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VAN NISTELROOY | Sports | Football Heroes |   Video description: This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star footballer Van Nistelrooy along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments. Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a Dutch professional football coach and former striker who is currently an assistant manager at Manchester United. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his time, Van Nistelrooy has been the top scorer in three separate UEFA Champions League seasons, and is the sixth-highest goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals. He has also been the top scorer in three different European domestic leagues. In 2004, he was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.  About TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: Welcome to Trendest Infotainment, your ultimate destination for a diverse range of content that educates, entertains, and inspires! From in-depth celebrity biographies and fascinating history videos to the latest in science and technology, we bring you an expansive collection of infotainment videos. Explore the stories of legendary sports personalities, dive into the history of the World Wars, marvel at wildlife documentaries, and enjoy our informative and funny shorts. There’s something for everyone on Trendest Infotainment!  Subscribe now: www.youtube.com/@UCvtG20NOq0X7l7ru-z1yBhw   #Infotainment #Documentaries #HistoryVideos #ScienceAndTech #CelebrityBiographies   Follow Trendest Media:  • YouTube:  1) TRENDEST MOVIES: www.youtube.com/@TRENDEST_MOVIES_ENGLISH  2) TRENDEST KIDS: www.youtube.com/@TRENDEST_KIDS  • Instagram:  TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: https://www.instagram.com/trendestinfotainment/  • Facebook: TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: https://www.facebook.com/TrendestInfotainment/  COPYRIGHT:  We hold the proper licenses for all videos published on YouTube. For any questions, please contact: mail@trendest.in  AYA Media Private Limited & TRENDEST Media Private Limited are companies registered under the laws of India and located in the state of Kerala, India.

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00:00Born in Holland, Ruud van Nistelrooy has played for five top sides in his career, but has

00:23taken part in the World Cup only once.

00:32Ruud van Nistelrooy has been stunning football crowds since his debut for Dutch club Den

00:36Bosch in 1993.

00:39His long and illustrious career as a striker has seen him go on to play for such A-list

00:43teams as Manchester United and Real Madrid.

00:50He was born on the 1st of July 1976 in Oss, North Barbent, in the Southern Netherlands,

00:57which boasts a population of over 75,000 people.

01:02His first club, Den Bosch, had started back up in 1965 in the lowest professional league

01:08in the Netherlands.

01:11After finishing top of the table in their first season, they were immediately promoted

01:15to the second division.

01:18They've remained there ever since, apart from during one spectacular purple patch in

01:22the 1980s.

01:25Boasting their strongest team ever, they enjoyed seven straight seasons in the Eredivisie from

01:301983 to 1990, finishing as high as sixth place.

01:36While Ruud van Nistelrooy was at the club, Den Bosch never managed to repeat the feat.

01:42And after becoming the club's top scorer during the 1996-97 season, Ruud was transferred to

01:47Heerenveen, earning the opportunity to play in the Eredivisie.

01:52His impact was immediate.

01:54The club reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup that year, while Ruud scored 13 goals

01:59in 31 matches, and was transferred to PSV Eindhoven the very next season.

02:05At PSV, he really showed off his talent.

02:08In his first season, he scored 31 goals in 34 matches, and won the Dutch Player of the

02:13Year award.

02:19After two strong seasons at PSV, the star striker was signed to Premier League giant

02:24Manchester United in April 2001, almost a year after suffering a major knee injury.

02:31As you will be aware, Ruud van Nistelrooy has had a knee injury, and has not played

02:35for the last six to eight weeks.

02:38A key focus of our test today has been on the injured knee, and we have been unable

02:43to complete all the necessary tests to our satisfaction today.

02:48We will continue to conduct the tests over the course of the next few days, in cooperation

02:52with PSV Eindhoven, and will communicate the position as soon as possible.

02:57I am pleased to inform you that we have concluded negotiations with both PSV and Ruud, and we

03:03will complete the transfer as soon as the tests have been satisfactorily concluded.

