Footballer Ruud Van Nistelrooy: photos, biography, best goals

It is believed that with the end of a career well-known Dutch striker Van Nistelrooy Ore Dutch football ended an era lanky, but skilful forwards. To some extent his successor can hardly be called another Dutch veteran - Robin van Persie, however, and the latter is already at the stage of completion of the performances at the professional level.

Biography and facts from the life of

Ruud van Nistelrooy was born on the first day of July 1976 in a small Dutch village called Jeff. The boy's parents had a vast land and a few pens with cattle, so the child's desire to play football at first no one paid attention. It is simply not enough time.

Rud Van Nistelrooy in general is difficult to attribute to the category of players in the biography which the male line almost every second of boys playing football or had a direct relation to it. His ancestors - are the real farmers from toe to hair ends, and the ex-soccer player entering the home Oss, and now does not hesitate to take a rake in his hands.

Rude childhood was everywhere inseparable with the ball. We can say that this piece of exercise equipment started his biography. Van Nistelrooy was in his first football team "Retrieve your lost Gedaht" at the age of five years. Rood was gangly and seemingly clumsy guy, but this did not prevent him very soon "go on increasing." At the age of fourteen years, the guy was in the "RKSV Margaret", and later - in the youth team of the Netherlands "Den Bosch". The team from 's-Hertogenbosch and the Dutchman began his professional career, which lasted nearly twenty years. Except perhaps in Italy, Van Nistelrooy played in all top European championships, and everywhere it certainly was a favorite of the public. Legend tulips Countries left bold mark in the history of football, and for many years was remembered by several generations of fans from around the world. Meanwhile, Ruud, according to his former partners in the game, a man of modest character and strong mentality. Well, in modern sport is really a rare combination.

Early Years

In his first team - "Den Bossche," which Van Nistelrooy made his debut at the age of seventeen, the young kicker played mostly in center field. This lasted exactly as long as the coach of Eredivisie middle peasants, "Heerenveen", could not see the player in a potential leader of the line of attack.

After a fairly successful season in the "Superfrizov" Rood drew the attention of one of the leaders of the championship of Holland - "PSV" Eindhoven. Ironically, a new club forward is based only fifty kilometers from the place of his birth.

The first season came out a success for the attacker and his team. "PSV" won second place, giving the right to play in the Champions League, and became the top scorer of the Eredivisie Van Nistelrooy. Footballer of the red-white marked the 31 goal, won the race and the bomb was named the best player according to the journalists. In just three years in Eindhoven Ruud tried on two gold medals in the championship and twice triumfoval with the team in the Super Bowl of the country.

to Albion Moving

Teams from the Netherlands at the beginning of the new millennium, quite successfully represented the country in the European Cup battles, but the longer Van Nistelrooy stayed in "PSV", the clearer it became clear that the level of the local championship he has long outgrown. The Dutchman, in his words, always liked the English Premier League, with its athletic football. Ironically, some crisis in the line of attack is going through one of the leaders of British football - "Manchester United". And Teddy Sheringem, and Andy Cole were top-class forwards and undisputed leaders of the "Red Devils", but in the beginning of the century both "passed" over thirty, and it is known, does not add any attacking force, speed or endurance. Anyway, Van Nistelrooy moved to Manchester in the prime of life and immediately staked their place in the starting lineup, "the devil."

The legend of "Manchester"

Transfer the talented striker has managed the "United" 19 million pounds, and, looking ahead, we note that the full Rood worked every penny of this amount.

Note also that moving to England was preceded by a serious injury Dutchman, but he rang Alex Ferguson daily player and made to tell in detail how the recovery process. After this newfound confidence "red devil" simply had no right to disappoint the coach and the fans. He struggled on the field, and every minute was ready to prove and prove again.

The audience at "Old Trafford" a very warm welcome and very soon the Dutchman saw his first goals. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 23 times in a goal already in his first season, scoring in eight matches in a row, he also set a new record for the Premier League, beating such recognized masters as Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. Ten times he scored in the Champions League, but because it is quite logical, received the title of Player of the Year. By the way, two years later, the Dutchman has broken his own achievement, bringing the figure of goals scored and ten matches in a row. For the "Manchester United" Rude spent 243 games in which 175 visits different goals in the opponents' goal. In the five years he spent in Albion, he became the champion of the country, as well as once raised above his head the FA Cup, English League Cup and FA Community Shield. Alas, but the Dutch striker has not been able to win with "devils" the main club trophy - the Champions League. He conquered the "Manchester" until two years after the football player will go to play in another league.

"Galaktikos"

Madrid "Real" has always been known that collected in its composition is not just class players, but the best. Dutch star at the beginning of the two thousandth's definitely achieved the status of "top", so nothing happened surprising when in 2006 the official website of the "cream" and his photo appeared. Ruud van Nistelrooy has become a true legend "red" part of Manchester, without any hesitation accepted a new challenge in his career, and this in spite of the thirty years of age and abundance in the "Real" class players of the same role.

In the first season the Dutchman scored a hat-trick, and later - and poker. Rood in the championship with 25 goals scored and at all became the best scorer of the championship, and "Real" won the suit.

Inspired by a new long-term contract with the "cream", Dutch veteran of high-level spent the season of 2007-2008., But dropped out after a long period because of an injury. Returning to the field in 2009, Van Nistelrooy outright lost the competition for young Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain.

In the twilight of a career

At 34, "Van Gol" moved to the German "Hamburg", which included spent 36 games in one season. A very good result, especially considering that the veteran scored twelve times in the gates of the enemy "dinosaurs" of the Bundesliga.

Returning to Spain

In 2011, the Dutchman has returned to warm to Spain by signing a one-year contract with "Malaga". As it turned out later, it was his last season in the big football. Played for "anchovies" 28 matches, Ruud decided to end his playing career. It is symbolic that it was at this time, the Federation of football statistics published ranking of the best scorers in the first decade of the new century. The first line in it took "Van Gol" - a good time to "hang up his boots," hardly imagine purpose.

The best and memorable goals Van Nistelrooy

During his nearly twenty-year career as the Dutch striker has scored many decisive and simply beautiful goals. However, the striker has made for himself a kind of rating their own chances.

One of these goals Ruud held in 1999 in the principal gate of the enemy "PSV" - "Ajax". Needless to say, that the public in the "Philips Arena" was ready to pick up your pet on your hands and bring them to the nearest pub to celebrate the victory together. By the way, the gates of "Ajax" in the match defending another veteran of Dutch football - Edwin van der Sar.

In England, where Van Nistelrooy played from 2001 to 2006, the Dutch nazabival whole bunch of balls that are sure to remember the fans, "United." Thus, the forward repeatedly, "the autographs left" at the gate of "Liverpool", "Arsenal", "Tottenhema" and other rivals, "MU".

Spanish fans, of course, be remembered for a hat-trick and poker, Ruud scored in Example of the season 2006-2007, the city

Participation in charity

Football has long ceased to be a sport. As well as in other events, there is a place of commerce, which is especially clearly was evident in the new millennium. English Premier League, as well as the Spanish example, and does beat all records of expenditure according to payroll - this is a very well known players from top clubs in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Madrid, etc. However, while.. Van Nistelrooy came on partners training in luxury cars and bought myself another fashionable property, Rude very relaxed attitude to money.

Today, Van Nistelrooy and his wife Leontine Slats are actively involved in charity. In particular, the pair has a membership organization that helps rural children.