
, which was a success for Dutch national team
, finishing fourth, the club was a victim of that success. Key players were transferred and PSV started the 1998–99 season with a completely new team. Sir Bobby Robson returned to Holland as a favour to the club while Eric Gerets achieved his coaching badges, with striker Luc Nilis and newly-signed Ruud van Nistelrooy
, the club finished third on the last day in a 2–3 win over FC Utrecht. They qualified for the Champions League
and coach Robson returned to England, replaced by Belgian coach Eric Gerets.
In his first season, new players introduced to the team included Mark van Bommel
, Swiss international Johann Vogel
, and a player of Gerets' former club Club Brugge
, Eric Addo
. Veteran Jan Heintze
also returned to the club where he won the European Cup
. The two forwards, Nilis and van Nistelrooy, proved to be successful and scored together 48 goals in the competition next to Arnold Bruggink
. The combination of the midfielders Vogel and van Bommel was also very successful for PSV. Their performances that season meant that PSV were able to win their 15th title.
Eric Gerets also won the 2000–01 title with new striker Mateja Kežman
, who replaced Nilis and the injured van Nistelrooy. Newcomers Kevin Hofland
and John de Jong
also show their talents. In the Champions League, Anderlecht
and Manchester United
proved to be too strong, although a beautiful goal against Manchester United by Mateja Kežman
is often remembered by the fans. The UEFA Cup quarter-final against Kaiserslautern
was a black day in PSV history when angry fans entered the field. PSV didn't made it to the semi-finals and received a fine by UEFA and was forced to play a European match on neutral ground. PSV won the Eredivisie again and striker van Nistelrooy, recovered from a knee-injury, was sold eventually to Manchester United
. As a result, PSV signed FC Twente
striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
, who had to compete with Kežman for a primary position. Although the team still had some excellent players, a difficult start in the competition eventually saw them finishing second behind archrivals Ajax.
In the Champions League, PSV lost 4–1 to FC Nantes on 11 September 2001. PSV again didn't make it to the second round and had to play UEFA Cup instead. In the fourth round, PSV beat Leeds United. In the quarter-finals, for the first time in history, two Dutch
teams played against each other in a European competition, with PSV facing Feyenoord. Both matches ended in 1–1. Feyenoord won the encounter in a penalty shootout and went on to win the UEFA Cup. The team had lost faith in manager Eric Gerets, who was released by the club.
for South Korea
, Guus Hiddink was signed as the new coach. Arjen Robben
was one of the talented new players at the club, which resulted in a new title. PSV finished last in the group round of the Champions League
. In the same season, the influences of Hiddink as former coach of South Korea were shown, as Park Ji-Sung
and Lee Young-Pyo
joined the team.
In the 2003–04 season, PSV failed to reclaim the title. In the Champions League group round, the team finished third, despite having the same amount of points as Deportivo La Coruña
, but the Spanish side having a better result. In the UEFA Cup
, PSV was beaten in the quarter-final by Newcastle United
and old manager Sir Bobby Robson. Goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus
, who defended the club goal for 10 seasons, decided to leave the club.
In the 2004–05 season, PSV was at the top of their game with influential players such as Mark van Bommel
, Johann Vogel
, and Phillip Cocu
on midfield, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
and Park Ji-Sung
as forwards. For the first time in history, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League
, despite losing a couple of key players such as Arjen Robben
, Dennis Rommedahl
, and Mateja Kežman
in the summer of 2004. Hiddink created a new team with new players such as defender Alex
, goalkeeper Gomes
and forwards Jefferson Farfán
and DaMarcus Beasley
.
PSV finished second behind Arsenal
in the group stage of the Champions League and beat 2004 Champions League finalists AS Monaco
with 1–0 and 0–2. After reaching the quarter-finals, another team from France came on their route: Olympique Lyonnais
. The two matches ended in 1–1 and penalties were needed to decide the semi-finalists. PSV won the penalty shootout with Brazilian striker Robert
scoring the final one.
PSV went to Milan
, Italy
but lost the first tie against AC Milan
with a 2–0 score. PSV started well in the return match, with an early goal from Ji-Sung Park. A goal in the second half from Phillip Cocu doubled the score on the night. However, Milan midfielder Massimo Ambrosini
scored a goal in extra time of the second half. Despite a goal from Cocu a minute later, Milan went to the final on away goals. This is probably one of the strongest matches PSV has ever played and most fans remember the tears of Brazilian defender Alex, also known as "The Tank." The season was the most successful season in the recent years, winning the 18th Eredivisie title as well as their eighth KNVB Cup
.
Regardless, after the departures of influential players such as Mark van Bommel
, Johan Vogel, Park Ji-Sung
, Lee Young-Pyo
, and Wilfred Bouma
after the 2004–05 season, PSV have moved to secure the services of players like Rangers' Michael Ball, Mika Väyrynen
and Belgium midfielder Timmy Simons
. With the addition of young players to bolster the squad such as Ismaïl Aissati
and Ibrahim Afellay
, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League
2005–06 for a second running, having reached the semi-final stage in the Champions League season before. PSV ended again second in the group behind AC Milan
. The team defeated the Italians in the home match with 1–0 in a tough group with Schalke 04
and Fenerbahçe. In the first knockout round, Lyon proved to be too strong over two matches. PSV again won the domestic title, but lost the cup final against archrivals Ajax, the last match of Hiddink as coach of the team.
to succeed Hiddink. They also signed Ecuador
ian player Edison Méndez
and Mexican player Carlos Salcido
after the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, where they assisted their teams to the second round. Jan Wouters and Tonny Bruins Slot were brought in as the assistant-managers. André Ooijer
and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
left the club after the start of the competition, and as replacements, Jan Kromkamp
came from Liverpool
and former Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert
signed for a year. The top goal scorers of the season were Jefferson Farfán
and Arouna Koné
. The season saw the club building a gap with the other teams. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third.
PSV won the Eredivisie
for 2006–07 on 29 April with a 5–1 score, final day home victory against Vitesse Arnhem
. AZ suffered a shocking 2–3 defeat away at SBV Excelsior, while Ajax and PSV both won. Therefore, the title was decided only by goal difference, with PSV's bigger winning margin proving decisive as they bettered Ajax's goal difference by just one goal (+50 compared with +49). This is known as the most exciting and closest title races in many years.
