RUUD GULLIT

Date Of Birth : 1 September 1962
Position : Attacking Midfielder
Nation : Netherlands
Height : 186 cm
Major Club : AC Milan
Caps : 66 Games (17 Goals)
Professional Score Record : 219 Goals/ 542 Games
World Cup Participation : 1990 (4 Games)
Club Honours : 3 Times Dutch Champions
3 Times Italian Series A
1 Time Dutch Cup
1 Time Copa Italia
2 Times European Cup (1989, 1990)
1993 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours : 1988 European Championship Winners
Individual Achievement : 2 Times Dutch Footballer of The Year (1984, 1986)
1986 Dutch Golden Shoe Winners
1987 Dutch Sportman of The Year
1987 European Footballer of The Year
2 Times European Championship Team of The Tournament (1988, 1992)
1988 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
2 Times World Soccer Player of The Year (1987, 1989)
2 Times Silver Ball Onze d’Or (1988, 1989)
1993 Bronze Ball World Soccer Player of The Year

Ruud Gullit is one of the most completed footballers to play the game, renowned as one of the tiger-soldiers of AC Milan and Holland alongside Frank Rijkaard and Marco Van Basten. His primitive race was Suriname. Gullit epitomised the ethos of Total Football as he was naturally adept in almost every position. His foremost attribute was his athleticism, as he used his strength and speed to great effect, as well as being excellent in the air. Yet unusually for a man of his stature Gullit also possessed outstanding natural balance and poise that gave a graceful style to his game. Gullit thus combined technical ability with physical presence to become an iconic figure in world football. Gullit's brilliance prompted George Best to comment in 1990, "Ruud Gullit is a great player by any standards. He has all the skills. He's not afraid to do things with the ball. And he looks as if he's enjoying every second of it”