 Advocaat in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-09-27)27 September 1947 (age 77)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder,centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Curaçao (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1973 | ADO Den Haag | 147 | (7) |
| 1967 | →San Francisco Gales (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1973–1977 | Roda JC | 113 | (2) |
| 1977–1979 | VVV-Venlo | 74 | (6) |
| 1979 | Chicago Sting | 32 | (3) |
| 1979–1980 | ADO Den Haag | 11 | (1) |
| 1980 | Chicago Sting | 31 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Sparta Rotterdam | 61 | (6) |
| 1982–1983 | K. Berchem Sport | 10 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Utrecht | 39 | (0) |
| Total | 525 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1984 | DSVP | ||
| 1987 | Netherlands (women) | ||
| 1987–1989 | HFC Haarlem | ||
| 1989–1991 | SVV | ||
| 1991–1992 | Dordrecht | ||
| 1992–1994 | Netherlands | ||
| 1994–1998 | PSV | ||
| 1998–2001 | Rangers | ||
| 2002–2004 | Netherlands | ||
| 2004–2005 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2005 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2005–2006 | South Korea | ||
| 2006–2009 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium | ||
| 2009–2010 | AZ | ||
| 2010–2012 | Russia | ||
| 2012–2013 | PSV | ||
| 2013–2014 | AZ | ||
| 2014 | Serbia | ||
| 2015 | Sunderland | ||
| 2016–2017 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 2017 | Netherlands | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2018–2019 | Utrecht | ||
| 2019–2021 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2021 | Iraq | ||
| 2022–2023 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2024– | Curaçao | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick"Advocaat (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈdɪkɑtfoːˈkaːt]ⓘ; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch formerfootball player and coach. He is the current manager of theCuraçao national football team.
Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three stints with the Netherlands national team. He has coached a number of clubs in the Netherlands and abroad (including the Russian clubZenit Saint Petersburg, with which he won the2008 UEFA Cup Final), as well as the national teams of a number of countries, includingSouth Korea,Belgium andRussia. His nickname is "The Little General", a reference to his mentorRinus Michels.
Advocaat was born inThe Hague[2] and was adefensive midfielder during his playing days.[4] His career began as an 18-year-old with Hague clubADO Den Haag,[5] and he made his professional debut with the club on 21 May 1967 in a 3–0 win againstGVAV.[6] He only featured for Den Haag once morethat season,[6] and that summer, theSan Francisco Golden Gate Gales franchise imported the Den Haag team, which included Advocaat, to play for six weeks in theUnited Soccer Association as part of an effort to make the sport more popular in the United States.[7] It wasthe following season that Advocaat won his only honour as a player, theKNVB Cup, in 1968.[5] In the1969–70 season, he became a regular in the side, making 29 appearances and scoring his first goal for the club. He made 33 appearancesthe season after that.[6] From the1971–72, the club merged with Holland Sport to become FC Den Haag.That season, his final one for the club, Advocaat made a further 66 appearances and scored 6 goals.[6] In total, he made 147 appearances and scored 7 goals for the club.[6]
From 1973, Advocaat's playing career continued forRoda JC until he moved toVVV-Venlo during the1976–77 season. With Roda JC, Advocaat made 121 total appearances and scored 2 goals.[6] When the club was to be discontinued in 2009, Goal.com described him as their most famous player.[8] In his first season with VVV-Venlo, Advocaat scored 2 goals in 20 appearances. He made 33 appearances in the1977–78 season, scoring four goals, and made a further 21 appearances in hisfinal season at the club. In total, he made 74 appearances and scored 6 goals.[6]
In 1978, Advocaat made the move to the United States to play with theChicago Sting in theNorth American Soccer League (NASL).[9]That season, he made 24 appearances, scoring two goals. In1979, he scored three more goals in 28 appearances and for the1980 season, he scored one further goal from 29 appearances.[10] Duringthe break between the 1979 and 1980 NASL seasons, Advocaat returned to the Netherlands and made 11 appearances, scoring one goal, for his former club, FC Den Haag.[6]
