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	Ajax - Frank Rijkaard
		In zijn debuutjaar (seizoen '80-'81) kwam Rijkaard tot het respektabele aantal van 24 competitiewedstrijden, waarin hij ook nog eens vier keer scoorde.
		Rijkaard scoorde nota bene in de Europa Cup 1-finale van 1990 in Wenen de enige en dus winnende treffer tegen Benfica.
		Zijn allerlaatste wedstrijd in het betaald voetbal had Frank Rijkaard 'gewoon' in De Meer gespeeld, daar waar hij was opgegroeid en groot geworden.
	www.ajax.nl /web/show/id=63608 (610 words)

	Battler From The Streets (from Sunday Herald)
		Too often Rijkaard's naive idea that he can switch to a 3-4-3 formation without the specialist players to achieve it and with repeated evidence the team doesn't understand the system has cost points.
		The same strengths which Rijkaard used to great advantage in the last couple of years - a calm, laid-back style of handling this prickly and ego-replete squad have become an Achilles' Heel at a time when a firm hand and some brutal words have been needed.
		Rijkaard wanted to leave the club last summer for important private reasons but was badgered, bullied and begged by his president into staying.
	www.sundayherald.com /sport/shfootball/display.var.1477618.0.battler_from_the_streets.php (916 words)

	Frank Rijkaard to join Ten Cate at Chelsea - Telegraph
		Rijkaard, 45, becomes the latest Dutchman to be linked with the club after Henk Ten Cate confirmed he has been given permission by Ajax to open negotiations with the west London club.
		Rijkaard is understood to be in his final year at Barcelona as his future comes under scrutiny for his failure to land the La Liga title or European Cup last season.
		The 52-year-old was Rijkaard's assistant for three years at the Nou Camp and was instrumental in their Champions League and league title success of 2006.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/10/09/ufnchelsea109.xml (535 words)

	Frank Rijkaard - Barcelona :: Soccerphile
		Barcelona's Frank Rijkaard was short odds for the scrapheap himself at the same point last season, only for the former Sparta Rotterdam and Netherlands coach to soak up the pressure and fight back, offering us a blend of humour and authority, as well as precious hope for the future of big-time football, in the process.
		Rijkaard said after the Mallorca game: “For the penalty there were three or four players who can take them and they decide on the pitch.
		Frank De Boer even, only look childish where once they sought to jump on the bandwagon that so often crushes a coach when he has hardly had the chance to begin.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/managers/frank-rijkaard.html (1310 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Barca appoint Frank Rijkaard as new coach
		Former player Frank Rijkaard has been named to take over from the man that lead the Catalan giants to a place in next season's Uefa Cup.
		Rijkaard is a former Barca player and Dutch international and becomes the fourth Dutch man to coach at the Nou Camp following in the footsteps from Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal and Rinus Michels.
		Rijkaard was No 3 on new crowned president Laporta's wish-list.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2003/0623/barca01.html (412 words)

	FCBarcelona.cat
		Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard, born on September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam, has been the first team coach at FC Barcelona since the start of the 2003-04 season.
		During Rijkaard's first season at Barça, the team had an outstanding second half to the campaign as they finished in second place and qualified for the Champions League.
		By winning the European Cup in Paris, Rijkaard became only the fifth person to win the trophy both as a player and a coach, joining Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Miguel Muñoz and Giovanni Trappatoni, who have all achieved the feat.
	www.fcbarcelona.com /web/english/futbol/temporada_06-07/plantilla/cos_tecnic/bio_frank_rijkaard.html (410 words)

