Frank Rijkaard
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Frank Rijkaard, a Dutch association football player and coach, was born on September 30, 1962. A citizen of the Netherlands whose primary language was Dutch, he built a career that moved from playing the game at the highest level to directing it from the sidelines as a coach.
His work as both player and coach placed him within the professional structures of association football, though the specific clubs, tournaments, and appointments that shaped that career fall outside what the available record confirms. What remains clear is that Rijkaard occupied two distinct roles within the sport across the span of his career — first as a player, then as a coach.
Quotes by Frank Rijkaard
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Dennis is something special. We are talking a lot about exciting football, and Dennis Bergkamp, I think, started with attractive football a long time ago. He was one of these players. A lot of the things he did as a football player you can compare to art.
You have to score one goal more than your opponents. That's the most important thing.
You see a lot of managers who are working and yet are already talking about other countries and other teams. But that's not for me.
Every manager feels a responsibility to his board of directors and the public and the players.
It's not for nothing that they say it's easier to get to the top than to stay at the top.
Pavarotti is not judged on how he sings in the shower. People wait until he gets on stage.
