Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a member of the Netherlands national team at the Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He was a versatile player, as he played several positions during his career.

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Gullit was born Ruud Dil in Amsterdam to George Gullit, an Afro-Surinamese immigrant married with three children and his buitenvrouw Ria Dil from Jordaan.

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He signed for Meerboys as a junior in 1970. In 1978, he signed professional forms for HFC Haarlem by coach and former West Bromwich Albion F.C. player Barry Hughes. Gullit made 91 league appearances for Haarlem, scoring 32 goals. He brought Haarlem to the first division and managed a fourth place finish.

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In 1982, he moved to Feyenoord, for a fee of £300,000, where he made 85 league appearances, scoring 30 goals. In 1985 he moved to PSV Eindhoven for ƒ1.2 million (£400,000), for which he scored 46 goals in 68 league appearances.Silvio Berlusconi signed Gullit for A.C. Milan in 1987, paying the then record fee of ƒ17 million ((€7.7 million, £6million)). Among his teammates at that club were countrymen Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, along with Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi. From 1988 to 1992, Milan captured three Serie A titles and two European Cups (1989 and 1990).He won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1987 and dedicated it to Nelson Mandela.

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After his retirement from international football in 1993, Gullit moved to Sampdoria and led the club to victory in the final of the 1993/1994 Italian Cup. AC Milan re-signed him in 1994, but he returned to Sampdoria to finish the 1994/95 season.In July 1995, he signed for Chelsea F.C. on a free transfer. Initially played as sweeper by manager Glenn Hoddle with limited success, Gullit was moved to his more familiar role in midfield, where he scored six goals.In 1986, on his 24th birthday, Gullit made his international debut for the Netherlands national team against Switzerland. He was one of the key players for the Netherlands helping his country win the Euro 88. Before the 1994 World Cup, Gullit walked out of the training camp and retired from international football.

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