	Frank Rijkaard Rumored to be Leaving Barcelona - World Football - The Offside - Soccer News and Opinion from leagues ...
		Reports from those nefarious “unnamed sources” in Spain today say that Rijkaard is going to step down from his gig at Barca at the end of the La Liga season.
		There is some speculation that Rijkaard will pack up the hair gel and move to AC Milan, a club that has struggled this year in Serie A and that might be happy to welcome back one of its former players.
		If Rijkaard does announce that he is leaving or if he remains silent about the subject or even if he denies it, you can bet we will see the usual firestorm of speculation as to where he will end up next.
	www.theoffside.com /world-football/frank-rijkaard-rumored-to-be-leaving-barcelona.html (772 words)

	Frank Rijkaard mostro su respeto por la calidad del Deportivo Alaves \| terra
		Frank Rijkaard mostró su respeto por la calidad del Deportivo Alavés
		Vitoria, 9 ene (EFE)- El holandés Frank Rijkaard, técnico del FC Barcelona, mostró, tras llegar hoy a su hotel de concentración en Vitoria, el respeto que le inspira la calidad del Alavés, que será mañana su rival en el choque de ida de los octavos de final de la Copa del Rey.
		Rijkaard añadió, asimismo, que quiere darle "mucha importancia" a la Copa del Rey y, aunque es uno de los clubes que atesora más títulos de este torneo, va a tratar de llevarlo nuevamente para sus vitrinas en la actual campaña, tras haber estado sin ganarlo en los últimos años.
	www.terra.com /deportes/articulo/html/fox349056.htm (309 words)

	Frank Rijkaard busca el record de los uruguayos Juan Mugica y Luis Cubilla \| terra
		El técnico holandés del FC Barcelona, Frank Rijkaard, podría igualar el récord de los uruguayos Juan Múgica y Luis Cubilla, únicos hasta ahora en ganar el Mundial de clubes, cuando se llamaba Copa Intercontinental, como jugador y entrenador.
		Rijkaard, cuyo equipo, el FC Barcelona, disputa el jueves la semifinal del Mundial de clubes contra el América de México, ganó la Intercontinental con el AC Milán en 1989 y 1990.
		En la final de 1989, con el AC Milán, Rijkaard ganó por 1-0 al Nacional de Medellín, mientras que en 1990 derrotó por 3-0 al Olimpia de Asunción, en un partido en que además fue elegido el mejor jugador del partido, llevándose como regalo un automóvil, al anotar dos de los goles.
	www.terra.com /deportes/articulo/html/fox339482.htm (404 words)

	Are Chelsea preparing for the arrival of Frank Rijkaard? \| Soccerlens - Football News Blog
		Frank Rijkaard at that time still wasn’t sure about his job at Barcelona when the Premiership ended and with Real Madrid being in pole-position one can surely expect that the Chelsea, Roman lobby was active to lure to Dutchman to Stamford Bridge.
		Even as a player Rijkaard was dangerous and scored regularly (81 times in 414 games as a professional - FYI he was a central defender converted to a holding midfielder).
		The point I would add is that Rijkaard is known to be unhappy with the code of conduct crap and that this has surely increased after Laporta and Puyol confirmed that a paper copy of the code of conduct would be delivered to the dressing room in the next week or so.
	soccerlens.com /are-chelsea-preparing-for-the-arrival-of-frank-rijkaard/3508 (3212 words)

	Frank Rijkaard's Euro numbers game at Barcelona played into Liverpool's hands - Sportingo
		Rijkaard’s tactics in the first leg against Liverpool dug a deep hole for Barca to try and climb out of.
		But if Rijkaard’s first-leg tactics were unusally naïve for a usually brillant coach, his starting team for the Anfield game was downright wacky.
		Rijkaard was right to gamble on Eto’o at Anfield, because when on-form he is the dangerous striker in the world.
	www.sportingo.com /football/frank-rijkaards-euro-numbers-game-at-barcelona-played-into-liverpools-hands/1001,2654 (1060 words)