Following the 1980 NASL season, Advocaat moved toSparta Rotterdam to play the remainder of the1980–81 season. He spent 18 months at the club, scoring six goals and making 61 appearances.[6] Following that, Advocaat moved to Belgium and played in thesecond division forK. Berchem Sport. However, he only made ten appearances there before moving back to theEredivisie to joinUtrecht, where he made 39 more appearances before the end of his playing career.[11]
In addition to playing football, Advocaat was aphysical education teacher and became involved in coaching in 1981 when his older brother Jaap was offered a job running amateur Saturday football side Door Samenwerking Verkregen Pijnacker (DSVP). Jaap did not take the role but recommended Dick for the job.[5][12] Advocaat coached this side during the final four years of his playing career with Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht.[13]
In 1984, Advocaat was unexpectedly appointed as assistant toNetherlands national team head coachRinus Michels. Advocaat became a protégé of Michels, whose sobriquet was "The General". In reference to this, Advocaat acquired the nickname "The Little General".[5][12] In 1987, Advocaat became manager of his first professional club,HFC Haarlem, which he led for two years. Haarlem finished in ninth place in the 1987–88 season[14] and tenth place in the 1988–89 season.[15] Haarlem were eliminated in the second round of theKNVB Cup in both seasons.[16]
Advocaat then moved toSchiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) as manager.[5] At SVV, alongside technical directorWim Jansen, Advocaat led the team to becomeEerste Divisie champions in the1989–90 season to win promotion to the1990–91 Eredivisie,[12] winning by 15 points.[17] In 1991, SVV merged with neighbouring clubDordrecht '90, which failed to win promotion to the1991 play-offs. SVV had finished 16th the previous season, but remained in the Eredivisie after winning their relegation play-off.[18] The two teams competed asSVV/Dordrecht '90 during the1991–92 season, where they finished in 15th place.[19] and becameFC Dordrecht the following season, after Advocaat had left.[20] Despite success at both clubs, Advocaat was criticised in his initial coaching years for playing defensive football.[5]
In 1990, Advocaat once more became an assistant to Michels, who was having his fourth spell as coach of the Dutch national team and looking toqualify forUEFA Euro 1992.[4] At Euro 1992, it became apparent it would be Michels' last job, and following the tournament, Advocaat took over as national coach.[5][13] Advocaat lost his first two matches in charge, a friendly againstItaly and a1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier againstNorway.[21] During the qualifying campaign, Advocaat andRuud Gullit fell out; Gullit was unhappy with Advocaat's tactics in the World Cup qualifier againstEngland and was eventually substituted. Following this, Gullit retired from international football, but was widely expected to return with a change of administration in the summer.[4] Advocaat qualified for the World Cup, following a crucial win against qualification rivals England. Despite the result, Advocaat was scheduled to lose his job toJohan Cruyff for the1994 World Cup. However, talks between Cruyff and theRoyal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) broke down at the last minute and Advocaat retained his position, causing Gullit to remain in retirement although he initially joined the Dutch squad for the1994 World Cup.[22][23] In 1993, the Dutch national team had a record of five wins and two draws.[24]
At the World Cup, Advocaat led the Dutch to thequarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual winnersBrazil. Following the World Cup, Advocaat returned to manage at club level.[25] His final match was a 5–0 win againstLuxembourg.[26]
Advocaat returned to coaching at club level withPSV on 16 December 1994, taking over from interim managerKees Rijvers.[27] His first match was 1–0 loss againstAjax on 1 January 1995.[28] PSV finished thirdthat season.[29] Coming to the club, Advocaat coached existing playersRonaldo andLuc Nilis, and in1995–96, Advocaat's first full season with the club, he led PSV to second place in the Eredivisie.[30] They also wonthat year's KNVB Cup, which qualified them for thefollowing yearsUEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[31] Over the summer, Advocaat signedJaap Stam, and in the1996–97 season, PSV won the Eredivisie title and qualified for theUEFA Champions Leaguethe following year. In June 1998, Advocaat left the club.[32] PSV also won theJohan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Super Cup, in1996 and1997.[33]
In 1998, Advocaat accepted the invitation fromRangers chairmanDavid Murray to become theScottish Premier League (SPL) team's new manager.[34]Walter Smith was still in the job but had announced his departure in advance.