In the UEFA Champions League, PSV qualified for the knockout stage for the third time in a row, second behind Liverpool
, leaving Bordeaux
and Galatasaray
behind. In the first knockout phase, PSV defeated Arsenal
at home with 1–0 by a goal from Edison Méndez
. In the return, PSV struggled and keyplayer Alex
scored an own goal. However, he scored the unexpected 1–1, which was enough for PSV to reach the quarter-finals. Liverpool
again was the opponent, but an injured PSV squad lost 0–4 on aggregate.
Although the club won the title, chairman Schuitema voiced criticism on coach Ronald Koeman after almost losing the championship, despite having a huge lead in December. But it was decided that Koeman would stay on for another year. New chairman Jan Reker replaced Schuitema.
After the season in which PSV won their 20th title, key players Phillip Cocu and Alex left the club. A difficult job for coach Koeman to fill their positions. They signed Mike Zonneveld
, Kenneth Pérez
and Danko Lazović
. Danny Koevermans
came from AZ after Arouna Koné
eventually was sold to Sevilla FC
. Also Ismaïl Aissati
and Otman Bakkal
came back from Twente after playing for that club on loan.
The team was disqualified from the Dutch Cup tournament, after fielding Manuel da Costa who was still suspended as a result of last year's tournament. PSV general manager called it "a huge blunder."
On 31 October 2007, Ronald Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia CF
, despite having a contract at PSV. The search for a new coach showed to be a struggle for the club and assistant coach Jan Wouters agreed to temporarily take over the job of head coach. Sef Vergoossen
was contracted to be head coach until the end of the season, when Huub Stevens
will take over.
On 31 December 2007, Kenneth Pérez
left the club for Ajax, where he was bought from in the summer of the same year. Chairman Reker declared that it was Pérez own choice to leave the club. On 26 February PSV midfielder John de Jong
retired at the age of 30 after failing to recover from an injury he sustained during a training session in 2005. Despite these personnel changes PSV went on to win their 21st title, making it the third time in the history of the league that a team won four championships in a row, after HVV Den Haag
(1900, 1901, 1902, 1903) and PSV (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989).
On 23 August 2008, PSV won the Johan Cruijff schaal (Dutch Super Cup) 2–0, the goals scored by Danko Lazović
and Dirk Marcellis
against Feyenoord, PSV being the winner of the Eredivisie and Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup
.
PSV started well in the league, winning their first two games. However, the first Champions League match at home against Atlético Madrid was lost 0–3. This match was a sign of things to come. PSV were chanceless in their Champions League group, losing to Liverpool
both home and away, losing away against Olympique de Marseille
and losing home and away against Atlético Madrid. The only match won by PSV was the home game against Marseille. These poor results meant that PSV finished last in their group, behind Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, and Marseille, respectively. For the first time since 2002, PSV was eliminated from European football before the winter. AZ went on to win the national league and PSV finished fourth, their worst league performance since 1981 (curiously, the only other year in which AZ won the championship) when they finished fifth.
This disappointing league performance meant that for the first time since the 1996–1997 season PSV would not be playing in the Champions League, but in the newly named UEFA Europa League instead. Fred Rutten took over as head coach and had a very successful first half of the 2009–2010 season in which PSV didn't lose a single game in the national league, the national cup, and the Europa League. They finished the calendar year 2009 in the second spot in the national league behind FC Twente
who also did also not lose a single domestic game in the season's first half. The second half turned out to be less successful. PSV started drawing and losing many league matches (2 draws and 2 defeats in the first 10 league matches of 2010) and was eliminated from the national cup and Europa League tournaments by Feyenoord and Hamburger SV
respectively. As of March 14, 2010 PSV is second in the league trailing leaders FC Twente
by 5 points with only 1 point lead on the third placed team AFC Ajax. As the Fifty-Fourth Eredivisie ended May 2, 2010 PSV ended in third after a shaky end as AFC Ajax climbed up the table to swipe second while FC Twente
Wins with 1 point over Ajax. PSV will enter the next Europa League.
On the 24th October 2010 they beat Feyenoord with a 10–0 score. It was the third time in history that PSV won a match in the Eredivisie
with this amount of goals. In 1973 Go Ahead Eagles
and in 1998 FC Volendam
were also crushed with the same score.
On February 24, 2011 PSV reached the Quarterfinale of the UEFA Europa League by French side Lille 5–3 on aggregate. On March 17 PSV advanced by beating Rangers 1–0 on aggregate, the goal courtesy of Jeremain Lens
, to reach the quarterfinals. They lost against S.L. Benfica 6:3 aggregate. For the 2011–2012 season, they will play in the UEFA Europa League.
The Philips Stadion
is the PSV home base. Since the founding of the club, PSV's home base is still at the same place where the PSV sports grounds were established in 1913. It was first inaugurated by the five year old boy named Frits Philips
, in January 1911 when the Philips Elftal played their first game. PSV was not founded yet. The neighborhood where the stadium is located is the Philipsdorp ('Philips village'), close to the centre of Eindhoven. The current capacity has been achieved by various modernisation programmes.
The stadium can accommodate 35,000 people on match days. Plans to further expand the ground to 45,000 seats are being examined, this would have been a mandatory task if the World Cup of 2018 or 2022 would have been hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. The average attendance for the season 2007–08 was 33,600.
All seats are covered and heated.
In the summer of 2005, the board of the club decided to remove the tall fences around the pitch, replacing them with 90 cm high railings keeping the spectators off the grass. Unauthorized persons who do invade the pitch will receive a €15,000 penalty and a ten-year-ban from visiting the Philips Stadion.
The stadium has been host to many European Cup matches, and was one of the Dutch venues for the Euro 2000
competition jointly organised by the Netherlands and Belgium.
In 2006, the UEFA Cup
Final between Sevilla FC
and Middlesbrough
was held in this stadium.
The stadium also features a Michelin
-starred restaurant (Avant Garde) situated high above the pitch and available for meals wrapped around matches. No other stadium in the Netherlands holds a Michelin starred restaurant.
in 1956.
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Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
from Eindhoven, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is best known for its professional football department.
