FOOTBALL LEGENDS

He was the former Dutch footballer and Dutch manager. He is one of the greatest strikers in history of football. He scored the total of 277 goals during his career. Who is he? He is Marcel van Basten, also known as Marco van Basten. Marco van Basten was the former player for Ajax,Milan and Netherlands, he also the former manager of Jong Ajax,Netherlands and Ajax. During his career he was named European Footballer of the Year three times in 1988,1989 and 1992,he was also named FIFA World Player of the Year and ranked 8th in Footballer of the Century.

In his playing career,he only plays two clubs. The two clubs are AC Milan from Italy and Ajax from Netherlands. First, i am going to talk about his career in Ajax where he scored 128 goals from just 133 appearances. He signed for Ajax in 1981/82 season and made his debut in April 1982 and also scored during his debut. He became top scorer during 1983/84, 1986/87 scoring 117 in just 112 matches. In 1985/86 season he won European Golden Boot scoring 37 goals in 26 league matches. The next year, he scored winning goal in UEFA Cup Winners Cup.

In 1987, he signed for AC Milan. He played alongside his Dutch friends that are Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard. His first season in Milan, he won Scudetto(Serie A Italian Championship). In 1989/90 season, he become Capocannoniere, Serie A leading goal scorer. In November 1992, he created history becoming the first player to score 4 goals in Champions League. Due to injury setback, he retired in 1995 at age of 29.

His international career, he won 58 capped and scored 24 goals. Made his debut in 1983.

Now he is remembered as football legend and icon.