Ruud Van Nistelrooy has made a swift return to the premier league management after being appointed as Liecester City’s new manager. Ex Manchester united interim coach confirmed as new Liecester city boss.
The Dutchman left Manchester united earlier this month after a brief stint in caretaker charge.
He has replaced Steve Cooper, whose brief five months tenure as the foxes boss came to an end following a defeat to Chelsea last week.
The foxes has been on a lookout for a new coach and finally has sealed the Van Nistelrooy’s deal as the new Liecester City’s manager.
The Dutchman takes charge of a team that have won only two of their opening 12 league games and sit just one point above the relegation zone.
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Deal sealed till 2027
Ruud Van Nistelrooy has agreed terms with the foxes till 2027, he will be in attendance for Liecester’s premier league trip to Brentford on Saturday, before assuming full control and responsibilities from Sunday.
The main task at Liecester will be to maintain the top-flight status that they regained in may by winning the Championship title under Current Chelsea boss Enzo Marcesca
Ruud Van Nistelrooy will be looked up to for great things at Liecester, increasing the team’s strength by signing new players will help to strengthen the and stand a good chance of winning trophies as they did some years back.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy during his interview as the new Liecester boss
“I am proud and excited. Everybody that I speak to about Liecester City football club is enthusiastic”.
“They have great stories about the quality of people working at the club, the supporters and, of course, the recent history of the club is impressive.”
“I am excited to start and to get to know everyone and give everything I can for the football club”.
The foxes chairman Aiyawatt srivaddhanaprabha added: “he joins a club with a rich history, passionate supporters, and a talented squad and we are all excited to see the impact he can have as we embark on this new chapter together.”
“Ruud’s experience, knowledge, and winning mentality will undoubtedly bring great value to us and we look forward to supporting him in achieving success for our fans and our club.”
With the praises and with high spirits Ruud must have to deliver positively and bring the foxes to the lime light as one of the best in the premier league.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s coaching career
Van Nistelrooy started off coaching duties with PSV as an intern, working the under-17s. he was revealed as the new striker coach of under-17s, 19s and the reserve team in February 2016.
He assisted Guus Hiddink after the world cup in 2014 and ten became PSV’s under 19 new manager taking over Van Bommel, who left his role for the senior team.
Alongside his position at PSV he was appointed as an assistant manager to Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands backroom staff together with Maarten Stekelenburg ahead of Euro 2020, after Van Wanderen left the position.
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In March 2022 he became PSV’s head coach as a replacement for the outgoing Roger Schmidt. He signed a three-year contract beginning the 2022-23 season.
After winning the 2022 Johan Cruyff shield ans 2022-23 KNVB cup, he resigned with one match remaining for the season to be over, citing a lack of support from the team.
He then was appointed as an assistant coach for premier league club Manchester united on a two-year contract.
He was originally tasked to work alongside Erik ten Hag, however following the sacking of the Ten Hag, he was appointed as interim head coach.
He won some couple of matches just two days after his appointment. He led Man United to a 5-2 win over Liecester City in the EFL cup.
He also led the team to their first European win in 13 months in a 2-0 win against PAOK. He finally won his last game for the team by trashing Liecester city 3-0.
He departed United upon the arrival of their new coach Ruben Amorim, he finished his tenure as interim manager with three wins and one draw in four matches.
He then was finally appointed a new Liecester City head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal running until June 2027.
Van Nistelrooy’s football career and playing style
Ruud Van Nistelrooy is well regarded as one of the best strikers of all-time. He has been the top scorer in three separate UEFA Champions league seasons and he is the sixth highest goal scorer in the competition’s history with 56 goals.
He started his career in 1993 at the age of 17 with the dutch Eerste Divisie side, where he was converted from a central midfielder to center-forward.
He netted 12 goals on 31 games in the 1996-97 campaign, the next year he scored 13 goals in 31 matches in his only season with the club.
He was later signed by PSV and he went on to score 31 goals in 34 matches, this was the highest season total in the Eredivisie and second-highest in Europe overall.
Just a year later Van Nistelrooy signed a five-year contract with Manchester United after passing his medicals.
He made his debut against Liverpool, scoring in a 2-1 loss. Then he made his premier league debut against Fulham at Old Trafford and scored two goals to help United to a 3-2 win. He scored his first Champions league goals on October 17 in a 3-2 loss to Deportivo.
He bagged his first premier league hat-trick in a 6-1 win against Southampton on 22 December.
In total he scored 23 goals in 32 matches in his first season, he broke the record he shared with Mark Stein, Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry, by scoring eight consecutive league goals and was named PFA player of the year.
He departed from old Trafford after five seasons with a total of 150 goals in 219 appearances and signed with Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid.
He was not at his best in Madrid due to injury but on returning from a long injury he created an for Karim Benzema who scored.
He departed Madrid and signed an 18-month contract with the German club Hamburger until June 2011.
He netted seven goals and made two assists in 25 appearances in his only full season at Hamburger.
Ruud returned to Spain and penned a one-year deal with Malaga on free transfer. He played for the full year and announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy is a higly prolific goalscorer, he is known for being extremely clinical and opportunistic in front of goal and stood out throughout his career for his outstanding striking ability and finishing ability with either foot as well as his head.