Founded in 1913, PSV is one of three European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
-winning clubs in the Netherlands, alongside Ajax and Feyenoord. They won the European Cup in 1988 against Benfica, making them the second Dutch club to win The Treble
The Treble
The term treble or Treble is used in association football to refer to a team winning three trophies in a single season. Honours usually considered to contribute to a treble are the top-tier domestic league competition, domestic cup competitions, and continental tournaments; although this depends to...
, and the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
in 1978 against SC Bastia
SC Bastia
Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
. The club has won the national league
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
21 times, the national cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
eight times and the Johan Cruijff Schaal eight times. They are often nicknamed Boeren (Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
for farmers/peasants) in reference to their origins as a provincial city club. Their home is Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre....
, which is based in the Eindhoven borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Strijp
Strijp
Strijp is a former village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, now a neighbourhood of Eindhoven.Strijp was a separate municipality until 1920, when it became part of Eindhoven. The Philips Stadion, home of football team PSV Eindhoven is based in Strijp...
.
History
After GerardGerard Philips
Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips was a Dutch industrialist, co-founder of the Philips Company as a family business in 1891. Gerard and his younger brother Anton Philips changed the business to a corporation by founding in 1912 the NV Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken...
and Anton Philips
Anton Philips
Anton Frederik Philips co-founded Royal Philips Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother Gerard Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands...
gave the foundation order, the club started out as a works team
Works team
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for employees of electronics
Electronics
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conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
Philips
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
on 31 August (then Koninginnedag
Koninginnedag
Koninginnedag or Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 30 April , Koninginnedag is Queen Beatrix's official birthday. Though Queen Beatrix was born on 31 January, the holiday is observed on 30 April as it was the birthday of her mother and...
), 1913 to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the Napoleonic wars. PSV's home stadium, the Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre....
, then known as Philips Sportpark, was built at the same time as the inauguration of the club, although its current capacity was achieved by renovations and improvements over the years.
Because of their close ties with Philips
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
, PSV have had the same jersey sponsor without exception since 1982, the year jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. This is a record in Dutch football.
PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit
OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...
, Hans van Breukelen, Gerald Vanenburg
Gerald Vanenburg
Gerald Mervin Vanenburg is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a right winger.He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter...
, Romário
Romário
Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...
, Eric Gerets, Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
, Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
, Luc Nilis, Wim Kieft
Wim Kieft
Willem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual...
, Jaap Stam
Jaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
, Boudewijn Zenden, Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...
, Wim Jonk
Wim Jonk
Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria Jonk is a retired Dutch footballer. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team....
, Danko Lazovic
Danko Lazovic
Danko Lazović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.-Feyenoord:...
, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...
, Philip Cocu and Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
made their name. Their success was built on the foundations laid down by other famous players like Coen Dillen
Coen Dillen
Coenraad Henrik Dillen was a Dutch footballer who played for Brabantia, PSV and Helmondia '55, as well as the Dutch national side...
, Willy van der Kuijlen, Jan van Beveren
Jan van Beveren
Jan van Beveren was a Dutch football goalkeeper who played 32 caps for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and the 1970s....
, Jan Poortvliet
Jan Poortvliet
Jan Poortvliet is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number two jersey. His biggest club successes came when he played for PSV Eindhoven in the mid- and late 1970s...
, and the van de Kerkhof brothers, Willy
Willy van de Kerkhof
Wilhelmus "Willy" Antonius van de Kerkhof is a former Dutch footballer.van de Kerkhof and his twin brother René were squad members of the Dutch national team that made the World Cup final in 1974 and became key players in the team that made the 1978 final...
and René
René van de Kerkhof
Reinier "René" Lambertus van de Kerkhof is a former Dutch football player, who played for FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven....
.
PSV has difficulty competing with the salaries that are being paid elsewhere. It has managed though to become a springboard for professional development for talents such as Ronaldo and Eiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until...
, who spent two seasons at the club as well as Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
and Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
, and most recently, Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
, Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe is a Peruvian football player, playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Club career:Farfán began his professional career with Alianza Lima of Peru, with whom he signed for in 2001...
, Ibrahim Affelay, Heurelho Gomes, Alex
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea FC and the Brazil national team. His nickname is "Vinny" amongst fans for his close similarities to actor Vin Diesel....
and Balázs Dzsudzsák
Balázs Dzsudzsák
Balázs Dzsudzsák is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala and the Hungarian national team as a winger.- Early life :...
.
Famous coaches such as Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
(who between stints at PSV coached the Dutch national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
to a fourth-place finish in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
and South Korea to a similar fourth place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
) have managed the team over the years and have brought considerable successes to the club.
1970s
The mid and late 1970s were a golden era for PSV. They boasted quality players with the likes of Willy van der Kuijlen, the van de Kerkhof brothers, Jan van BeverenJan van Beveren
Jan van Beveren was a Dutch football goalkeeper who played 32 caps for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and the 1970s....
, Jan Poortvliet
Jan Poortvliet
Jan Poortvliet is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number two jersey. His biggest club successes came when he played for PSV Eindhoven in the mid- and late 1970s...
, Harry Lubse
Harry Lubse
Henricus Carolus Gerardus Lubse is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained one international cap for the Dutch national team. He did so on September 3, 1975 in the Euro Qualifier against Finland, when Holland won 4-1 with one goal from the PSV Eindhoven forward...
, and Huub Stevens
Huub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
and won two domestic cups and three domestic championships. PSV also won the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, their first major European title in 1978, by beating French opponents SC Bastia
SC Bastia
Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
3–0 in the final's second leg. The first leg ended 0–0.
Hiddink era, 1987–1990
In 1988, coached by Guus HiddinkGuus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
and with a team featuring players such as Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
, Eric Gerets, Søren Lerby
Søren Lerby
Søren Lerby, is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent. As a player, he spent the bulk of his career in Dutch football, winning five Eredivisie championships with Ajax Amsterdam as well as the 1988 European Cup and two further Eredivise titles with PSV Eindhoven...
and Wim Kieft
Wim Kieft
Willem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual...
, PSV won the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for the first and so far only time in their history, beating Benfica on penalties after an 0–0 ended final. Hans van Breukelen stopped the crucial penalty. Curiously, PSV took the trophy despite not winning any of its final five fixtures in the competition: they eliminated both Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
and Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
on away goals, with all four matches ending in draws. Following the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
win, PSV faced off with Libertadores winners, Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
of Montevideo. After a 2–2 draw, Nacional went on to defeat PSV in penalties
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
to win their 3rd World Club title.
