Biography
Marco Van Basten - Dutch footballer and coach, three-time winner of the Golden Ball, Technical Director of the International Football Federation and one of the best players of the twentieth century.Childhood and youth
The biographies of children born in sports families, for the most part related to the sport that parents were engaged. Marco Van Basten is no exception. Father Jop pretty successfully played football, mother Lena is a gymnast. The son early met the rings and bars, but was ready to quit everything to quickly drive the ball with friends.
Marco's initial football education in the Amateur Club "Elsnkvike", then moved to the youth team of the UVV club, which was based in his native Utrecht. On the 13th-year-old, the boy's boiler drew the coach of the junior composition "Feyenord", but Leo Bengakker did not exist with Van Basten-senior in the fact that Marco could play in this club. Jope saw the Son exclusively in Ajax.
Football
In Amsterdam Mark moved in 1981. In the "Ajax" of a young striker took under the custody of the Flying Dutchman himself, Johan Croyf, who returned from America to complete his career in his homeland. Wang Bastegen's debut was mostly a year later, and in 19 years old, he became the second scorer of Europe after Liverpool, Ian Rasha. In 1986, Golden Buck had already got a brand for 37 banned balls.
Together with Godenzonen Van Basten won the Cup of Holland three times and the country's champion of the country became the same. In the final match of the Cup of Cups in 1987, the only goal of Forward brought "Ajax" victory.
In the summer of 1983, Marco as part of the national team of the Netherlands went to Mexico to the World Youth Championship. At the tournament, the team is not without efforting Van Basten reached the quarterfinal. In the fall of the same year, the proven football player fell into the adult national team.
The debut at the base came to the match with Iceland, following which the winner was selected in the championship grid of the continent. "Orange" won with a score of 3: 0.
It is believed that the Dutch footballer scored one of the most beautiful heads in the history of the game. This happened in the 1988 European Championship final, when the national team of Holland fought against the USSR team. Van Basten brought the bill to a victorious 2: 0 with an incredible blow from the sharp corner to the gate of Rinat Dasaeva. According to the results of the tournament, Marco received the first in the quarry "Golden Ball", who presented his father.
The following prize is a better scorer of a football player at home, although Van Basten believed that the awards were worthy of Franco Bareni, a teammate from Milan. In Italy Marco, the Dutchman by nationality, got in 1987. The President of "Rossoneri" Silvio Berlusconi athlete liked not so much by external data (height 188 cm and weight 80 kg), important for the attacker, how much exceptional game.
And it was one of whom: breeders have looked at Yurgen Klinsmann, Oleg Protasov and all the same Ian Rasha. Van Basten cost Milan to $ 800 thousand modest on today's standards.
Playing for the Italian club, Marco implemented 33 penalties. According to statistics, the performance of the forward amounted to 92%. On the player's T-shirt, the 9th room was concerned, but there were few people who would not consider Legioneer first. On the account of Van Basten the period of Milan's two champions Cup, two UEFA Super Cup and as many intercontinental cups, four titles of Italy champion and owner of the Italian Super Cup and Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi.
In 1992, Van Basten received another medal of the European Championship, this time the bronze, the next "golden ball", who gave Berlusconi, and extended the contract with Milan. The salary of the fans of the fans of the devils was $ 5.25 million per year. However, injuries made Marko hang the shoes on a nail in a heyday, and in May 1993 in the European Champions Cup final, the legendary striker played the last match for the club.
The disease manifested itself from football player in childhood. Van Basten survived not one operation, doctors even came to the conclusion that the player has a specific structure of the legs. In August 1995, Marco officially announced that his player's career came to an end. But shortly before the World Cup 1994, the Mentor of the Dutch national team Dick attorney suggested Wang Basten to take the place of Ruuda Gullit, with whom the coach had a conflict.
To participate in such an event Marco banned just "Milan". The head of the club medical service, Rodolfo Tavan, recalled that the striker was treated as a fragile value, bold, they were not allowed to train in cold weather.
The last game of Van Basten for the national team - Euro-1992 semi-final. Holland intended to repeat the success of four years ago, but the path to gold medals blocked future champions - Danes. "Alay Guard" won in a series of post-match penalties. And Marco did not implement a 11-meter.
Farewell Marco Van Bastene with football was held at Milan's home arena Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the presence of 85 thousand spectators. However, after a few years, the football player, to the surprise of many, began to train with the Amateur Club "NordwiK", whose owners were incomprehensible to appear as part of such a well-known player. Marco even managed to score 2 goals in the first match, but soon the problems with his feet aggravated. Forwards had to admit that it was no longer necessary to run around the field and score.
The status of the van Basten coach did not attract, nevertheless received a license. In Italy, he was offered posts to choose from, but a former footballer preferred to share experiences with compatriots. Marco assisted "Ajax" in the "youth team", then stood at the steering wheel of the National Netherlands. At the World Cup 2006, the team defeated Romanians, the existing Champions of Italians and Silver Prize-winners of the French. He stopped the procession of "orange" only the Russian national team.
Then van Basten briefly returned to Ajax, he trained "Alkmar Zanstkk" and "Herenven". Then the ex-football player died father. Marco was hardly worried about the loss, new health problems were revealed - with a heart, and Van Basten tied up with coaching work.
Personal life
With his wife Lisbeth Van de Cappelevien, the striker lived for a long time, and only a couple of years before finish playing football, Mark decided to legalize the relationship. It happened in the ancient castle of Hayzerle in June 1993. Spouses raise three children - Alexander's son and Rebecca and Angelica daughters.
Favorite pastime Van Basten - Golf. Mark not only plays self-enjoyment, but also does not refuse to participate in charitable tournaments. Sometimes special competitions are conducted under Milan's patronage. Of course, they do not do without Van Basten.
Marco Van Basten now
In 2017, Marco Van Basten appointed technical director of FIFA. Having become an official, a former player made a number of proposals for changing the football rules. In football, according to Van Bastene, high-quality, not quantitative changes are needed. Footballers are experiencing excessive loads, and therefore a time could be limited by 15 minutes.
Marco's penalty offered to replace the shooters to start moving to the goal from a distance of 25 meters, and it is given for 8 seconds. Then the talent of a football player will fully appear, and there will be no chance of chance. Offside and should be canceled at all, the teams will have more opportunities to score a goal. Another proposal Wang Bastene is an orange card that means the removal for 10 minutes.
Former Dutch footballer and coach became a guest of the 2018 World Championship held in Russia. Marco entered the technical analysis team led by Carlos Alberto Parryra, which was awarded the command and individual awards of the Mundial.
In addition to Van Basten, this honor was awarded a former Nigerian national team player Emmanuel Amunek, Bora Milutinovich coaches and Andy Roxburg, World Champion, 2006 Alessandro Nesta.
Shortly before the completion of the football championship Marco Van Basten, as well as Gianni Infantino, Lothar Matteus, Peter Schmeyhel, Rio Ferdinand received an invitation to a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Photo from the event in the Kremlin, the sports functioner posted on the page in "Instagram".
Awards
- Three round champion of the Netherlands
- Three-time winner of the Cup of the Netherlands
- Four round champion ITALY
- Fourfold owner of the Super Cup of Italy
- Two-time owner of the Super Cup
- Two-time winner of the European Champions Cup
- Two-time owner of an intercontinental cup
- Champion of Europe
- Three-time winner of the Golden Ball