Rinus Michels foi o treinador holandês que criou o futebol total no Ajax e na seleção da Holanda, campeão europeu em 1971 e da Eurocopa em 1988.
Rinus Michels
Rinus Michels was born on February 9, 1928, in Amsterdam, and died on March 3, 2005, in Aalst, Belgium. As a player, he played for Ajax and made five appearances for the Netherlands national team. As a coach, he managed Ajax from 1965 onwards and created the style known as Total Football. With the club, he was Dutch champion four times and won the European Cup in 1971. He also worked at Barcelona, where he won the Spanish Championship in 1973-74, and at Cologne, winning the German Cup in 1983. With the Netherlands national team, he was runner-up in the 1974 World Cup and champion of Euro 1988. In 1999, he was recognized as Coach of the Century by FIFA, in recognition of the impact of his ideas on modern football.