Rinus Michels Award Explained

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.^[1]

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	Sources
2003–04			^[2]
2004–05			^[3]
2005–06
2006–07			^[4]
2007–08		Twente	^[5]
2008–09			^[6]
2009–10		Twente	^[7]
2010–11		Twente	^[8]
2011–12			^[9]
2012–13			^[10]
2013–14			^[11]
2014–15	Phillip Cocu	PSV	^[12]
2015–16	Erik ten Hag	Utrecht	^[13]
2016–17	Peter Bosz	Ajax	^[14]
2017–18	Phillip Cocu	PSV
2018–19	Erik ten Hag	Ajax	^[15]
2019–20	not awarded as season was terminated early
2020–21	Erik ten Hag	Ajax
2021–22	Arne Slot	Feyenoord	^[16]
2022–23	Arne Slot	Feyenoord	^[17]
2023–24	Peter Bosz	PSV	^[18]

Winners Manager of the Year Eerste Divisie

• Maurice Steijn (2017)
• Michael Reiziger (2018)
• Marino Pušić (2019)
• Henk de Jong (2021)
• Dick Lukkien (2022)
• Dick Schreuder (2023)

Winners Manager of the Year in Amateur Football

Season	Best Coach	Club	Sources
2003–04		Quick Boys	^[19]
2004–05		SV Argon	^[20]
2005–06
2006–07		HHC Hardenberg
2007–08		Sparta Nijkerk
2008–09		Harkemase Boys	^[21]
2009–10		Excelsior '31, Colmschate '33	^[22]
2010–11		SVZW
2011–12		Achilles '29
2012–13		Be Quick 1887	^[23]
2013–14		Sparta Nijkerk
2014–15	Adrie Poldervaart	VV Zwaluwen	^[24]
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)^[2]
• Piet de Visser (2005)^[25]
• Wiel Coerver (2008)^[26]
• Foppe de Haan (2009)^[6]
• Leo Beenhakker (2010)^[7]
• Louis van Gaal (2013)^[10]
• Guus Hiddink (2015)^[12]
• Johan Cruyff (2016)^[13]
• Co Adriaanse (2017)
• Dick Advocaat (2021)^[27]
• Bert van Marwijk (2022)^[28]

Notes and References

1. News: Berend Scholten . Michels – a total footballing legend . UEFA.com. 2005-03-03 . 2007-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070810005150/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/Obituaries/newsId=285010.html . 2007-08-10.
2. News: Adriaanse krijgt Rinus Michels Award. Sport 1 . 2004-05-21 . 2007-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090506023930/http://www.sportweek.nl/voetbal/60400/Rutten_geeerd_als_beste_coach_met_Rinus_Michels_Award . 2009-05-06.
3. News: Hiddink wederom coach van het jaar . NRC Handelsblad . 2006-05-26 . 2007-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122607/http://www.nrc.nl/anp/sport/article331633.ece . 2007-09-29 . dead .
4. News: Van Gaal krijgt zaterdag Rinus Michels Award. Algemeen Dagblad . 2007-08-16 . 2007-08-16.
5. News: Best Dutch Coach Plans Netherlands Raid. Goal.com . 2008-05-24 . 2008-05-24.
6. News: Rinus Michels Award voor Van Gaal . NOS . 2009-05-23 . 2009-05-23 .
7. Web site: Michels Award voor Steve McClaren . NOS . 2010-05-14 . 2010-05-14 . nl.
8. News: voetbal primeur. Preud'homme winnaar Rinus Michels Award. Preud'homme wins Rinus Michels Award. 2011-05-29. 2016-02-06. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206094819/http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/201239/preud-homme-winnaar-rinus-michels-award. 6 February 2016. dmy-all.
9. Web site: Koeman named Dutch coach of the year. Goal.com.
10. Web site: Winnaars Rinus Michels Award . Trainerscongres . 2014-01-18 . nl.
11. Web site: De Boer opnieuw winnaar Rinus Michels Award. Voetbal International. nl.
12. Web site: Cocu krijgt Rinus Michels award. NOS. nl.
13. Web site: Winnaars Rinus Michels Awards 2016. De Voetbal Trainer. nl. 2016-10-25. 2016-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20161025172838/https://www.devoetbaltrainer.nl/2016/05/08/winnaars-rinus-michels-awards-2016/. dead.
14. Web site: Peter Bosz has been named the Dutch football coach of the year after a stellar first season with Ajax.. Football Oranje.
15. Web site: 17 May 2019 . Winnaars Rinus Michels Awards 2018/19 . 16 December 2022 . De VoetbalTrainer . nl.
16. Web site: 26 June 2022 . Slot onderscheiden met Rinus Michels Award, oeuvreprijs voor Van Marwijk . 15 December 2022 . nos.nl . nl.
17. Web site: 26 June 2023 . Slot wint voor tweede keer Rinus Michels Award en is klaar voor nieuwe seizoen . 26 June 2023 . nos.nl . nl.
18. News: 3 July 2024 . Awards Peter Bosz ontvangt Rinus Michels Award . 2 September 2024 . PSV Eindhoven . nl.
19. News: Adriaanse krijgt Rinus Michels Award. Sport 1 . 2004-05-21 . 2007-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090506023930/http://www.sportweek.nl/voetbal/60400/Rutten_geeerd_als_beste_coach_met_Rinus_Michels_Award . 2009-05-06.
20. News: Hiddink wederom coach van het jaar . NRC Handelsblad . 2006-05-26 . 2007-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122607/http://www.nrc.nl/anp/sport/article331633.ece . 2007-09-29 . dead .
21. News: Rinus Michels Award voor Van Gaal . NOS . 2009-05-23 . 2009-05-23 .
22. Web site: Michels Award voor Steve McClaren . NOS . 2010-05-14 . 2010-05-14 . nl.
23. Web site: Winnaars Rinus Michels Award . Trainerscongres . 2014-01-18 . nl.
24. Web site: Cocu krijgt Rinus Michels award. NOS. nl.
25. News: Oeuvreprijs naar Piet de Visser. Rinus Michels Awards 2005 . 2005-05-28 . 2007-08-16 . https://archive.today/20070928064135/http://www.net2client.com/ZZZ/08/04101/Uitslagen_2004.htm?MCT7evlngrp3%C3%BE . 2007-09-28.
26. News: Rutten geëerd als beste coach met Rinus Michels Award. Sportweek . 2008-05-24 . 2008-05-24.
27. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/dick-advocaat-krijgt-oeuvreprijs-bij-rinus-michels-awards-unieke-trilogie-ten-hag~a380ecd1/ Dick Advocaat krijgt oeuvreprijs bij Rinus Michels Awards
28. Web site: 26 June 2022 . Slot onderscheiden met Rinus Michels Award, oeuvreprijs voor Van Marwijk . 15 December 2022 . nos.nl . nl.