Under Hiddink's supervision, PSV won three Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
titles, three KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
s, and the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
1990–1998
After Hiddink left, English coach Bobby RobsonBobby Robson
Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....
, who managed the England national football team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, was signed as head coach. PSV won the Dutch league in both the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. However, the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed that he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991–92 season. Robson had problems with handling one of the keyplayers, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian international Romário
Romário
Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...
. Romário, one of the keyplayers scouted by Piet de Visser
Piet de Visser
Piet de Visser is a Dutch football manager and scout. He is best known for scouting players like Romário and Ronaldo and successfully bringing them to Europe. He is currently a personal adviser to Roman Abramovich, the owner of the English club Chelsea F.C...
, joined the team in the Hiddink era, and stayed until 1993, winning three titles for the club.
After Robson left, Hans Westerhof
Hans Westerhof
Hans Westerhof is a Dutch football coach and currently technical director at Pachuca.As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division...
took over, finishing second in the competition. He was replaced by Aad de Mos but he finished third, despite having players like Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe Gică Popescu is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours...
, Nii Lamptey
Nii Lamptey
Nii Odartey Lamptey is a former Ghanaian footballer. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time...
, and Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...
. Hans van Breukelen retired after this season, having defended the goal for 10 seasons, and named one of the best goalkeepers the club ever had. Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus is a former Dutch football goalkeeper, who most notably played for PSV Eindhoven, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
and Stanley Menzo
Stanley Menzo
Stanley Purl Menzo is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach.Most of his professional career was spent at Ajax , appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and winning nine major titles.Menzo represented the Dutch national team in one World Cup...
were signed to compete for a place in the goal in the 1994–1995 season. The younger Waterreus
Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus is a former Dutch football goalkeeper, who most notably played for PSV Eindhoven, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
got his place under the bar for ten years.
In his second season, Aad de Mos was fired in October 1994 and temporarily replaced by Kees Rijvers
Kees Rijvers
Kees Rijvers is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Rijvers made his debut at NAC Breda and also played for AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Français and Feijenoord....
until Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
in December 1994 signed as head coach. With new strikers as Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
, who scored 30 goals, and Luc Nilis, the team again finished third, far behind AFC Ajax and Roda JC.
In Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
's second season, the performance was better, finishing second in the competition and reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. After five years, the 1996–1997 season proved to be successful, and PSV crowned themselves champions with players like Jaap Stam
Jaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
, Philip Cocu, Wim Jonk
Wim Jonk
Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria Jonk is a retired Dutch footballer. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team....
, Luc Nilis, Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...
, and talent Boudewijn Zenden.
The 1997–98 season was known for the success of Ajax, and PSV finished second, far behind the champions. The Belgian striker duo Luc Nilis and Gilles De Bilde
Gilles De Bilde
Gilles De Bilde is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played club football for Eendracht Aalst, Anderlecht, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Lierse and Willebroek-Meerhof...
scored the most goals in the competition. Even in the Cup Final, Ajax proved to be too strong for the Boeren. The UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
campaign ended in the group round, finishing second behind Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
, despite having played good matches against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
.
1998–2002
In the late 1990s, the club had a team full of excellent players like Jaap StamJaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
, Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...
, Phillip Cocu
Phillip Cocu
Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV...
, Boudewijn Zenden, and Luc Nilis. After the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
, which was a success for Dutch national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, finishing fourth, the club was a victim of that success. Key players were transferred and PSV started the 1998–99 season with a completely new team. Sir Bobby Robson returned to Holland as a favour to the club while Eric Gerets achieved his coaching badges, with striker Luc Nilis and newly-signed Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
, the club finished third on the last day in a 2–3 win over FC Utrecht. They qualified for the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and coach Robson returned to England, replaced by Belgian coach Eric Gerets.
In his first season, new players introduced to the team included Mark van Bommel
Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder....
, Swiss international Johann Vogel
Johann Vogel
Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers...
, and a player of Gerets' former club Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....
, Eric Addo
Eric Addo
Eric Pappoe Addo is a Ghanaian footballer. He is currently a free agent.Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise early on, Addo, a combative central defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder, had his budding career blighted by knee...
. Veteran Jan Heintze
Jan Heintze
Jan Heintze is a retired Danish professional football player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who started and ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which won the 1988 European Cup...
also returned to the club where he won the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. The two forwards, Nilis and van Nistelrooy, proved to be successful and scored together 48 goals in the competition next to Arnold Bruggink
Arnold Bruggink
Arnold Jan Bruggink is a former Dutch striker and occasional midfielder.He won the Dutch Talent of the Year award in 2000 while playing for PSV Eindhoven and won three league titles and two Supercups with the club, as well as appearing in the UEFA Champions League...
. The combination of the midfielders Vogel and van Bommel was also very successful for PSV. Their performances that season meant that PSV were able to win their 15th title.
Eric Gerets also won the 2000–01 title with new striker Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
, who replaced Nilis and the injured van Nistelrooy. Newcomers Kevin Hofland
Kevin Hofland
Kevin Hofland is a Dutch footballer who has played as a centre back in Cyprus for AEK Larnaca.-Early life:Hofland is born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands.-Fortuna Sittard:...
and John de Jong
John de Jong
John de Jong is a retired Dutch professional footballer, best known for his lengthy spell at Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven.An attacking midfielder, he had good passing abilities, also having his career cut short by injury....
also show their talents. In the Champions League, Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
and Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
proved to be too strong, although a beautiful goal against Manchester United by Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
is often remembered by the fans. The UEFA Cup quarter-final against Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
was a black day in PSV history when angry fans entered the field. PSV didn't made it to the semi-finals and received a fine by UEFA and was forced to play a European match on neutral ground. PSV won the Eredivisie again and striker van Nistelrooy, recovered from a knee-injury, was sold eventually to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. As a result, PSV signed FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...
, who had to compete with Kežman for a primary position. Although the team still had some excellent players, a difficult start in the competition eventually saw them finishing second behind archrivals Ajax.