03:07The original injury, which he had sustained during a friendly against Silkeborg, had caused

03:12Ruud to fail medical tests to move to Manchester United.

03:16After making his comeback for PSV in March 2001, he was signed by Man U, twelve months

03:22after the original deal had fallen through.

03:25Fantastic.

03:26Of course, last year was close, and it was a big disappointment that it didn't come

03:31through.

03:32But now, after a hard time fighting to come back, and my comeback was really nice, and

03:39it's just the best that happened to me.

03:41Manchester United paid a British record of around €22 million, over €500,000 more

03:48than the original deal broken in 2000.

03:52I hope I'm worth it.

03:53I have to prove it.

03:54I want to become a better player, and I want to show my qualities at Manchester.

04:02If you're worth it, we will see that, but I don't think in amounts, I think in quality

04:09and playing good games and scoring goals.

04:11So that's what I'm trying to do next year.

04:15He didn't take long to settle into his new club, scoring 23 goals in his first season.

04:22During his second season, he was even more impressive, making defenders tremble with

04:27his incredible diverse arsenal of goalscoring skills.

04:32His talent earned him an amazing goal percentage of 73 per cent in his first season, and a

04:37whopping 84 per cent in his second season.

04:40Well, I hope I have a chance to play in the UK.

04:45The percentage of scoring is incredible.

04:49But others will do that, I mean, it will come, there's no question about that, because they

04:57are scorers.

04:58Rude's star flourished at Man U.

05:00His only blemish was an injury-interrupted 0-4-0-5 season.

05:04Despite this, Rude built a reputation few could match.

05:08During his time at Manchester United, he kept the fans in raptures, helping the club to

05:12four titles, including the Premier League Championship, the FA Cup, the Football League

05:18Cup and the FA Community Shield.

05:20In the 0-5-0-6 season, manager Sir Alex Ferguson left Rude on the bench for six consecutive

05:26league matches.

05:27His exclusion had allegedly come after an argument with Cristiano Ronaldo, in which

05:32Rude claimed Ronaldo was reluctant to pass the ball.

05:35In 2006, soon after expressing his desire to leave Manchester United, he signed with

05:40Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid for 24 million euros.

05:46It's a great honour to stand here in Bernabeu.

05:49It's a dream come true.

05:52Real Madrid is a fantastic club.

05:54It's got everything, history, the greatest players ever have played here, so it's a great

06:00honour on my side.

06:03During his controversial last season with Man U, details of the argument with Cristiano

06:07Ronaldo were released.

06:09Rude's claims that Ronaldo tended to hold onto the ball rather than pass, ended with

06:13the striker allegedly telling Ronaldo to go crying to your daddy.

06:18After departing from the club, Rude spoke openly about leaving Old Trafford.

06:23The relationship with the manager was ended and that was painful because I owe him a lot.

06:37He waited for me during my injury, he gave me the chances and the confidence to play

06:44the best level I've ever played at the greatest club like Manchester United.

06:51And then, whatever happened, happened, but that good relationship came to an end.

06:59Despite the unhappy ending, Rude insisted that the club and its fans would remain in

07:03his heart.

07:05My affection and appreciation towards the fans and Manchester United as a club and everyone

07:11who works at the club will be forever, it's part of me.

07:16I've been there for five years, they were the most incredible years and that's what

07:20I'll carry with me for the rest of my life and the feeling that the fans gave me from

07:25minute one, they embraced me and they never let go really.

07:37His move to Real Madrid didn't dampen his appetite for scoring goals and he kicked off

07:42in a blaze of goal scoring glory.

07:45In just his second league match, he scored a hat-trick against Levante and on the 12th

07:50of November 2006, he scored all four of Madrid's goals in their 4-1 victory over Osasuna.

07:57He also equaled the longest consecutive scoring streak in La Liga history with seven straight

08:02matches.

