Rinus Israël

Rinus Israël

Personal information
Full name	Marinus David Israël
Date of birth	(1942-03-19) 19 March 1942
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	DWV
–	DWS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1966	DWS	88	(1)
1966–1974	Feijenoord	219	(21)
1974–1975	Excelsior	32	(2)
1975–1982	PEC Zwolle	198	(16)
Total		537	(40)
National team
1964–1974[1]	Netherlands	47	(3)
Teams managed
1982–1984	PEC Zwolle (assistant)
1984–1986	FC Den Bosch
1986–1988	Feyenoord
1988–1989	PAOK FC
1989–1990	FC Den Bosch
1991–1992	Dinamo București (Technical director)
1992–1997	Netherlands U21
1997–1998	Ghana
1998–1999	Al-Jazira Club
1999–2000	Al-Shabab
2000–2001	Al-Wahda FC
2001–2003	ADO Den Haag
2003–2004	Al-Wahda FC
2006–2010	Feyenoord (scout)
2010–2012	VV Young Boys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marinus "Rinus" David Israël (born 19 March 1942^[2] in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player, manager and currently scout. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus" he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.

Club career

During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82). Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of the two Rotterdam goals in the 1970 European Cup final against Celtic F.C.

International career

He also played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national football team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for Holland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the Second round victories against Brazil and Argentina.^[2]

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