Portrait of Rinus Michels

No. 12 · Coaching Legends

Rinus Michels

Football

Total Football and tactical innovation

Rinus Michels was a Dutch football player and manager associated with Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He helped develop the approach known as Total Football and led the Netherlands to the 1988 European Championship. His influence centred on collective organisation, positional flexibility and the demands placed on every player.

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