08:03Not surprisingly, he finished the season as the top scorer.

08:06Real Madrid felt his influence, which helped them take home the 2006-2007 league title.

08:15The prize recruit underwent ankle surgery in March 2008 and, after returning in May,

08:20still managed an enviable 20 goals for the 07-08 season.

08:27His third season with the club, however, was plagued with injury.

08:30It was announced in November 2008 that he would miss the rest of the season.

08:35The problem was a partially torn meniscus in his right knee, with an expected recovery

08:39time of six to nine months following a second operation.

08:45Real deregistered Van Nistelrooy following the injury.

08:48He was out of action until the final pre-season game before the start of the 2009-2010 season.

08:56Despite scoring a goal in his first La Liga match after the injury, he picked up a thigh

09:01injury during the strike.

09:05He was sidelined for another lengthy period before making his comeback on October 27 against

09:10Alcocon in the Cochabamba del Rey.

09:14So far in his career, Ruud Van Nistelrooy has scored over 300 goals in all forms of

09:19competition.

09:20His best return came in his second season at Manchester United, scoring 44 goals in

09:25total for the year.

09:33Ruud Van Nistelrooy has so far earned 64 caps for the Netherlands and 33 goals.

09:39Although he debuted for his first national team in 1998, he had to wait until Euro 2004

09:45to play in his first international tournament.

09:49He managed to score in all three group stage matches, guiding the Netherlands to the semi-finals

09:54of the tournament, where they were defeated by Portugal.

09:57His scoring proficiency gave the Dutch fans plenty to cheer about.

10:02Setting out to score as many goals as possible, even he was surprised at how often he found

10:06the back of the net.

10:08My next challenge is to keep going the way I'm going and that's a big challenge for me

10:13because I didn't expect to go like this after two and a half years of scoring 100 goals.

10:22Before his captivating performance at Euro 2004, Ruud and his Dutch teammates were gearing

10:28up for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar.

10:35It was his first opportunity to play in a World Cup.

10:39However, a crucial loss to Portugal in the qualifying stages put them on the back foot.

10:46When they faced off against the Republic of Ireland in a must-win match, their worst fears

10:51were realised.

10:53They were eliminated from the tournament, but Ruud remained gracious in defeat.

10:58I think we have to be humble enough to other teams, you know, we have to respect our position.

11:06We want to do well in every game we play and see if we can prove it, but for us it's not

11:11in a position to talk about winning it or anything.

11:16With the failed 2002 World Cup attempt well behind them, the Netherlands focused on qualifying

11:21for the 2006 World Cup, to be held in Germany.

11:25With the host nation qualifying automatically, that left 51 teams to compete for 13 places

11:30in the European quota.

11:33The Netherlands landed in Group 1.

11:36Their opponents in Group 1 included the Czech Republic, Romania, Finland, Macedonia, Armenia

11:42and Andorra.

11:45The Dutch team performed strongly in all of their group matches.

11:49With a top-placed team to qualify, it looked like the long wait since their last World

11:53Cup appearance in 1998 could soon be over.

11:58The only blot on the landscape for Ruud was a yellow card in a match against bottom-placed

12:02Andorra.

12:06He was provoked by Andorra's Antony Leema, who laughed at him for missing a penalty.

12:11When Ruud scored six minutes later, he went to Leema and celebrated the goal in front

12:15of him.

12:16The Netherlands went on to win the match 4-0.

12:21The Netherlands managed to sail through the group qualification undefeated.

12:25They won 10 matches and drew twice, with both ties coming against Macedonia.

12:32Ruud scored seven goals during the qualifying stage.

12:36The Czech Republic finished the group in second place and also qualified for the Cup by winning

12:41a play-off match.

12:44Romania finished close behind the Czech Republic.

12:48After the crushing disappointment of 2002, the Dutch striker was relieved to have gotten

12:52through the qualifying stage.

12:55Very confident and very positive as well.