In the Champions League, PSV lost 4–1 to FC Nantes on 11 September 2001. PSV again didn't make it to the second round and had to play UEFA Cup instead. In the fourth round, PSV beat Leeds United. In the quarter-finals, for the first time in history, two Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
teams played against each other in a European competition, with PSV facing Feyenoord. Both matches ended in 1–1. Feyenoord won the encounter in a penalty shootout and went on to win the UEFA Cup. The team had lost faith in manager Eric Gerets, who was released by the club.
Hiddink era, 2002–2006
Soon after the successful 2002 FIFA World Cup2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
for South Korea
Korea Republic national football team
The Korea Republic national football team represents Korea Republic in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments,...
, Guus Hiddink was signed as the new coach. Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
was one of the talented new players at the club, which resulted in a new title. PSV finished last in the group round of the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. In the same season, the influences of Hiddink as former coach of South Korea were shown, as Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
and Lee Young-Pyo
Lee Young-Pyo
Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....
joined the team.
In the 2003–04 season, PSV failed to reclaim the title. In the Champions League group round, the team finished third, despite having the same amount of points as Deportivo La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
, but the Spanish side having a better result. In the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, PSV was beaten in the quarter-final by Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and old manager Sir Bobby Robson. Goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus is a former Dutch football goalkeeper, who most notably played for PSV Eindhoven, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
, who defended the club goal for 10 seasons, decided to leave the club.
In the 2004–05 season, PSV was at the top of their game with influential players such as Mark van Bommel
Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder....
, Johann Vogel
Johann Vogel
Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers...
, and Phillip Cocu
Phillip Cocu
Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV...
on midfield, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...
and Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
as forwards. For the first time in history, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, despite losing a couple of key players such as Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
, Dennis Rommedahl
Dennis Rommedahl
Dennis Rommedahl is a Danish footballer, who currently plays as a right winger for Brøndby IF. He has played 112 matches and scored 21 goals for the Danish national side. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup...
, and Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
in the summer of 2004. Hiddink created a new team with new players such as defender Alex
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea FC and the Brazil national team. His nickname is "Vinny" amongst fans for his close similarities to actor Vin Diesel....
, goalkeeper Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes , born 15 February 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais), commonly known as Heurelho Gomes or just Gomes, is a Brazilian goalkeeper, who currently plays for . He previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV....
and forwards Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe is a Peruvian football player, playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Club career:Farfán began his professional career with Alianza Lima of Peru, with whom he signed for in 2001...
and DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
.
PSV finished second behind Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
in the group stage of the Champions League and beat 2004 Champions League finalists AS Monaco
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
with 1–0 and 0–2. After reaching the quarter-finals, another team from France came on their route: Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
. The two matches ended in 1–1 and penalties were needed to decide the semi-finalists. PSV won the penalty shootout with Brazilian striker Robert
Robert de Pinho de Souza
Robert de Pinho de Souza , commonly known as Robert de Pinho or simply Robert, is an association footballer, who currently plays for Avaí Futebol Clube as a striker on loan from Mexican club Monterrey....
scoring the final one.
PSV went to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
but lost the first tie against AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
with a 2–0 score. PSV started well in the return match, with an early goal from Ji-Sung Park. A goal in the second half from Phillip Cocu doubled the score on the night. However, Milan midfielder Massimo Ambrosini
Massimo Ambrosini
Massimo Ambrosini is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder and is the captain of Serie A club Milan. He is well known for his aerial ability and tackling.- Club career :...
scored a goal in extra time of the second half. Despite a goal from Cocu a minute later, Milan went to the final on away goals. This is probably one of the strongest matches PSV has ever played and most fans remember the tears of Brazilian defender Alex, also known as "The Tank." The season was the most successful season in the recent years, winning the 18th Eredivisie title as well as their eighth KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
.
Regardless, after the departures of influential players such as Mark van Bommel
Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder....
, Johan Vogel, Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
, Lee Young-Pyo
Lee Young-Pyo
Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....
, and Wilfred Bouma
Wilfred Bouma
Wilfred Bouma is a Dutch footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven. Bouma is a technically refined left back/centre back who is known for his hard working nature, defensive positioning and tackling ability.-Early career:...
after the 2004–05 season, PSV have moved to secure the services of players like Rangers' Michael Ball, Mika Väyrynen
Mika Väyrynen
Mika Väyrynen is a Finnish footballer who plays for English Championship side Leeds United. He is a Finland international.-Club career:...
and Belgium midfielder Timmy Simons
Timmy Simons
Timmy Simons is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for FC Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga. Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, and PSV Eindhoven. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.In the summer 2005 he decided...
. With the addition of young players to bolster the squad such as Ismaïl Aissati
Ismaïl Aissati
Ismaïl Aissati is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Career:Being born to Moroccan parents in the Netherlands, he is still allowed to play for either national team...
and Ibrahim Afellay
Ibrahim Afellay
Ibrahim Afellay is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as an attacking midfielder or winger.He has played for the Dutch national youth team and is now part of the senior Dutch national team, which he represented at UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the latter of...
, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2005–06 for a second running, having reached the semi-final stage in the Champions League season before. PSV ended again second in the group behind AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
. The team defeated the Italians in the home match with 1–0 in a tough group with Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
and Fenerbahçe. In the first knockout round, Lyon proved to be too strong over two matches. PSV again won the domestic title, but lost the cup final against archrivals Ajax, the last match of Hiddink as coach of the team.
Recent years
For the 2006–07 season, PSV contracted manager Ronald KoemanRonald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
to succeed Hiddink. They also signed Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian player Edison Méndez
Edison Méndez
Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...
and Mexican player Carlos Salcido
Carlos Salcido
Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...
after the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, where they assisted their teams to the second round. Jan Wouters and Tonny Bruins Slot were brought in as the assistant-managers. André Ooijer
André Ooijer
André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch football player who currently playing for AFC Ajax as of August 2010.-Early career:Ooijer was talented even as a child, joining his first amateur football team when he was just five years old and started playing for other amateur clubs SDW and SDZ when he was...
and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...
left the club after the start of the competition, and as replacements, Jan Kromkamp
Jan Kromkamp
Jan Kromkamp is a Dutch footballer. He currently plays for Go Ahead Eagles.-Early career:Kromkamp made his professional debut for Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles on September 18, 1998....
came from Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and former Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He...
signed for a year. The top goal scorers of the season were Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe is a Peruvian football player, playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Club career:Farfán began his professional career with Alianza Lima of Peru, with whom he signed for in 2001...
and Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Levante UD on loan from Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.-Early years:Born in Anyama, Koné started his football career with Rio Sport d'Anyama, a club based in his hometown...
