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Guus Hiddink

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Guus Hiddink is a Dutch association football player and coach, born on 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld.

Hiddink has been recognized with formal honors in more than one country. He holds honorary citizenship of South Korea, an official civic distinction awarded to him there. He also holds honorary citizenship of Eindhoven, connecting him to that Dutch city. In Russia, he received the title of Merited Coach, a state honor awarded to coaches in recognition of their service to Russian football.

Hiddink has used the Dutch language throughout his life and career. The honors he accumulated across different countries — honorary citizenship in South Korea, honorary citizenship in Eindhoven, and the Merited Coach title in Russia — form a concrete record of the international reach of his work as a football coach.

Quotes by Guus Hiddink

Counter football is not something weak teams only can do by the way. It is sometimes said in a way as if counter football is inferior. It’s not.
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Counter football is not something weak teams only can do by the way. It is sometimes said in a way as if counter football is inferior. It’s not.
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You can’t have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.
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You can’t have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.
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The playmakers need to read the game and need to be on the same page as the defenders and the forwards...
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The playmakers need to read the game and need to be on the same page as the defenders and the forwards...
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#games
Counter football is not something weak teams only can do by the way. It is sometimes said in a way as if counter football is inferior. It's not.
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Counter football is not something weak teams only can do by the way. It is sometimes said in a way as if counter football is inferior. It's not.
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#football
I am responsible for the team and a journalist should be responsible for his article.
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I am responsible for the team and a journalist should be responsible for his article.
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#team
I can never predict my future because a big part of my future is already behind me.
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I can never predict my future because a big part of my future is already behind me.
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#football
You have to know, when there is a fire in the kitchen, when to flood that fire.
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You have to know, when there is a fire in the kitchen, when to flood that fire.
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#fire
There are journalists I share a whole history with, so I tend to be generous to these guys, but those days are over...
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There are journalists I share a whole history with, so I tend to be generous to these guys, but those days are over...
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#guy
I need players to start thinking for themselves.
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I need players to start thinking for themselves.
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#needs
You can't have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.
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You can't have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.
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#team
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