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Ruud van Nistelrooy – Football Research Archive

Club career

449

249 goals, as Wikidata records them (competitions not stated)

Premier League in this archive

0

No team sheets held for this person

International caps

70

35 goals, senior teams, as Wikidata records them

Matches managed in this archive

28

2 head coach tenures at clubs held

Profile

Wikidata item: Q45626
Date of birth: 1 Jul 1976
Place of birth: Oss
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Position: forward
Height: 188 cm
Preferred foot: Not held

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Background removed and margins trimmed by the archive. All photo credits.

Source: Wikidata (CC0), revision 2552445923, checked 15 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST. Identified by Wikidata's own head-coach statement.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy

PlayerHead coachCaretakerNationality Kingdom of the NetherlandsAge 50 (born 1 Jul 1976)Position forward

Sources Wikidata, WikipediaUpdated 15 Oct 2026, 17:31 BSTItem Q45626

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