. The season saw the club building a gap with the other teams. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third.
PSV won the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
for 2006–07 on 29 April with a 5–1 score, final day home victory against Vitesse Arnhem
Vitesse Arnhem
Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse has had considerable success in the Eredivisie, and featured in the UEFA Cup competition, but has never been considered a close competitor of the top three clubs of Netherlands...
. AZ suffered a shocking 2–3 defeat away at SBV Excelsior, while Ajax and PSV both won. Therefore, the title was decided only by goal difference, with PSV's bigger winning margin proving decisive as they bettered Ajax's goal difference by just one goal (+50 compared with +49). This is known as the most exciting and closest title races in many years.
In the UEFA Champions League, PSV qualified for the knockout stage for the third time in a row, second behind Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, leaving Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
and Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
behind. In the first knockout phase, PSV defeated Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
at home with 1–0 by a goal from Edison Méndez
Edison Méndez
Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...
. In the return, PSV struggled and keyplayer Alex
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea FC and the Brazil national team. His nickname is "Vinny" amongst fans for his close similarities to actor Vin Diesel....
scored an own goal. However, he scored the unexpected 1–1, which was enough for PSV to reach the quarter-finals. Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
again was the opponent, but an injured PSV squad lost 0–4 on aggregate.
Although the club won the title, chairman Schuitema voiced criticism on coach Ronald Koeman after almost losing the championship, despite having a huge lead in December. But it was decided that Koeman would stay on for another year. New chairman Jan Reker replaced Schuitema.
After the season in which PSV won their 20th title, key players Phillip Cocu and Alex left the club. A difficult job for coach Koeman to fill their positions. They signed Mike Zonneveld
Mike Zonneveld
Mike Zonneveld is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda, mainly as a left back.Zonneveld is a versatile left-footed player who can play as a left-back, left-winger or holding midfielder...
, Kenneth Pérez
Kenneth Perez
Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen is a Danish former professional football player. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Danish national team from 2003 to 2006, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 European Championship....
and Danko Lazović
Danko Lazovic
Danko Lazović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.-Feyenoord:...
. Danny Koevermans
Danny Koevermans
Danny Koevermans is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-Early career:...
came from AZ after Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Levante UD on loan from Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.-Early years:Born in Anyama, Koné started his football career with Rio Sport d'Anyama, a club based in his hometown...
eventually was sold to Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
. Also Ismaïl Aissati
Ismaïl Aissati
Ismaïl Aissati is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Career:Being born to Moroccan parents in the Netherlands, he is still allowed to play for either national team...
and Otman Bakkal
Otman Bakkal
Otman Bakkal is a Dutch international footballer of Moroccan origin who plays professionally for PSV as an attacking midfielder. He is currently on loan to Feyenoord.-Club career:...
came back from Twente after playing for that club on loan.
The team was disqualified from the Dutch Cup tournament, after fielding Manuel da Costa who was still suspended as a result of last year's tournament. PSV general manager called it "a huge blunder."
On 31 October 2007, Ronald Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
, despite having a contract at PSV. The search for a new coach showed to be a struggle for the club and assistant coach Jan Wouters agreed to temporarily take over the job of head coach. Sef Vergoossen
Sef Vergoossen
Sef Vergoossen is a former Dutch football manager.-Biography:Vergoossen began his managerial career in 1978 with VVV-Venlo, managing the club for 12 years till 1989, after which he managed MVV for nine years and Roda JC for three years...
was contracted to be head coach until the end of the season, when Huub Stevens
Huub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
will take over.
On 31 December 2007, Kenneth Pérez
Kenneth Perez
Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen is a Danish former professional football player. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Danish national team from 2003 to 2006, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 European Championship....
left the club for Ajax, where he was bought from in the summer of the same year. Chairman Reker declared that it was Pérez own choice to leave the club. On 26 February PSV midfielder John de Jong
John de Jong
John de Jong is a retired Dutch professional footballer, best known for his lengthy spell at Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven.An attacking midfielder, he had good passing abilities, also having his career cut short by injury....
retired at the age of 30 after failing to recover from an injury he sustained during a training session in 2005. Despite these personnel changes PSV went on to win their 21st title, making it the third time in the history of the league that a team won four championships in a row, after HVV Den Haag
HVV Den Haag
HVV is an amateur football club in The Hague in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1883 as an extension of HCC, the Hague Cricket Club...
(1900, 1901, 1902, 1903) and PSV (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989).
On 23 August 2008, PSV won the Johan Cruijff schaal (Dutch Super Cup) 2–0, the goals scored by Danko Lazović
Danko Lazovic
Danko Lazović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.-Feyenoord:...
and Dirk Marcellis
Dirk Marcellis
Dirk Marcellis is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for AZ. His preferred position is centre back, but if needed, he can play on every defensive position...
against Feyenoord, PSV being the winner of the Eredivisie and Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
.
PSV started well in the league, winning their first two games. However, the first Champions League match at home against Atlético Madrid was lost 0–3. This match was a sign of things to come. PSV were chanceless in their Champions League group, losing to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
both home and away, losing away against Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
and losing home and away against Atlético Madrid. The only match won by PSV was the home game against Marseille. These poor results meant that PSV finished last in their group, behind Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, and Marseille, respectively. For the first time since 2002, PSV was eliminated from European football before the winter. AZ went on to win the national league and PSV finished fourth, their worst league performance since 1981 (curiously, the only other year in which AZ won the championship) when they finished fifth.
This disappointing league performance meant that for the first time since the 1996–1997 season PSV would not be playing in the Champions League, but in the newly named UEFA Europa League instead. Fred Rutten took over as head coach and had a very successful first half of the 2009–2010 season in which PSV didn't lose a single game in the national league, the national cup, and the Europa League. They finished the calendar year 2009 in the second spot in the national league behind FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
who also did also not lose a single domestic game in the season's first half. The second half turned out to be less successful. PSV started drawing and losing many league matches (2 draws and 2 defeats in the first 10 league matches of 2010) and was eliminated from the national cup and Europa League tournaments by Feyenoord and Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
respectively. As of March 14, 2010 PSV is second in the league trailing leaders FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
by 5 points with only 1 point lead on the third placed team AFC Ajax. As the Fifty-Fourth Eredivisie ended May 2, 2010 PSV ended in third after a shaky end as AFC Ajax climbed up the table to swipe second while FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
Wins with 1 point over Ajax. PSV will enter the next Europa League.
