Rudolphus Antonius "Roy" Makaay (born 9 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football coach and former

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. As a forward, he was known for his goal-scoring ability as a result of his "aerial prowess and quick drives to the net where he can put the ball away with either foot." He began his career at Vitesse and

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before moving to

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

in 1999 and helping the side to their first

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title in his first season there. He also won the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

in 2002 and the following season was given the European Golden Boot for a 29-goal haul. He remains the club's all-time leading goalscorer. He then moved to Bayern Munich for a then club record €18.75 million, where he picked up the nickname ''Das Phantom'' (The Phantom), for his ability to score out of nowhere, as well as ''Tormaschine'' (goal machine), for his consistent ability to find the back of the net. After winning two consecutive

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and

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doubles at Bayern, he returned to the Netherlands with

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

in 2007. A full international from 1996 to 2005, Makaay scored six international goals in 43 matches, despite competition for a place in the national team. He competed with the Dutch side at two UEFA European Championships and the 2008 Olympics.

Club career

Early career

He was first recognized as a talented striker while playing for Vitesse in the mid-1990s and honed his skills in the Spanish First Division with

and later with

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Deportivo La Coruña

In July 1999, Makaay was signed by

from Tenerife for a transfer fee of Pts 10 million. He made his league debut on 22 August 1999 in the opening game of the season, where he scored a hat-trick to give Deportivo a 4–1 home victory over Alavés. Makaay scored a total of 22 goals in 36 appearances in the 1999–2000 season, including braces against

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, Real Oviedo, and

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, as well as adding one in their final match against Espanyol to inspire the Galician club to their first

title. Makaay was an unused substitute as Dépor reached the 2002 Copa del Rey Final on 6 March 2002; Deportivo lifted the trophy for the second time in their history with a 2–1 victory over

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. He was the European Golden Boot winner for the 2002–03 season with his 29 goals making him the top scorer in Europe. His first encounter with Bayern Munich came during the

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season when he scored a hat-trick at the Olympiastadion in

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, in Deportivo's 3–2 win over the Bavarians on 19 September 2002.

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich kept a close eye on Makaay throughout the whole season and finally beat off stiff challenges from

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and Chelsea to get their man. A then club record fee of €18.75 million was paid to Deportivo in the summer 2003 to sign him. He scored 78

and 17

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goals during his four seasons at Bayern. On 29 September 2004, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 Champions League group stage win over

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, putting him in a select group of players to have scored a Champions League hat-trick at two clubs. On 21 August 2006, Makaay scored Bayern Munich's 3,000th Bundesliga goal. On 31 March 2007, he scored his 100th Bayern Munich goal in the game against Schalke 04. It was his 75th Bundesliga goal and 100th competitive goal since joining Bayern Munich in 2003. On 7 March 2007, Makaay scored the quickest goal in Champions League history, finding the net after just 10.12 seconds to help Bayern overturn a first-leg deficit and put

out of the competition at the round of sixteen. Madrid kicked off but Roberto Carlos failed to control the backpass, allowing Bayern's Hasan Salihamidžić to steal the ball and feed it to Makaay who tapped it past goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Feyenoord

Makaay returned to the Netherlands for the 2007–08 season, when

signed him to a three-year deal worth €5 million in June 2007. Makaay's decision to leave was influenced by Bayern Munich's decision to sign forwards Luca Toni and

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. In his first season at Feyenoord, Makaay was instrumental in leading the club to their eleventh

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title, scoring 7 goals in 5 matches. Makaay retired at the end of the 2009–10 season, scoring a hat-trick in his last match against Heerenveen.

International career

Makaay scored 15 times for the Dutch U-21 national team, which was a record shared with Arnold Bruggink, before

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eclipsed their tally in 2006. His international caps for the Dutch national team were limited due to players such as Patrick Kluivert, Dennis Bergkamp and

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. Makaay was, however, capped for his country at

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and Euro 2004. In the latter tournament, he scored against

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in the first round. In 2008, Makaay was chosen as one of three overage players to represent the Netherlands at the

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, where he captained the side to a quarter-final defeat to eventual champions

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Coaching career

After his retirement he was named as a youth coach for the academy of Feyenoord. Alongside this, he was also working as forward coach for the club, both with the first team and youth teams. In May 2013, the club confirmed that – after as successful year with the C1 team – Makaay would take charge of the U19s for the upcoming season. On 18 November 2021, he was named first-team coach to

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at Rangers. On 23 March 2023, he was named head coach of the Bayern Munich World Squad.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makaay goal.''

Managerial

Honours

Deportivo La Coruña *

: 1999–2000 *

: 2001–02 *

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Bayern Munich *

: 2004–05, 2005–06 *

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Feyenoord *

: 2007–08 Individual *

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: 2002–03 *

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: 2002–03 * ESM Team of the Year: 2002–03 * FIFA XI (Reserve): 2002 *The fastest ever goal in the

in 10.12 seconds against Real Madrid on 7 March 2007"The fastest goal in the UEFA Champions League". ECA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011. *KNVB Cup Top Scorer: 2007–08

References

External links

Official site
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Roy Makaay: The Big Interview with Graham Hunter
', (video, YouTube, 90 minutes) 25 November 2022, {{DEFAULTSORT:Makaay, Roy 1975 births Living people People from Wijchen Dutch people of Indonesian descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Indo people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Netherlands men's international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players UEFA Euro 2004 players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players La Liga players SC Woezik players SBV Vitesse players CD Tenerife players Deportivo de La Coruña players FC Bayern Munich footballers Feyenoord players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Pichichi Trophy winners Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from Gelderland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Dutch football coaches Feyenoord non-playing staff