When Advocaat took charge of Rangers, he became the first foreign manager to do so[35] and only the tenth manager in the history of the club. The previous season was the last of seven under Walter Smith,[35] and the first time the club had finished without a trophy in 12 years.[36] Long-term members of the squad that had wonnine league championships in a row left,[35] includingAlly McCoist,Ian Durrant,Andy Goram andStuart McCall.[36] With financial backing from chairman David Murray, Advocaat invested heavily in the team.[35] Big money signings such asGiovanni van Bronckhorst,Arthur Numan andAndrei Kanchelskis were among Advocaat's first as Rangers tried to regain the league championship.[35]
In Advocaat's first season,1998–99, Rangers won the domestic treble,[35] finishing six points above second-placeCeltic in the league,[37] defeating Celtic 1–0 in the Scottish Cup final,[38] and defeatingSt. Johnstone 2–1 in the League Cup final.[39] The club also had a short run in theUEFA Cup,[35] where they reached the round of 16.[38] In the following season, the club won the SPL by an SPL record 21-point margin,[40][41] and also won the1999–2000 Scottish Cup.[42] Rangers fans paid tribute to Advocaat and the Dutch Rangers players at the2000 Scottish Cup Final by wearing replica orange Netherlands international tops and other orange merchandise.[43] Advocaat also guided Rangers into theUEFA Champions League, having beaten UEFA Cup winnersParma in the third round qualifier.[42] However, Rangers went out of the group stage after being drawn alongsideBayern Munich, PSV andValencia.[42] The club then lost toBorussia Dortmund in a penalty shoot out in the UEFA Cup.[44]
Advocaat's third season at Rangers was less successful. Despite investment in the team with players such asTore André Flo for a record £12 million,[45] Rangers failed to win any trophies, as Celtic under new managerMartin O'Neill won the domestic treble.[35] Advocaat branded some of his players "fat-necks" in the press.[46] In Europe, Rangers qualified for theUEFA Champions league for the second consecutive season after two qualifying rounds. They were drawn alongsideSturm Graz,Galatasaray andMonaco.[47] After good results against Sturm Graz[48] and Monaco,[49] the club failed to qualify for the next phase of the competition, finishing third behind Galatasaray on goal difference. Rangers then lost 3–0 to1. FC Kaiserslautern in the UEFA Cup.[50]
In his last season at Rangers, with Celtic leading the SPL by 12 points, Advocaat resigned from the manager's position on 12 December 2001.[51] His final match was a 1–1 draw againstHibernian.[52]Alex McLeish was appointed as his successor, with Advocaat moving to the position of general manager. Advocaat eventually left Rangers for the Netherlands national team. More than a decade later, in March 2012, Advocaat's reign as manager came under scrutiny asRangers entered administration. Advocaat defended the money spent on transfer fees and said he did not think the club would go bankrupt.[53]
Advocaat rejoined the national team set-up followingLouis van Gaal's failure to take the national team to the2002 World Cup in January 2002[54] and presided over the Netherlands qualification forEuro 2004 via the playoffs. His first match was 1–1 draw against England.[55] TheOranje had finished second in their group behind theCzech Republic[56] and therefore went into a playoff in order to qualify for Euro 2004. They managed to achieve this after a 6–1 aggregate win overScotland but not before surviving a harrowing encounter, losing 1–0 in the first leg in Scotland.[57] Advocaat was criticised by the Dutch media so much so that several of the team's players refused to speak to the media even after the comfortable and inspired 6–0 victory in the return leg at theAmsterdam Arena.[58]
Despite taking Netherlands to the semi-finals of Euro 2004,[59] the Dutch media were critical of Advocaat. Netherlands were beaten 2–1 byPortugal in the semi-finals of Euro 2004 after a dismal performance. The team also made several criticisms of his tactics, especially those in the team's shock loss to theCzech Republic in the second match of the first round of the tournament. In that match, Advocaat made a tactical change that shocked even his own players, as he brought on the agingPaul Bosvelt in midfield to replace crowd favouriteArjen Robben, who had been contributing immensely throughout the match with two assists. The Czechs seized the opportunity to capitalize on it and scored the decisive goal. Shortly after the tournament, with mounting pressure and even death threats, Advocaat quit his job as head coach on 6 July 2004.[60]
Advocaat then went briefly back into club management. He was hired by German clubBorussia Mönchengladbach on 2 November 2004.[61] His first match was a 1–1 draw againstMainz 05 on 6 November 2004.[62] He resigned on 18 April 2005 after less than six months at the helm.[63] His final match was 1–1 draw against Mainz 05 on 16 April 2005.[64] He finished with a record of four wins, six draws, and eight losses.[65]
In July 2005, Advocaat signed a one-year contract to become coach of theUnited Arab Emirates national team,[66] but he terminated this contract in September to become manager ofSouth Korea's national team from 1 October 2005 until the end of the2006 World Cup.[67] During his tenure with the UAE, Advocaat was manager for two matches at the 1st International Arab Friendly Tournament in Switzerland.[68] UAE won the first match againstKuwait 7–6 onpenalties after the match had finished 1–1.[69] They then lost the final toEgypt 4–5 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw in normal time.[70]
Advocaat's first match in charge of South Korea was a friendly againstIran on 12 October 2005, which South Korea won 2–0.[71] Two more friendlies were played that year in November, a draw againstSweden and a victory againstSerbia.