12:59I think big teams always show how they really are by showing how you react from disappointment.

13:10And I think we want to do and we want to show what we can do because we didn't go to the

13:16World Cup and we were very disappointed about that.

13:19Now we want to show what we can do and we're very motivated about it.

13:24And also very positive that we can make.

13:27The good news sent the Dutch fans into a jubilant frenzy.

13:31On October 8, 2005, after eight long years of waiting in the wings, they finally had

13:37cause for celebration as their team officially qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

13:44The wait had been just as long for Ruud van Nistelrooy, who could now look forward to

13:48competing in his first World Cup.

13:52After strong performances in the qualifying stages, expectations were high for him and

13:57the rest of his team.

13:58The fans were beside themselves.

14:00Extremely jumpy, can't be better.

14:03This is so cool, I can't believe it.

14:06We're through, we're just through.

14:09The Netherlands landed in Group C. The group included Argentina, along with the Ivory Coast

14:14and Serbia and Montenegro.

14:17Ruud started in all of the group stage matches, but only managed one goal, which came against

14:21the Ivory Coast.

14:23He was benched for their final match against Portugal, where they were eliminated.

14:28Euro 2004 remains the Netherlands' best result in a major tournament during van Nistelrooy's

14:33tenure in the side.

14:35As well as making his best international performance to date, Ruud's great form during Euro 2004

14:41spurred his World Cup hopes.

14:44The atmosphere is great, we are very positive, we have a good team spirit and we're preparing

14:50ourselves for the Germany game.

14:53Physically we are getting stronger and stronger and it's a very big opening game, Holland

15:01against Germany, but it's always great to play in big games.

15:06Dutch coach Marco van Basten asked Ruud to replace the injured Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on

15:12the roster for the Euro 2008 qualifiers.

15:15However, Ruud turned down the offer and in January 2007 announced his retirement from

15:20international football.

15:22Four months later, Ruud returned to the squad and helped them qualify for Euro 2008.

15:28They drew a tough group, but despite having to face Italy, Romania and France, the Dutch

15:33fans remained optimistic.

15:36Good weather, nice girls, great game, we'll be world champions.

15:45I predicted 2-0, the whole day we thought it would be 2-0 and it came out as 3-0.

15:53It's incredible, really incredible.

15:58The Netherlands dominated their group in Euro 2008, winning all three of their matches.

16:04Holland scored during their 3-0 group stage victory over Italy and also scored the equaliser

16:09in their eventual 3-1 loss to the Russians in the quarter-finals.

16:14On the 4th of August 2008, Ruud van Nistelrooy again announced his retirement from international

16:19football and a brilliant career came to a close.

16:27While playing for the Netherlands, Ruud van Nistelrooy has been associated with some tremendous

16:31players.

16:33Among these are Robin van Persie, Patrick Kluivert, Edwin van der Sar, Arjen Robben,

16:39Edgar Davids and Marco van Basten.

16:43Fellow Dutch striker Robin van Persie excites crowds with his stealth-like goal-kicking

16:47and great vision.

16:49After making his mark with hometown club Feyenoord from 2001 and 2004, where he won the 2002

16:56UEFA Cup, van Persie was transferred to Premier League club Arsenal.

17:01In his first season with the Gunners, he won the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup.

17:06He made his senior international debut in 2005, lining up alongside Ruud for the Netherlands

17:11at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.

17:16Patrick Kluivert shares the same birthday as Ruud, the 1st of July 1976, and the similarities

17:22don't end there.

17:24A striker himself, Kluivert is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Dutch team.

17:30He found the back of the net 40 times during his 10-year career with the national team

17:34from 1994.

17:37In 2004, along with Ruud, he was named in Pelé's FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest

17:45living footballers as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations.

17:50Kluivert is currently pursuing a new career in coaching.

17:55Veteran goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is pushing 40, but that hasn't stopped the Dutch star

18:00from continuing to play the sport he loves at English club Manchester United.

