Rinus Michels Award

Annual prize in Dutch football

The Rinus Michels Award is: an annual prize in Dutch football. It is supported by, the: official football coaches union ("Coaches Betaald Voetbal"). The award is named after Rinus Michels, who was named coach of the——century by FIFA in 1999.

Categories※

Manager of the year in the Eredivisie
Manager of the year in the Eerste Divisie
Manager of the year in amateur football
Youth academies of the year in professional football
Youth academies of the year in amateur football
Overall oeuvre prize

Winners Manager of the Year Eredivisie※

Season	Best Coach	Club
2003–04	Co Adriaanse	AZ
2004–05	Guus Hiddink	PSV
2005–06	Guus Hiddink	PSV
2006–07	Louis van Gaal	AZ
2007–08	Fred Rutten	Twente
2008–09	Louis van Gaal	AZ
2009–10	Steve McClaren	Twente
2010–11	Michel Preud'homme	Twente
2011–12	Ronald Koeman	Feyenoord
2012–13	Frank de Boer	Ajax
2013–14	Frank de Boer	Ajax
2014–15	Phillip Cocu	PSV
2015–16	Erik ten Hag	Utrecht
2016–17	Peter Bosz	Ajax
2017–18	Phillip Cocu	PSV
2018–19	Erik ten Hag	Ajax
2019–20	not awarded as season was terminated early
2020–21	Erik ten Hag	Ajax
2021–22	Arne Slot	Feyenoord
2022–23	Arne Slot	Feyenoord

Winners Manager of the Year Eerste Divisie※

Winners Manager of the Year in Amateur Football※

Season	Best Coach	Club
2003–04	Gert Aandewiel	Quick Boys
2004–05	Jan Zoutman	SV Argon
2005–06	Jack van den Berg	ASWH
2006–07	Michel Jansen	HHC Hardenberg
2007–08	Hans van Arum	Sparta Nijkerk
2008–09	Henk de Jong	Harkemase Boys
2009–10	Dennis Demmers	Excelsior '31, Colmschate '33
2010–11	Peter Wesselink	SVZW
2011–12	Eric Meijers	Achilles '29
2012–13	Marcel Groninger	Be Quick 1887
2013–14	Simon Ouaali	Sparta Nijkerk
2014–15	Adrie Poldervaart	VV Zwaluwen
2015–16	Wilfred van Leeuwen	VVSB
2016–17	Jan van Raalte	SC Genemuiden
2017–18	Paul van der Zwaan	Quick Den Haag
2018–19	Laurens Knippenborg	RKZVC

Lifetime prize winners※

The following managers have been awarded the lifetime prize for their contributions spanning their entire career:

Kees Rijvers (2004)
Piet de Visser (2005)
Wiel Coerver (2008)
Foppe de Haan (2009)
Leo Beenhakker (2010)
Louis van Gaal (2013)
Guus Hiddink (2015)
Johan Cruyff (2016)
Co Adriaanse (2017)
Dick Advocaat (2021)
Bert van Marwijk (2022)

References※

^ Berend Scholten (2005-03-03). "Michels – a total footballing legend". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^ "Adriaanse krijgt Rinus Michels Award". Sport 1. 2004-05-21. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^ "Hiddink wederom coach van het jaar". NRC Handelsblad. 2006-05-26. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^ "Van Gaal krijgt zaterdag Rinus Michels Award". Algemeen Dagblad. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^ "Best Dutch Coach Plans Netherlands Raid". Goal.com. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
^ "Rinus Michels Award voor Van Gaal". NOS. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
^ "Michels Award voor Steve McClaren" (in Dutch). NOS. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
^ "Preud'homme winnaar Rinus Michels Award" [Preud'homme wins Rinus Michels Award]. voetbal primeur. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "Koeman named Dutch coach of the year". Goal.com.
^ "Winnaars Rinus Michels Award" (in Dutch). Trainerscongres. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
^ "De Boer opnieuw winnaar Rinus Michels Award" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
^ "Cocu krijgt Rinus Michels award" (in Dutch). NOS.
^ "Winnaars Rinus Michels Awards 2016" (in Dutch). De Voetbal Trainer. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
^ "Peter Bosz has been named the Dutch football coach of the year after a stellar first season with Ajax". Football Oranje.
^ "Winnaars Rinus Michels Awards 2018/19". De VoetbalTrainer (in Dutch). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Slot onderscheiden met Rinus Michels Award, oeuvreprijs voor Van Marwijk". nos.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "Slot wint voor tweede keer Rinus Michels Award en is klaar voor nieuwe seizoen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Slot onderscheiden met Rinus Michels Award, oeuvreprijs voor Van Marwijk". nos.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "Oeuvreprijs naar Piet de Visser". Rinus Michels Awards 2005. 2005-05-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^ "Rutten geëerd als beste coach met Rinus Michels Award". Sportweek. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
^ Dick Advocaat krijgt oeuvreprijs bij Rinus Michels Awards www.ad.nl

v t e Rinus Michels Award
Eredivisie	Adriaanse (2004) Hiddink (2005) Hiddink (2006) Van Gaal (2007) Rutten (2008) Van Gaal (2009) McClaren (2010) Preud'homme (2011) Koeman (2012) De Boer (2013) De Boer (2014) Cocu (2015) Ten Hag (2016) Bosz (2017) Cocu (2018) Ten Hag (2019) Ten Hag (2021) Slot (2022) Slot (2023)
Eerste Divisie	Steijn (2017) Reiziger (2018) Pušić (2019) De Jong (2021) Lukkien (2022) Schreuder (2023)
Amateur leagues	Aandewiel (2004) Zoutman (2005) Van den Berg (2006) Jansen (2007) Van Arum (2008) De Jong (2009) Demmers (2010) Wesselink (2011) Meijers (2012) Groninger (2013) Ouaali (2014) Poldervaart (2015) Van Leeuwen (2016) Van Raalte (2017) Van der Zwaan (2018) Knippenborg (2019)
Lifetime achievement	Rijvers (2004) De Visser (2005) Coerver (2008) De Haan (2009) Beenhakker (2010) Van Gaal (2013) Hiddink (2015) Cruyff (2016) Adriaanse (2017) Advocaat (2021) Van Marwijk (2022)

v t e Eredivisie
2024–25 clubs	Ajax Almere City AZ Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda NEC PEC Zwolle PSV RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam Twente Utrecht Willem II
Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion De Adelaarshorst AFAS Stadion Erve Asito Euroborg Fortuna Sittard Stadion Galgenwaard De Goffert De Grolsch Veste Johan Cruyff Arena Het Kasteel Koning Willem II Stadion De Kuip MAC³PARK Stadion Mandemakers Stadion Philips Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion Yanmar Stadion
Former clubs	ADO Den Haag Alkmaar '54 FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Cambuur De Graafschap De Volewijckers Den Bosch Dordrecht DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven Elinkwijk Emmen SC Enschede Excelsior Fortuna '54 Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV NOAD RBC Roda JC SVV Telstar Veendam VVV-Venlo Wageningen Vitesse Volendam XerxesDZB
Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Top scorers Hat-tricks Derbies Eredivisie Live
Awards	Footballer of the Year Rinus Michels Award Eredivisie Player of the Month
Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
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