In early 2006, during the break between domestic seasons, Advocaat took a23-man squad of players from theK-League andJ-League and embarked on a five-week, ten-match tour. It started with an Advocaat's first defeat as manager against the UAE. From there they travelled toRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, where they drew withGreece and won againstFinland. Then they travelled to Hong Kong to take part in theCarlsberg Cup, where they defeatedCroatia before losing in the final toDenmark. They then travelled to America where they lost toCosta Rica, won againstMajor League Soccer (MLS) sideLA Galaxy andMexico. The tour finished inAleppo, Syria, on 22 February 2006 with anAsian Cupqualifying match againstSyria which they won 2–1, ending the tour with six wins, one draw and three losses.[72][73] In the lead up to the World Cup, South Korea played five more friendlies, winning two, drawing two and losing one.[74]
At the World Cup, South Korea opened their campaign with a 2–1 victory overTogo. In their second group match, they scored a late equalizer to draw 1–1 againstFrance, putting them in a position to qualify fromGroup G. However, South Korea failed to make it into the last 16 after a 2–0 loss againstSwitzerland, while France defeated Togo 2–0 to advance to the next round.[75] Following Korea's exit from the World Cup, Advocaat resigned.[76]
In December 2005, gas giantGazprom took over as owners ofRussian Premier League teamZenit Saint Petersburg. After a mediocre start to the season, managerVlastimil Petržela was sacked in the summer.[77] On 26 June 2006, Advocaat was appointed in his place,[78] signing an 18-month contract with the option of a one-year extension.[76] Zenit finished the2006 season in fourth place, earning a place in the2007–08 UEFA Cupsecond qualifying round.[79] In December 2006, the Russian Premier League transfer record was broken twice, first with the signing ofPavel Pogrebnyak and then again when Zenit boughtAlejandro Domínguez.[77]
Forthe 2007 season, Advocaat led Zenit to their first domestic league title since the Soviet Union was disbanded.[citation needed] Zenit won by two points over second–placeSpartak Moscow.[80]Andrey Arshavin stood out as the star player of the season, being the only member of the team to start all 30 league matches.[81] Advocaat became the first foreign coach to win the Russian championship and,[82] by winning the league, Zenit qualified for thegroup stage of the Champions League the following season. In August, Advocaat had signed a deal to become manager of theAustralia national team, however when Zenit offered him a new US$4 million contract extension in November,[82][83] Advocaat reneged on the deal with Australia.[84][85] In Europe, Zenit qualified for thegroup stage of the UEFA Cup. Zenit finished third intheir group and advanced to the last 32 of the competition. They progressed to the quarter-finals coming through matches againstVillarreal andMarseille on theaway goals rule.[86]
Prior to the start of the2008 domestic season, as league winners, Zenit facedRussian Cup winnersLokomotiv Moscow in theRussian Super Cup on 9 March 2008; Zenit won the match 2–0.[87] Continuing in the UEFA Cup, Zenit were victorious against German clubsBayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich to reach the final against Rangers, Advocaat's former club.[88][89] Inthe final, played on 14 May 2008, Zenit won 2–0 to become only the second Russian team to ever win a European trophy.[89] On 24 August 2008,Dynamo Moscow playerDanny transferred to Zenit for a Russian record transfer fee of €30 million (£23 million).[90] The arrival of Danny increased speculation that Arshavin was to leave the club, but the club rejected substantial bids from bothBarcelona andTottenham Hotspur in thesummer transfer window,[91] despite the player's strong desire to leave the club.[92]
