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amongst other clubs and also represented the

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once. In 1982, van Marwijk began his transition into a manager, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full-time manager. In 2002, he won the

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with

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. Van Marwijk managed the Netherlands from 2008 until June 2012 and guided the country to the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, which was lost 1–0 in extra-time to

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. He left this position after losing all three matches at

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. He qualified

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for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he coached Australia.

Playing career

Van Marwijk was born in Deventer, Overijssel. As a forward and a midfielder, he played 393 matches in the Dutch highest division, the

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. He began his career at Go Ahead Eagles, his hometown club. After six seasons, he left Deventer and started to play in Alkmaar, for AZ. In 1978, he moved to

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, playing there for eight seasons before playing one season for

. He ended his playing career in 1988 after playing one season for the Belgium Football Club Assent. Van Marwijk had opportunities to play for bigger clubs like

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, but because of injuries he never made a big transfer. In 1975, van Marwijk was called up by

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to play for the Dutch national team in a friendly match against

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, which was his only cap.

Managerial career

Early years

Van Marwijk began his professional managerial career at his former club

. His side finished seventh in the Eredivisie in 1998, and reached the KNVB Cup final in 1999. Fortuna had players like Mark van Bommel,

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and

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during that period.

Feyenoord

In 2000, van Marwijk became the manager of

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-based club Feyenoord. In his first season, he led Feyenoord to a second-place finish in the Eredivisie and in his second season, 2001–02, he had one of the biggest successes of his career. After beating

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, Rangers, PSV and

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in the knock-out stage, he won the

final after beating

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in the

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, 3–2. In October 2002 he extended his contract until the summer of 2004, with the option of one more year. Feyenoord ended in third place in the league with van Marwijk in the 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons.

Borussia Dortmund

In June 2004, van Marwijk became manager of German

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club Borussia Dortmund on a two-year deal after

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moved to

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. In both of his first two seasons with Dortmund, 2004–05 and 2005–06, he ended seventh in the Bundesliga table. During his third season, his side was stagnating, situated mid-table in ninth, whereupon van Marwijk and the club announced that they would part ways at the end of the 2006–07 season. On 18 December 2006, however, Dortmund and van Marwijk parted company earlier than announced.

Feyenoord

In June 2007, van Marwijk returned to Feyenoord, also bringing back Feyenoord veteran

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from

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. He also brought in

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and

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, and with this Feyenoord squad, he won the KNVB Cup in 2008 after beating

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2–0 in the

Netherlands national team

Van Marwijk's return to Feyenoord would be short-lived; before the end of the 2007–08 season, it was announced van Marwijk would succeed Marco van Basten as head coach of the Dutch national team after

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. During his two spells as coach of Feyenoord, five seasons in total, they would finish second once, in 2000–01. Van Marwijk was succeeded at Feyenoord by

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. Van Marwijk's management staff as Dutch coach included former internationals

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and

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, as well as Dick Voorn. In the

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, van Marwijk led the Dutch to the

against

after defeating

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in the round of 16,

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in the quarter-finals and

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in the semi-finals. They lost, however, 1–0 in extra time. He opted for a very hard style of play, especially during the final, in strong contrast with the Dutch football tradition. On 8 December 2011, van Marwijk extended his contract with the

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(KNVB) for four more years through to the summer of 2016, including participation in the

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and

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tournaments. At the

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tournament, however, the Dutch ended up without a single point and being widely criticized, prompting van Marwijk to resign on 27 June.

Hamburg

On 26 September 2013, van Marwijk became the head coach of German side

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after refusing offers from

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and

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. On 8 February, Hamburg lost for their sixth consecutive league match and gave up three goals in their fifth-straight league match. The supervisory board at Hamburg met on 9 February 2014 to discuss the future of van Marwijk, opting to let him continue in his role. He was then, however, sacked on 15 February after Hamburg lost 4–2 to Eintracht Braunschweig. Hamburg had lost seven-straight league matches and a

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loss to Bayern Munich. His assistant coach, Roel Coumans, was sacked as well. Van Marwijk lasted 143 days at the helm of Hamburg.

Saudi Arabia national team

On 26 August 2015, van Marwijk became the new manager of the Saudi Arabia national team on a one-year contract. On 3 September 2015, he managed his first game, winning 7–0 against

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in the 2018 Asian World Cup qualifiers. On 24 March 2016, he clinched qualification to the third (final) round by winning 2–0 against

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. After criticism from local media for not staying in the country and watching league games, van Marwijk helped Saudi Arabia to directly qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in their last game against Japan – their fifth FIFA World Cup and first since 2006. Days after their last qualifying match, he left his job having been unable to agree on a new contract with the

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Australia national team

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On 24 January 2018, van Marwijk was appointed as the new head coach of the Australian national team on a short-term deal until the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On his debut on 23 March, the team lost 4–1 to Norway in a friendly in

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, followed four days later by a goalless draw with Colombia in England. In warmups ahead of the finals, the Socceroos beat the

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and

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; the 4–0 win over the former was that country's record defeat. Australia were eliminated from the group stage in Russia, with one draw and two losses.

UAE national team

On 20 March 2019, van Marwijk became the new manager of the United Arab Emirates national team. On 4 December that year, the nation's football association announced his sacking following their 4–2 defeat to

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in the

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. Van Marwijk returned to the same post on 14 December 2020. At the

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in Qatar, the team lost 5–0 in the quarter-finals to their rivals. He was sacked again on 12 February 2022, with the team confirmed out of the automatic places in 2022 FIFA World Cup

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with two games left.

Personal life

Van Marwijk's daughter, Andra, married the Dutch international footballer Mark van Bommel. Their son Thomas van Bommel made his professional football debut with

in 2020.

Career statistics

Player

Manager

Honours

Player

;AZ * KNVB Cup: 1977–78 ;MVV Maastricht *

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: 1983–84

Manager

;Feyenoord *

: 2001–02 * KNVB Cup: 2007–08 ;Netherlands *

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runner-up: 2010 Individual * Knight of the

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(2010) * Rinus Michels Award Lifetime achievement: 2022

Other

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world champion (1975)

References

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