Leo Beenhakker
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Beenhakker in 1986 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, German-occupied Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 2025 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maasstad Tediro | |||
| Xerxes | |||
| Zwart-Wit '28 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Epe | ||
| 1967–1968 | Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) | ||
| 1968–1972 | Veendam | ||
| 1972–1975 | Cambuur | ||
| 1975–1976 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 1976–1978 | Feyenoord (youth) | ||
| 1978–1979 | Ajax (youth and assistant) | ||
| 1979–1981 | Ajax | ||
| 1981–1984 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| 1984–1985 | Volendam | ||
| 1985–1986 | Netherlands (interim) | ||
| 1986–1989 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1989–1991 | Ajax | ||
| 1990 | Netherlands | ||
| 1992 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1992–1993 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1993–1994 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 1994–1995 | Club América | ||
| 1995 | İstanbulspor | ||
| 1996 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1996–1997 | Vitesse | ||
| 1997–2000 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2003–2004 | Club América | ||
| 2005–2006 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| 2006–2009 | Poland | ||
| 2007 | Feyenoord (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leo Beenhakker (Dutch: [ˈleːjoː ˈbeːnɦɑkər]; 2 August 1942 – 10 April 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach. Nicknamed "Don Leo" for his role in Spanish football, he had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level.
After his amateur playing career ended at 19 through injury, he began his coaching career. He won the Eredivisie title twice with Ajax and once with Feyenoord, becoming the only person to do so with both rival teams. In Spain he won three consecutive La Liga titles with Real Madrid in the late 1980s, including one as a double with the Copa del Rey. Additionally, he had brief spells in the top divisions of Switzerland, Mexico and Turkey.
At international level, he led the Netherlands at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Poland to UEFA Euro 2008, the latter two being firsts for both nations.