AC Ajaccio Managers - Ruud Krol, Gernot Rohr, Ernst Stojaspal, Rolland Courbis, Dominique Bijotat, Louis Hon, Jos Pasqualetti, Antoine Cuissard (Paperback)

Chapters: Ruud Krol, Gernot Rohr, Ernst Stojaspal, Rolland Courbis, Dominique Bijotat, Louis Hon, Jos Pasqualetti, Antoine Cuissard, Michel Brusseaux. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals) Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (born 24 March 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach. He is currently the manager of South African Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates. He began his career at Ajax Amsterdam under manager Rinus Michels. In his first season at the club he did not play much. After the departure of left back Theo van Duivenbode in the summer of 1969 to Feyenoord, Krol became a regular player. When Ajax reached the UEFA European Cup in 1971, and won, Krol did not play because of a broken leg. Krol did play in the European Cup finals of 1972 and 1973. While others such as Johan Cruijff and Johan Neeskens left for pastures new, Krol, captain since the departure of Piet Keizer in October 1974, stayed at Ajax until 1980. He moved to the NASL to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps for one season. He then joined Napoli where he played for the next four seasons. His last club before he retired in 1986 was the French club AS Cannes, at the time in Ligue 2 (the French 2nd division). Internationally, Krol made his debut for the Netherlands in 1969 against England, and would go on to earn 83 caps, retiring from international football in 1983. He was a crucial component in the Total Football side of the 1970s. A versatile defender, he could play in any position along the back four...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1298333