On the 24th October 2010 they beat Feyenoord with a 10–0 score. It was the third time in history that PSV won a match in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
with this amount of goals. In 1973 Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
and in 1998 FC Volendam
FC Volendam
Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...
were also crushed with the same score.
On February 24, 2011 PSV reached the Quarterfinale of the UEFA Europa League by French side Lille 5–3 on aggregate. On March 17 PSV advanced by beating Rangers 1–0 on aggregate, the goal courtesy of Jeremain Lens
Jeremain Lens
Jeremain Lens is a Dutch-Surinam footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. He is a versatile offensive player, the best known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he can successfully play as a second striker. In August 2010 he received the first...
, to reach the quarterfinals. They lost against S.L. Benfica 6:3 aggregate. For the 2011–2012 season, they will play in the UEFA Europa League.
Stadium
Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre....
is the PSV home base. Since the founding of the club, PSV's home base is still at the same place where the PSV sports grounds were established in 1913. It was first inaugurated by the five year old boy named Frits Philips
Frits Philips
Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded...
, in January 1911 when the Philips Elftal played their first game. PSV was not founded yet. The neighborhood where the stadium is located is the Philipsdorp ('Philips village'), close to the centre of Eindhoven. The current capacity has been achieved by various modernisation programmes.
The stadium can accommodate 35,000 people on match days. Plans to further expand the ground to 45,000 seats are being examined, this would have been a mandatory task if the World Cup of 2018 or 2022 would have been hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. The average attendance for the season 2007–08 was 33,600.
All seats are covered and heated.
In the summer of 2005, the board of the club decided to remove the tall fences around the pitch, replacing them with 90 cm high railings keeping the spectators off the grass. Unauthorized persons who do invade the pitch will receive a €15,000 penalty and a ten-year-ban from visiting the Philips Stadion.
The stadium has been host to many European Cup matches, and was one of the Dutch venues for the Euro 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by UEFA, association football's governing body in Europe....
competition jointly organised by the Netherlands and Belgium.
In 2006, the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
Final between Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
and Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
was held in this stadium.
The stadium also features a Michelin
Michelin
Michelin is a tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the two largest tyre manufacturers in the world along with Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal tyre brands...
-starred restaurant (Avant Garde) situated high above the pitch and available for meals wrapped around matches. No other stadium in the Netherlands holds a Michelin starred restaurant.
Domestic
- EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
: 21- 1928–29, 1934–35, 1950–51, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08Eredivisie 2007-08The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points....
- 1928–29, 1934–35, 1950–51, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 8- 1949–50, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2004–05
- Johan Cruijff SchaalJohan Cruijff-schaalThe Johan Cruijff Schaal is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league and the winner of the national...
: 8- 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2008–09
European
- European Cup: 1
- 1987–881988 European Cup FinalThe 1988 European Cup Final was a football match played between PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Benfica of Portugal. PSV won 6–5 on penalties after a goalless draw after extra time...
- 1987–88
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
: 1- 1977–781978 UEFA Cup FinalThe 1978 UEFA Cup Final was a football match played on 26 April 1978 and 9 May 1978 between PSV Eindhoven of Netherlands and SC Bastia of France. PSV Eindhoven won the two matches 3–0 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:...
- 1977–78
Unofficial
- Phillips Tournament: 3
- 1982, 1984, 1985
- President's Cup: 1
- 19831983 President's Cup Football Tournament1983 President's Cup was 13th competition of President's Cup. The competition was held from 4 June 1983 to 17 June 1983. The tournament was won by PSV Eindhoven of Dutch football club team for the first time, who defeated in the final.-Group A:----...
- 1983
- Torneo Internacional de Fútbol de Maspalomas: 3
- 1984, 1985, 2000
- Trofeo Villa de MadridVilla de Madrid trophyThe Villa de Madrid trophy was an annual pre-season tournament hosted by Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium and played since 1973, exception made of the years 1999 and 2001. In 2004 the tournament changed its name to "Trophy Hellboy", but was discontinued in the subsequent seasons.The...
: 1- 1984
- Peace CupPeace Cupthumb|right|400px|The opening ceremony of 2003 competitionThe Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams...
: 1- 20032003 Peace CupThe 2003 Peace Cup football tournament took place between July 15-22, 2003 in South Korea featuring eight teams from around the world split into 2 groups with the winner from each group then playing each other in the final...
- 2003
- Russian Railways CupRussian Railways CupRussian Railways Cup is an annual pre-season football tournament, held in Moscow and hosted by FC Lokomotiv Moscow.The first edition of the tournament took place in 2007. Dutch club PSV Eindhoven won the title after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final...
: 1- 2007
Domestic Results
Below is a table with PSV's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
3rd | Europa League 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... (Q4) |
2010–11 | quarter final |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
3rd | Europa League (Q4) | 2009–10 | quarter final |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League (Q3) | 2008–09 | third round |
| 2007–08 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2007–08 | DSQ |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2006–07 | quarter final |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2005–06 | final |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2004–05 | winners |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League (Q3) | 2003–04 | quarter final |
| 2002–03 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2002–03 | semi-final |
| 2001–02 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League | 2001–02 | semi-final |
| 2000–01 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2000–01 | final |
| 1999–2000 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1999–2000 | round of 16 |
| 1998–99 Eredivisie | 3rd | Champions League (Q3) | 1998–99 | semi-final |
| 1997–98 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League (Q2) | 1997–98 | final |
| 1996–97 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1996–97 | round of 16 |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 2nd | Cup Winners' Cup | 1995–96 | winners |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1994–95 | round of 16 |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1993–94 | quarter final |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1992–93 | quarter final |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1991–92 | round of 16 |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1990–91 | semi-final |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 2nd | Cup Winners' Cup | 1989–90 | winners |
| 1988–89 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1988–89 | winners |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup (R2) | 1987–88 | winners |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1986–87 | round of 16 |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1985–86 | second round |
| 1984–85 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1984–85 | semi-final |
| 1983–84 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1983–84 | quarter final |
| 1982–83 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1982–83 | semi-final |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1981–82 | round of 16 |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup | 1980–81 | semi-final |
| 1979–80 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1979–80 | semi-final |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1978–79 | semi-final |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1977–78 | round of 16 |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1976–77 | quarter final |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1975–76 | winners |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1974–75 | round of 16 |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 4th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1973–74 | winners |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 6th | – | 1972–73 | quarter final |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 8th | – | 1971–72 | round of 16 |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1970–71 | second round |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie | 3rd | Cup Winners' Cup | 1969–70 | final |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie | 5th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1968–69 | final |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1967–68 | round of 16 |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie | 6th | – | 1966–67 | first round |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie | 8th | – | 1965–66 | semi-final |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie | 4th | – | 1964–65 | second round |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie | 2nd | – | 1963–64 | first round |
| 1962–63 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1962–63 | third round |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie | 2nd | – | 1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie | 7th | – | 1960–61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie | 3rd | – | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1958–59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 1956–57 | ? |
Sponsorship
Companies that PSV Eindhoven currently has sponsorship deals with include- PhilipsPhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
– Main Sponsor - NikeNike, Inc.Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
– Official Partner - Mercedes-BenzMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
– Official Partner - Bavaria – Official Partner
- RabobankRabobankRabobank is a financial services provider with offices worldwide. Their main location is in the Netherlands. They are a global leader in Food and Agri financing and in sustainability-oriented banking...
