Biography
HUUS HIDDINK - Dutch coach and football player, trained Russian national teams, the Netherlands, Turkey, Australia, South Korea. Gus was born on November 8, 1946 in the Dutch city of Warsseveld in a large family of two teachers of Gerrita and Yo, in which five more sons were brought up: Vim, Hans, Rene, Arnold and Karel. The boy since childhood became interested in football, while he managed to help parents at homemade. Gus learned to milk a cow, handle horses.In his youth, he began his footballer's career at the local club "Varsseveld", where Hiddink played at the midfielder's position. After school, he entered the Central Institute of Sports Mentors in Overwen, who graduated with a red diploma in 1966.
Football
Hiddink sports biography began as a professional football player. In 1967, Gus signed an agreement with the Dutin-Chief Club "De Gaftshap" football team, while remaining the coach of the junior team of special schools for the laggards in the development of children. The positions of school teacher Gus worked up until 1984. Soon the midfielder entrusted the duties of the assistant assistant to the master team.
In 1969, the club from Dutinham won the second league tournament and received a place in the first division. After ten years of work in De Countshap, Gus became a player of the North American football league teams "Washington diplomat" and "San José Ertcweix", the football player also played for Nemegensky Club of Nek. In 1981, for two years, he returned to the club "De Gauffshap". Achievements of Gus Hiddink as a midfielder - 500 matches and 80 goals scored for 15 years of career.
Career coaching
Hiddink's coaching career officially began in 1981 in the Dutinham Club. In 1984 he went to PSV, where since 1987 he received the position of head coach. Heading with the Hiddinkom team three times became the champion of the Netherlands and three times the owner of the Cup of the country. In 1988, the club won the European Champions Cup. In 1990, Gus received an invitation to coaching from the Istanbul Club "Fenerbahce", and a year later he became the head coach of Spanish Valencia.
In 1995, Hiddink returned to his homeland and headed the national team. Under the leadership of the head coach, the team became the fourth at the World Cup of 1998. From the same year, the coach was led by Madrid "Real", which immediately conquered an intercontinental cup. But the President of the Club pursued his own interests and lobbied certain players, which went wrong with Hiddink's politics.
Long-term disputes forced the coach in a year to move to "Betis", and another year to leave Spain. Having headed the South Korea national team, Gus brought the team for the fourth place in the 2002 World Cup, which became the biggest achievement for the national team for the entire existence.
In 2002, Hiddink returned to the Netherlands and headed the PSV team for four years. With Guus Hiddink, the club football players became the first in the national tournament three times, winning the Cup and the Super Cup of the Netherlands. Working in Holland, the coach conducted technical advice with the South Korean Football Association. In 2005, the coach stood at the head of the Australian national team, which immediately reached the final of the World Championship.
In 2006, Gus Hiddinka on the initiative of Roman Abramovich was invited to lead the Russian national team. The contract for which Hiddink's salary amounted to 7 million euros per year was signed for 4 seasons. The coach worked with football players on schedule, which included periodic departures of the Dutchman to his homeland. In Russia, he was warm to Hiddink, many fans of football called the coach of the Hiddink Gus Ivanovich national team. The photo coach of the Russian national team was printed on flags, souvenirs, posters, gift mats.
In 2008, the Russian team sensationally ranked third in the European Championships, giving way to Spain with a score of 3: 0.
After the return of football players, the transfer of Andrei Malakhov was organized to their homeland, on which artists from "Comedy Club" were organized, Lyudmila Gurchenko, a group "Factory". In the qualifying competition at the 2010 World Championships, the national team was defeated, and Guus Hiddink left the post of head coach.
In 2009, in addition to work in Russia, Hiddink oversees the English club "Chelsea" and led him to the first place in the Cup of England.
In 2010, Gus took the post of head coach of the Turkish national team, after two years he moved to the Dagestan club "Anji", who helped to win the third place in the Russian Cup. Since 2014, he headed the Netherlands national team for two years.
Personal life
In the mid-1960s, Guzz Hiddink took the wife of the People of People in his wife, who gave a football player of two sons - Michael (1969) and Mark (1972).
In the 2000s, the coach was officially met with the girl Elizabeth Pinas, his younger for several decades. With the first spouse, Gus remained in friendly relations, but did not marry Elizabeth, but simply calls her a friend.
Gus Hiddink now
For several years, the coach has been on a well-deserved rest, but constantly monitors the events occurring in the world of football. Now Hus Hiddink works as an expert on the Fox Sport USA sports channel. In 2017, on the instructions of the channel, the Cup of Confederations was visited, in connection with which he arrived in St. Petersburg.
In an interview with the Russian media, Hyd Hiddink positively responded to the team of the Russian national team, speaking at the Confederation Cup Tournament in the Russian Federation, and also wished the success of the women's team at the European Championships. In the free from football, Hus time visited the oncocenter for children.
Achievements
- Six-time European Champion
- Four round winner of the Netherlands Cup
- European Champions Cup owner - 1987
- Real Madrid Club - the owner of the Intercontinental Cup - 1998
- The fourth place of the Netherlands national team at the World Cup - 1998
- Fourth place of the South Korea national team at the World Championships - 2002
- Winner Super Cup of the Netherlands - 2003
- Third place of the Russian national team at the European Championship - 2008
- Chelsea Club - winner of the Cup of England - 2009