On 29 August 2008, Zenit contested withChampions League winnersManchester United for theEuropean Super Cup. Zenit won the match 2–1 with new signing Danny scoring the decisive goal.[93] In Europe, Zenit failed to advance from theirChampions League group but finished third which meant they entered into the last 32 of theUEFA Cup.[citation needed] That year, Zenit finished fifth domestically, qualifying for theplay-offs of the Europa League the following season.[94] On 7 November 2008, Advocaat signed a one-year extension that contracted him to the club until the end of 2009.[95] In December, Advocaat was named Trainer of the Year in Russia.[citation needed]
In January 2009, Arshavin was heavily rumoured to move again. Towards the end of thewinter transfer window, the Russian threatened to strike if he was not sold.[96] Arshavin transferred toArsenal at the last-minute for around £16.9 million.[97] In February, Zenit's UEFA Cup continued and Zenit progressed to the last 16. They failed to reach the quarter-finals, though, losing toUdinese 2–1 on aggregate.[98] In thedomestic season, Advocaat fielded seven foreign players in a team selection (one more than the league rules allow) against Lokomotiv Moscow in April 2009. Advocaat admitted he was at fault for the mistake and the club were fined but not deducted points.[citation needed] In May 2009, Advocaat agreed to become manager of theBelgium national team when his contract with Zenit expired on 1 January 2010.[99] However, on 10 August 2009, after run of poor results, he was sacked by the club with Zenit seventh in the league.[100] His final match was a 2–0 loss toTom Tomsk on 9 August 2009.[101] Zenit were in seventh place at the time of the dismissal.[102]
Before his dismissal from Zenit, Advocaat had already agreed a two-year, US$1,688,400[103] contract as manager of Belgium to start in 2010.[99] However, when Belgiumfailed to qualify for the2010 World Cup,Franky Vercauteren resigned as manager and Advocaat's contract was brought forward to commence on 1 October 2009.[104] Advocaat's first two matches in charge were the remaining fixtures in the qualifying campaign, a 2–0 victory againstTurkey and a 2–0 defeat toEstonia.[105] In the remainder of 2009, Belgium won in friendly matches againstHungary andQatar.[106] Belgium lost their first match of 2010 in a friendly against Croatia.[107]
On 6 December 2009, it was announced Advocaat would function as manager of both the Belgium national team and Dutch clubAZ.[108] Advocaat succeededRonald Koeman, who was dismissed the previous day, and his contract ran until the end of the2009–10 season. Advocaat only watched AZ's finalgroup match of theChampions League on 9 December 2009, whichMartin Haar managed.[109] He was officially presented to the media the following day.[108][110] His first match in charge was against PSV in theEredivisie on 12 December 2009; AZ lost 1–0.[111] His first win managing the club came the following weekend, a 3–0 win against ADO Den Haag.[112] Belgium lost to Croatia on 3 March 2010.[113]
On 15 April 2010, Advocaat left as manager of the Belgian national team after breaking his contract with theRoyal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) amid speculation he was to become coach of theRussia national team.[114] Advocaat was later appointed Russia manager and announced his intention to leave AZ at the end of the season.[115] On 22 April 2010, it was announced thatGertjan Verbeek would take over as AZ manager for the following season.[115] Under Advocaat, AZ finished fifth in theleague, entering thethird qualifying round of the2010–11 UEFA Europa League.[116]
On 17 May 2010, Advocaat was named the new manager of the Russia national team. He began his contract on 1 July, succeeding compatriotGuus Hiddink.[117] Advocaat signed a four-year contract.[118][119]
Advocaat's side began theirqualifying campaign for Euro 2012 with an unexpected defeat at home toSlovakia. However, Russia managed to win their group and secure automatic qualification to the Euro 2012 finals.