18:04Up until his retirement from international football in 2008, he was a role model for

18:09all Dutch players, and remains his country's most capped player of all time.

18:15His career began in 1990 for Dutch club Ajax, before moving on to Juventus, Fulham and finally

18:22Manchester United.

18:24He was named best European goalkeeper in 1995.

18:29Incredibly, he won the honour again 14 years later in 2009.

18:34Talented 25-year-old winger forward Arjen Robben was not only a national team-mate of

18:39Ruud van Nistelrooy's, he also played with him at Real Madrid from 2007 to 2009.

18:46He joined van Nistelrooy at Euro 2004, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.

18:53He's also a former member of PSV Eindhoven.

18:57Like Ruud, he left to sign with the Premier League club, while at Chelsea he won two Premier

19:03League titles.

19:05Robben has made 45 appearances for the national team, and showed great form in the 2006 World

19:12Cup finals, where he won the Man of the Match award in two separate games against Serbia

19:17and Montenegro and then the Ivory Coast.

19:21Edgar Davids has been a vital part of the Dutch team for 10 years, making 74 national

19:27appearances from 1994 to 2005.

19:32The defensive midfielder was a big influence in the 1998 World Cup finals in France, where

19:37he scored the winning goal against FR Yugoslavia in the last minute of their second-round match.

19:45He went on to be named in the official FIFA team of the tournament.

19:48He was also named in the UEFA team of the tournament after Euro 2000, where the Netherlands

19:55reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Italy.

20:00His international career ended in 2005.

20:04These days Marco van Basten is best known for his coaching success.

20:09He managed Ruud in the national team for four years.

20:13As a manager, he became known for his strong principles.

20:17Never afraid to drop a star player if he felt they were underperforming.

20:22Ruud found this out when he was dropped for the Netherlands' round of 16 match in the

20:262006 World Cup, a move for which van Basten was heavily criticised.

20:34As a player, he was regarded as one of the finest forwards of all time and was named

20:39FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992.

20:49The immense skill and talent of a player such as Ruud van Nistelrooy bring with them

20:53accolades and trophies.

20:57They also bring great wealth, in the form of millions of dollars played by clubs to

21:01retain his services.

21:04And by corporate sponsors, desperate to be endorsed by a champion.

21:10Current estimates put Ruud's total income at around 6.3 million euros.

21:17With so many sponsors willing to dig deep to put his name on their products, he must

21:21be doing something very right.

21:26Ruud van Nistelrooy's three major sponsors are Nike, Coca-Cola and Pringles.

21:31For his role with Nike, he took part in the Stand Up Speak Up Against Racism campaign.

21:35He is also featured in television ads for Coca-Cola and Pringles.

21:41Ruud's estimated annual earnings of 6.3 million euros add up to just over half of top earner

21:46Lionel Messi's income.

21:48Messi pulls in 12 million euros a year, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who earns 10.5 million

21:55euros.

21:56Alongside his football career, Ruud has started a family with his wife Leontyne Slats.

22:01So far they have two children, Moa and Liam.

22:04Whether little Liam will follow in his famous father's footsteps is yet to be seen.

22:10Ruud has earned close to 20 individual honours in his career.

22:14The prolific goal kicker has won a number of top scorer awards, including the Premier

22:19League top scorer in the 2002-2003 season.

22:24An honour that has previously gone to such star forwards as Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry

22:28and Michael Owen, he has been named the Champions League top scorer three times.

22:35Ruud's consistently stunning performances have also seen him win Dutch Player of the

22:39Year on two occasions, and take out the Barclay Card player in the same season that he was

22:46named the PFA Player of the Year.

22:51In a career spanning 16 years and counting, Ruud van Nistelrooy has gone from young upstart

22:55striker in the Dutch second division to world-renowned star footballer.

23:01With fans and admirers in every corner of the globe, his name will be revered for years

23:06to come.

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