Dick Advocaat facts for kids

Dick Advocaat
Personal information
Full name	Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat
Date of birth	27 September 1947 (age 73)
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Teams managed
1987-1989; 1989-1991; 1991; 1993-1995; 1995-1998; 1998-2002; 2002-2004; 2004-2005; 2005; 2005-2006; 2006-2009; 2009-; 2009-	Haarlem; Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging; Dordrecht; Netherlands; PSV Eindhoven; Rangers; Netherlands; Borussia Mönchengladbach; United Arab Emirates; Korea Republic; Zenit St. Petersburg; Belgium; AZ Alkmaar
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Dick Advocaat (born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He coaches the Belgian football team. In his career as a football player he played at Den Haag, Roda, VVV Venlo, Chicago Sting, Sparta Rotterdam, Berchem Sport, Utrecht. Advocaat started coacing at a small club called DSVP, later on he coached the Dutch football team and others.

Images for kids

Advocaat won the KNVB Cup as a player with FC Den Haag.
Dick Advocaat in 2007.
Dick Advocaat with then Russian president Dmitry Medvedev at the Moscow Kremlin in 2008.
Dick Advocaat with AZ in 2014.
Advocaat on the touchline as manager of Sunderland in May 2015.