	BBC SPORT \| EURO2000 \| SQUAD \| Frank Rijkaard
		Rijkaard's credentials as talisman and byline inspiration are beyond question, but what level of expertise and tactical acumen he brings a side that should accept nothing but victory at Euro 2000 is open to debate.
		But if he lacks for coaching experience, Rijkaard's legendary reputation should at least help maintain order and discipline within the ranks.
		How else could it be for a player who, as well as winning any number of domestic honours with Ajax and AC Milan, was at the heart of the Dutch side that last won at the European Championships 12 years ago.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/euro2000/teams/holland/squad/702473.stm (184 words)

	Ronaldinho Gaucho :: Biografía, Palmarés, Fotos, Videos, Noticias
		Frank Rijkaard ha manifestado a sus colaboradores, con los que coincide plenamente, que tiene un problema con el brasileño y, en menor medida, con Messi.
		Frank Rijkaard está pensando muy seriamente en dejar en el banquillo a Ronaldinho en los próximos encuentros, sobre todo en los que el Barça disputara fuera del Camp Nou.
		Rijkaard ha restado trascendencia a las palabras del presidente del FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, quien pidió tras el partido ante el Almería que jugaran los que estén más en forma, y no ve en esas manifestaciones un deseo oculto de que siente a Ronaldinho en el banquillo.
	www.photosronaldinho.com (5889 words)

	CNN/SI - World Soccer - Former star player Rijkaard named Dutch national coach - Monday August 31, 1998 09:46 AM
		ZEIST, Netherlands (Reuters) -- Frank Rijkaard was named on Monday as the new coach of the Dutch national soccer team.
		Rijkaard, 35, one of three assistants for the Dutch team at France '98, replaces Guus Hiddink, who has become the trainer at Real Madrid.
		Rijkaard and Neeskens have both taken the KNVB's fast-track trainers' course for ex-internationals along with Ruud Gullit, now Newcastle boss, and Ronald Koeman, who had been one of the three World Cup assistants but who is now No. 2 at Barcelona.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1998/08/31/newdutch_coach (273 words)

	Frank Rijkaard - FC Barcelona Clan
		Frank Rijkaard annonce officiellement qu'il restera à Barcelone [17/02/07]
		Rijkaard : "Je devrais boire 10 ou 20 verres pour être d'accord avec Schuster" [27/05/07]
		Rijkaard : "Je devrais boire 10 ou 20 verres pour être d'accord avec Schuster"
	www.fcbarcelonaclan.com /rubrique,frank-rijkaard,34.html (250 words)

	Holland players Frank Rijkaard Caricature
		Frank Rijkaard was just 17 when Ajax coach Leo Beenhakker gave him his senior squad debut in 1980.
		It was coach Arrigo Sacchi who saw Rijkaard as playing a pivotal role at Milan and transformed the central defender into a world class holding midfielder, where the Dutchman's aggressive style would go on to influence the likes of Patrick Vieira to replicate in future years.
		Rijkaard's temperament though, was still in question, as became evident when he spat multiple times on Rudi Völler during the 1990 World Cup, which Holland entered as favourites.
	www.sportcartoons.co.uk /frankrijkaard.html (490 words)

	Mister Cool, a profile of Frank Rijkaard \| News \| Guardian Unlimited Football
		Rijkaard's detachment may dismay his wife but, according to Dolf Roks, who worked alongside Rijkaard for a season in Holland, it is one of the main reasons he thrives in football.
		Rijkaard's man-management skills are facing a stern test as he tries to revive Ronaldinho, who still seems to be suffering from a mild bout of post-World Cup malaise, like Wayne Rooney.
		Rijkaard is fully aware that he needs to be as much a psychologist as a football coach at a club such as Barcelona.
	football.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,,1922702,00.html (1833 words)