Russia began the participation ofEuro 2012 (Group A) promising by defeating the Czech Republic 4–1 and playing a 1–1 draw against hostsPoland. However, the team ultimately failed to pass the group stage after losing to Greece 1–0 in the last match. It was already decided before the tournament that Advocaat would leave to take charge of PSV.[120]
Advocaat signed a contract with Dutch giants PSV.[121] The contract began on 1 July 2012.[121] He replacedFred Rutten, who was sacked in March 2012.[121] For Advocaat, it was a return to the club from which he had his first success.[122]
Advocaat began his new job with a win in the show competition2012 Polish Masters, followed up by beating Ajax 4–2 to secure the2012 Johan Cruyff Shield. The2012–13 Eredivisie campaign under Advocaat began with a shock defeat toRKC Waalwijk. At the winter break, PSV were leading the league table on goal difference overTwente. In theEuropa League, PSV finished third inGroup F.[123]
After finishing second to champions Ajax in theEredivisie,[124] and losing thecup final to AZ,[125] Advocaat announced his retirement from club coaching at the end of the 2012–13 season.[126] However, on 15 October 2013, he returned to AZ to succeed the sackedGertjan Verbeek.[127] He was replaced at the end of the season byMarco van Basten.[128] AZ finished the season in eighth place.[129] He also reached the semi–finals of the KNVB Cup and the quarter–finals of the Europa League.[130]
In July 2014, Advocaat was named the new manager of theSerbia national team. As the beginning of theUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Serbia earned just one single point in three matches: Serbia drew 1–1 withArmenia; forfeited (3–0 loss) their match againstAlbania because of stadium incidents during the match; then lost 3–1 to Denmark.[131] Advocaat agreed to terminate his contract following the 3–1 home defeat against Denmark on 14 November 2014.[132]
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Following the sacking of managerGus Poyet, Advocaat was appointed manager of EnglishPremier League clubSunderland on 17 March 2015 until the end of the season.[133] Initially, Advocaat was appointed on temporary basis. His first match in charge was a 1–0 loss toWest Ham United four days later.[134] His first win as manager came from his second match, a 1–0 victory overNewcastle United in theTyne–Wear derby on 5 April 2015.[135] Following a 4–1 home defeat toCrystal Palace, Advocaat oversaw a turnaround in Sunderland's form with a 1–1 draw atStoke City, and back to back wins againstSouthampton andEverton.[136]
Advocaat guided Sunderland to Premier League safety on 20 May 2015 with one match remaining after a 0–0 draw at Arsenal,[137] and a visibly moved Advocaat was pictured in tears after the final whistle.[138] Sunderland finished the season in 16th place, two spots and three points above the relegation zone.[139]
He left the club a week later, announcing the end of his managerial career,[140] but reversed his decision to retire on 4 June 2015, signing a one-year contract with Sunderland.[141] During the summer transfer window, the club made two major signings in wingerJeremain Lens, who previously played under Advocaat at PSV, and strikerFabio Borini, who played for Sunderland on loan during the2013–14 season. The club also signed several defenders and secured the loan signings ofYann M'Vila,DeAndre Yedlin andOla Toivonen, the latter having also played under Advocaat at PSV. Despite the additions, Sunderland made a poor start to the season with a 4–2 away defeat atLeicester City on 8 August and a 1–3 home defeat to newly promotedNorwich City the following week.[142] Following a 2–2 draw with West Ham, Advocaat resigned on 4 October 2015.[143] His only win in the2015–16 season was a 6–3 victory againstExeter City on 25 August 2015 in theLeague Cup.[144] At the time of Advocaat's resignation, Sunderland were in 19th place and in the relegation zone.[145] He finished with a record of four wins, six draws and nine losses.[146]
On 17 August 2016, Advocaat signed a one-year contract with TurkishSüper Lig clubFenerbahçe.[147] His first match in charge was a2016–17 UEFA Europa League home tie againstGrasshopper, which Fenerbahçe won 3–0.[148][149] On 3 November, Advocaat led Fenerbahçe to a 2–1 win athome against Manchester United in thefourth group stage match of the Europa League and finished the group stage in first place, above United, with 13 points.[150]
On 9 May 2017, Advocaat was revealed as the new manager of the Netherlands, his third spell in charge of the national team.[151] His first match in charge was theWorld Cup qualifier at home against Luxembourg on 9 June, which the Netherlands won 5–0. He was joined by Ruud Gullit as his assistant, whom Advocaat previously clashed with in his first spell in charge of theOranje.[152]After failing to qualify to the World Cup, Advocaat stepped down following the November friendlies againstScotland andRomania. With victories in both matches, he became the most successful Netherlands manager in terms of winning, with a total number of 37 victories, a record previously held byBob Glendenning for 77 years.[153]
On 25 December 2017,Sparta Rotterdam announced that Advocaat would be the club's new manager for the remainder of the2017–18 season.[154] On 20 May 2018 Sparta was relegated to theEerste Divisie following a 1–3 loss toFC Emmen in thePromotion/relegation play-offs.[155]
On 12 September FC Utrecht announced they had a verbal agreement with Advocaat to finish the 2018-2019 season, after their previous manager had been sacked after 4 games.[156]
