COACH

Leo Beenhakker

1942 - 2025

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Beenhakker is the 11th most popular coach (up from 37th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Coach.

Leo Beenhakker is most famous for coaching top clubs like Real Madrid and Ajax, as well as leading national teams including the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Poland. He gained international acclaim by guiding Trinidad and Tobago to their first-ever World Cup in 2006.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Leo Beenhakker ranks 11 out of 471. Before him are José Mourinho, Jupp Heynckes, Dino Zoff, Fabio Capello, Claudio Ranieri, and Louis van Gaal. After him are Hans-Dieter Flick, Guus Hiddink, Rafael Benítez, Giovanni Trapattoni, Marco van Basten, and Vicente del Bosque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Leo Beenhakker ranks 25. Before him are Isabel Allende, Neilia Hunter Biden, Scatman John, Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, and John Sulston. After him are Michael York, Frank Williams, Bill Nelson, Mohamed ElBaradei, Brian Jones, and Ehud Barak. Among people deceased in 2025, Leo Beenhakker ranks 13. Before him are Jean-Marie Le Pen, Boris Spassky, Richard Chamberlain, Val Kilmer, Brian Wilson, and Sebastião Salgado. After him are Eddie Jordan, Khamtai Siphandon, Ágnes Keleti, Horst Köhler, Aga Khan IV, and George E. Smith.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Leo Beenhakker ranks 36 out of 1,646. Before him are Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), André Rieu (1949), Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Louis van Gaal (1951), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), and Peter Debye (1884). After him are William I of the Netherlands (1772), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Guus Hiddink (1946), Rutger Hauer (1944), Marco van Basten (1964), and Simon van der Meer (1925).

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Among COACHES In Netherlands

Among coaches born in Netherlands, Leo Beenhakker ranks 2. Before him are Louis van Gaal (1951). After him are Guus Hiddink (1946), Marco van Basten (1964), Rinus Michels (1928), Frank Rijkaard (1962), Ronald Koeman (1963), Dick Advocaat (1947), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Arne Slot (1978), Huub Stevens (1953), and Pim Verbeek (1956).

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