Israël in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marinus David Israël | ||
| Date of birth | (1942-03-19)19 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam,German-occupied Netherlands[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 2025(2025-07-01) (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DWV | |||
| DWS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | DWS | 88 | (1) |
| 1966–1974 | Feyenoord | 219 | (21) |
| 1974–1975 | Excelsior | 32 | (2) |
| 1975–1982 | PEC Zwolle | 198 | (16) |
| Total | 537 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1974[2] | Netherlands | 47 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1984 | PEC Zwolle (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1986 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 1986–1988 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1988–1989 | PAOK | ||
| 1989–1990 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 1992–1997 | Netherlands U21 | ||
| 1997–1998 | Ghana | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Jazira Club | ||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Wahda FC | ||
| 2001–2003 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Wahda FC | ||
| 2010–2012 | VV Young Boys | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marinus David "'Rinus"Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professionalfootball player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord withTheo Laseroms.
Israël was the grandfather of handball playerRachel de Haze.
During his career he played forDWS (1962–66),Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74),Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) andPEC Zwolle (1975–82).[3] Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won threeEredivisie titles, aKNVB Cup, aEuropean Cup and aUEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the1970 European Cup Final againstCeltic.[4]
Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for theNetherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for the Netherlands in the1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories againstBrazil andArgentina.[1]
Israël died on 1 July 2025, at the age of 83.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1964 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 October 1967 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualification | |
| 2 | 11 October 1970 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification | |
| 3 | 17 November 1971 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 8–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
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