On 30 October 2019, Feyenoord announced that Dick Advocaat was appointed as the club's coach for the remainder of the2019–20 Eredivisie season after their previous managerJaap Stam had resigned.[157] On 3 November 2019, Feyenoord played their first game under Dick Advocaat, winning 3-0 in an away game againstVVV-Venlo.[158] On 21 April 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club and Advocaat had reached an agreement for Advocaat to continue being the club's coach for the2020–21 season.[159] On 12 September 2020, Advocaat become the oldest coach in the history of the Dutch Eredivisie at 72 years and 351 days old.[160]
On 1 August 2021, he was unveiled as the new head coach ofIraq national football team to lead them in theFIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[161] However, he didn't manage a win in 6 games, with 4 draws and 2 losses. He resigned on 23 November 2021.[162]
On 28 November 2022, Advocaat was appointed as the new manager of a strugglingADO Den Haag side, after former managerDirk Kuyt had been fired after an unsuccessful spell at the club.[163] Advocaat retired as a coach at the end of the 2022–23 season as ADO Den Haag finished the season in mid-table of the second-tierEerste Divisie.[164]
On 15 January 2024, Advocaat was appointed as the new head coach of theCuraçao national football team, signing a one-year contract with an option for a further year.[165]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | L. Cup | Europe | Other | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. | |||
| HFC Haarlem | 1987–88 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 46 | 041.18 | 9th | SR | — | — | — | [14][16] |
| 1988–89 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 032.35 | 10th | SR | — | — | — | [15][16] | |
| Total | 68 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 79 | 96 | 036.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| SVV | 1989–90 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 21 | 072.22 | 1st | TR | — | — | — | [16][17] |
| 1990–91 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 52 | 023.53 | 16th | TR | — | — | W | [16][18] | |
| Total | 70 | 34 | 14 | 22 | 98 | 73 | 048.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dordrecht | 1991–92 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 64 | 026.47 | 15th | FR | — | — | — | [16][19] |
| PSV | 1994–95 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 066.67 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | [28][29] |
| 1995–96 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 25 | 070.59 | 2nd | W | — | QF | — | [30][166] | |
| 1996–97 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 26 | 070.59 | 1st | R16 | — | SR | W | [31][33][167] | |
| 1997–98 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 44 | 061.76 | 2nd | F | — | GS | W | [33][168][169] | |
| Total | 120 | 81 | 21 | 18 | 328 | 119 | 067.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rangers | 1998–99 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 31 | 063.89 | 1st | W | W | R16 | — | [37][38][39] |
| 1999–2000 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 26 | 077.78 | 1st | W | QF | TR | — | [41][42][170] | |
| 2000–01 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 36 | 068.42 | 2nd | QF | SF | TR | — | [171][47][172] | |
| 2001–02 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 061.11 | — | — | — | — | — | [52][173] | |
| Total | 128 | 88 | 23 | 17 | 290 | 106 | 068.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2004–05 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 022.22 | — | — | — | — | — | [64] |
| Zenit | 2006 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 047.62 | 4th | — | — | — | — | [79][174] |
| 2007 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 32 | 060.00 | 1st | QF | — | — | — | [80][175] | |
| 2008 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 37 | 040.00 | 5th | QF | — | W | W W | [94][176][177][178] | |
| 2009 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 035.29 | — | FR | — | GS R16 | — | [102][179][180] | |
| Total | 98 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 165 | 103 | 046.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| AZ | 2009–10 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 061.11 | 5th | R16 | — | — | — | [108][111][116] |
| PSV | 2012–13 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 43 | 064.71 | 2nd | F | — | GS | W | [33][124][125] |
| AZ | 2013–14 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 036.00 | 8th | — | [129] | |||
| Sunderland | 2014–15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 033.33 | 16th | — | — | — | — | [136][139] |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 000.00 | 19th | — | TR | — | — | [144][145] | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 017.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2016–17 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 055.56 | — | — | — | — | — | [149] |
| Country | Year | Competitions | Friendly matches | Ref. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Pos. | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | |||
| Netherlands | 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 033.33 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 000.00 | [21] |
| 1993 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 071.43 | 2nd | — | [24][181] | |||||||
| 1994 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 055.56 | QF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 066.67 | [26] | |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 057.89 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 057.14 | — | |