– Official Partner - VDLVDL GroepEstablished in 1953, the VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company. From its head office in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, VDL supervises its subsidiaries, which have a high level of autonomy and responsibility for results....
– Official Partner - De Lage Landen – Official Partner
- Menzis – Official Partner
- Banning – Official Partner
- Brain Wash – Official Partner
- Ernst & YoungErnst & YoungErnst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
– Official Sponsor - VolkerWesselsVolkerWesselsVolkerWessels N.V. is a major European construction-services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is privately owned by the Wessels Family , CVC Capital Partners and management .-History:...
– Official Sponsor - Coca ColaThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
– Official Supplier - Athlon Car Lease – Official Supplier
- Maison van den Boer – Official Supplier
- FreoFreoFreo may refer to:* Freyja, the Norse goddess* Fremantle, Western Australia, a port town in Western Australia** Fremantle Football Club, a team in the Australian Football League commonly referred to as the "Freo Dockers"...
– Shirt Sponsor
Current squad
- As of 1 September 2011
On loan
Retired number
12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)99 – Phoxy (Mascot)
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Technical staff
| Manager: |  Fred Rutten |
| Assistant Manager (ft): | Erik ten Hag |
| Assistant Managers (pt): | René Eijkelkamp René Eijkelkamp René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp is a retired football forward from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant coach at PSV Eindhoven... , Phillip CocuPhillip Cocu Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV... |
| Team manager: | Mart van den Heuvel |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Anton Scheutjens |
| Head of Youth Academy: | Jelle Goes Jelle Goes Jelle Quirinus Goes is a Dutch football manager.- Trivia :Goes was manager of the Estonia national football team from 2 October 2004 to 29 June 2007, before that he was assistant coach under Arno Pijpers of the same team. He worked from 1996 to 2001 for the Royal Dutch Football Association and... |
| Young PSV Head Coach: | Marco Roelofsen Marco Roelofsen Marco Roelofsen is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1987/1988 season. He played for FC Twente, NEC Nijmegen, FC Zwolle, and SC Heerenveen. He retired in 2004. His nephew Richard Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in... |
| Young PSV Coach: | Wim Kieft Wim Kieft Willem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual... |
Current hierarchy of captains
 Ola ToivonenOla Toivonen Ola Toivonen is a Swedish footballer who plays for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. He plays as a striker... |
7 | Jan. 2009– |
| Kevin Strootman Kevin Strootman Kevin Strootman is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. He primarily plays as a central midfielder.-Early career:... |
6 | Jul. 2011– |
Former captains
| 8 | 2009– | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Afellay Ibrahim Afellay Ibrahim Afellay is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as an attacking midfielder or winger.He has played for the Dutch national youth team and is now part of the senior Dutch national team, which he represented at UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the latter of... |
20 | 2003–10 | 2010 |
 Timmy SimonsTimmy Simons Timmy Simons is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for FC Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga. Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, and PSV Eindhoven. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.In the summer 2005 he decided... |
6 | 2005–10 | 2007–10 |
| Philip Cocu |
8 | 1995–98, 2004–07 | 2005–07 |
| Mark van Bommel Mark van Bommel Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder.... |
6 | 1999–05 | 2000–05 |
| Luc Nilis |
10 | 1994–00 | 1998–00 |
| Arthur Numan Arthur Numan Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team... |
5 | 1992–98 | 1994–98 |
| Erwin Koeman Erwin Koeman Erwin Koeman is a former football player and Dutch football manager. Currently he is the manager of FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. He is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and, alongside his younger brother Ronald, has also represented the Netherlands... |
1979–82, 1990–94 | 1993–94 | |
| Gerald Vanenburg Gerald Vanenburg Gerald Mervin Vanenburg is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a right winger.He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter... |
4 | 1986–93 | 1992–93 |
| Eric Gerets |
2 | 1985–92 | 1987–92 |
| Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the... |
10 | 1985–87 | 1986–87 |
 Hallvar ThoresenHallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen is a former Norwegian footballer. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in 1980s Norwegian football.... |
9 | 1981–88 | 1983–86 |
| Jan van Beveren Jan van Beveren Jan van Beveren was a Dutch football goalkeeper who played 32 caps for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and the 1970s.... |
1 | 1970–83 | 1973–83 |
| Willy van der Kuijlen |
1964–81 | 1965–73 | |
| Roel Wiersma Roel Wiersma Roelof 'Roel' Wiersma Was a football player Defender, who played almost his entire football career for PSV and also capped 53 times for The Netherlands.- Early career :... |
1954–65 | 1954–65 | |
| Berend Scholtens |
1937–55 | ||
| Sjef van Run Sjef van Run Jozephus Johannes Antonius Franciscus van Run was a Dutch football defender who played for Netherlands in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He also played for PSV Eindhoven.-External links:*... |
1926–42 | ||
| Ad van Eerd |
1927–32 | 1928– | |