	ABC Sport - Football - Rijkaard loses his cool as pressure mounts
		Frank Rijkaard's legendary laid-back style deserted him for once as the Barcelona coach aimed a string of barbs at Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez on the eve of Wednesday morning's (Australian time) Champions League clash at Anfield.
		Rijkaard, whose team must overturn a 2-1 deficit after crashing to a shock defeat in the first leg of their second round tie, was clearly irritated by Benitez's confident prediction that the holders would revert to a forward line of Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o.
		Rijkaard - whose side slipped up 2-1 against Sevilla on Saturday to further turn on the pressure for their domestic title defence - added a further barb by suggesting that Liverpool were predictable enough for him to have opted out of watching too many of their matches on video.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200703/s1863839.htm (547 words)

	Cv Frank Rijkaard
		Frank Rijkaard voetbalde in zijn jeugd uren en uren op het Balboaplein in Amsterdam.
		Rijkaard kon de traditieclub niet in de hoogste afdeling houden en Sparta degradeerde voor het eerst in zijn bestaan uit de Eredivisie.
		Rijkaard was wel vrij en tekende, samen met assistent Henk ten Cate, een contract voor twee jaar, met een optie op nog eens twee seizoenen erbij.
	www.beijen.net /frank/cvs/rijkaard-f.htm (472 words)

	Mister Cool, a profile of Frank Rijkaard \| Sport \| The Observer
		Rijkaard's detachment may dismay his wife but, according to Dolf Roks, who worked alongside Rijkaard for a season in Holland, it is one of the main reasons he thrives in football.
		Rijkaard's man-management skills are facing a stern test as he tries to revive Ronaldinho, who still seems to be suffering from a mild bout of post-World Cup malaise, like Wayne Rooney.
		Rijkaard is fully aware that he needs to be as much a psychologist as a football coach at a club such as Barcelona.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /sport/story/0,,1922739,00.html (1859 words)

	Frank Rijkaard
		Frank Rijkaard (born September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player.
		Frank Rijkaard made his professional debut for Ajax under coach Leo Beenhakker in the season 1980-81, immediately scoring for his team in the 4-2 victory over Go Ahead Eagles.
		Currently, Rijkaard is the Head Coach of Spanish giants FC Barcelona and has been a smashing success and is widely recognized as one of the best football managers in the world.
	www.123football.com /players/r/frank-rijkaard/index.htm (555 words)

	Rijkaard caught out over Frisk \| Sport \| This is London (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rijkaard has maintained he merely shook Frisk's hand and UEFA initially insisted there was nothing to investigate, but the report from venue director, Pascal Fratellia, paints a different picture.
		Rijkaard pursued him up the stairs in an animated manner, during which time Frisk said he couldn't understand what the Barcelona coach was talking about.
		Rijkaard walked through the glass partition doors at the top of tunnel and confronted him again in a reception area outside the referee's dressing room, after which Frisk lost his patience with his attempts to discuss the match and told him to return to his own dressing room.
	www.thisislondon.co.uk /sport/football/articles/17777081/?source=Evening (653 words)

	uefa.com - Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Frank Rijkaard's playing career was as distinguished as any in the last 25 years, and he has transferred his thoughtful on-pitch presence to coaching.
		Rijkaard: The evolution of football has seen a reduction in the space between the teams.
		Rijkaard: In professional football results are very important and every team has the right to choose their system and their way of playing in order to gain points.
	www.uefa.com /magazine/news/Kind=16/newsId=383735.html (837 words)

	ABC Sport - Football - Rijkaard to quit Barca at season's end: report
		In recent days, Rijkaard has fallen out with three-time African footballer of the year Eto'o, who hit out at his coach on Tuesday for saying he had refused to come on as a late substitute during Sunday's 2-0 victory at home to Racing Santander.
		Rijkaard came to the club after coaching his country between July 1998 and June 2000 and then had a year in charge at Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam.
		Earlier this month, Barca's legendary former player and coach Johan Cruyff, Rijkaard's compatriot who led Barca to their only other European Cup win in 1992, said it was time for the club to shake up its squad as he believed that a "cycle" which began with Rijkaard's appointment had come to an end.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200702/s1850133.htm (588 words)

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