| Netherlands | 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 080.00 | [55] |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 062.50 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 033.33 | [56][57] | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 020.00 | SF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 050.00 | [59] | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 053.33 | — | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 057.14 | — | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2005 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | [68] | |||||||
| South Korea | 2005 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 066.67 | [182] | |||||||
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 033.33 | GS | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 041.67 | [183] | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 033.33 | — | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 046.67 | — | |
| Belgium | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 050.00 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | [103][105][184] |
| 2010 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | [113][114] | ||||||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 050.00 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 066.67 | — | |
| Russia | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 075.00 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | [185] |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 066.67 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 020.00 | [186][187] | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 033.33 | GS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 050.00 | [188] | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 061.54 | — | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 033.33 | — | |
| Serbia | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 000.00 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | [131] |
| Netherlands | 2017 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 080.00 | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 100.00 | [189] |
| Iraq | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 000.00 | — | — | |||||||
| Curaçao | 2024 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 075.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
 Haarlem | 1 July 1987 | 30 June 1989 | 72 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 88 | 100 | −12 | 037.50 | [14][15] |
| S.V.V. | 1 July 1989 | 30 June 1991 | 78 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 115 | 86 | +29 | 050.00 | [16][17][18] |
| Dordrecht | 1 July 1991 | 22 August 1992 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 025.71 | [16] |
| Netherlands | 7 September 1992 | 15 December 1994 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 057.69 | [21][24][26] |
| PSV | 16 December 1994[27] | 30 June 1998[27] | 152 | 100 | 29 | 23 | 404 | 160 | +244 | 065.79 | [28][31][33][166][167][168] |
 Rangers | 1 July 1998[34] | 12 December 2001[34] | 195 | 131 | 34 | 30 | 427 | 158 | +269 | 067.18 | [38][39][42][47][52][170][172][173] |
| Netherlands | 25 January 2002[54] | 6 July 2004[60] | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 055.17 | [55][57][59] |
 Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 November 2004[61] | 18 April 2005[63] | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 022.22 | [64][65] |
 United Arab Emirates | 17 July 2005[66] | 13 September 2005[67] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | [68] |
 South Korea | 1 October 2005[67] | 9 July 2006[67] | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 044.44 | [182][183] |
 Zenit Saint Petersburg | 26 June 2006[78] | 10 August 2009[100] | 135 | 64 | 42 | 29 | 225 | 141 | +84 | 047.41 | [80][94][102][174][175][176][177][178][179][180] |
 Belgium | 1 October 2009[104] | 15 April 2010[114] | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 060.00 | [105][113] |
| AZ | 6 December 2009[108] | 1 July 2010[115] | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 057.89 | [111] |
| Russia | 1 July 2010[117] | 30 June 2012[120] | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 048.00 | [185][186][188] |
| PSV | 1 July 2012[121] | 30 June 2013[126] | 49 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 145 | 58 | +87 | 065.31 | [125] |
| AZ | 15 October 2013[127] | 30 June 2014[128] | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 037.21 | [130] |
 Serbia | 22 July 2014 | 15 November 2014[132] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 000.00 | [131] |
 Sunderland | 17 March 2015[133] | 4 October 2015[143] | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 021.05 | [136][144][146] |
 Fenerbahçe | 17 August 2016[147] | 9 May 2017 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 99 | 49 | +50 | 054.55 | [149] |
| Netherlands | 9 May 2017 | 14 November 2017 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 088.89 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 25 December 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 028.57 | |
| Utrecht | 12 September 2018 | 1 July 2019 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 051.35 | |
| Feyenoord | 30 October 2019 | 23 May 2021 | 65 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 126 | 72 | +54 | 053.85 | |
 Iraq | 31 July 2021 | 23 November 2021 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 000.00 | |
| ADO Den Haag | 28 November 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 044.00 | |
 Curaçao | 15 January 2024 | present | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 066.67 | |
| Total | 1,151 | 606 | 266 | 279 | 2,166 | 1,247 | +919 | 052.65 | — | ||
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