Ronald Koeman

[Craig_H]

Been watching some stuff on ESPN Classic recently and they've had some reviews of old World Cups/Euro tournaments on, so it set my mind back.

As a centre back and sweeper, Koeman's goal record was ****ing ridiculous I know he took penalties and had a superb freekick on him, but still - this goal record is absurd:

1980-81: 24 games, 4 goals
1981-82: 32 games, 15 goals
1982-83: 33 games, 14 goals
1983-84: 38 games, 10 goals
1984-85: 37 games, 13 goals
1985-86: 40 games, 9 goals
1986-87: 36 games, 16 goals
1987-88: 41 games, 21 goals
1988-89: 37 games, 16 goals
1989-90: 45 games, 17 goals
1990-91: 34 games, 13 goals
1991-92: 48 games, 17 goals
1992-93: 39 games, 11 goals
1993-94: 49 games, 19 goals
1994-95: 41 games, 10 goals
1995-96: 38 games, 13 goals
1996-97: 35 games, 10 goals


Groningen: 101 appearances, 37 goals
Ajax: 113 appearance, 28 goals
PSV: 132 appearances, 39 goals
Barcelona: 246 appearances, 46 goals
Feyenoord: 90 appearances, 26 goals

Total club career:

652 games, 227 goals
And just to say it again - he was mainly a CENTRE BACK and SWEEPER

Koeman

[Norbs]

Dirty cunt should've been sent off against England

[destinydude]

He was terrible as a manager for Valencia. He almost relegated them yet won the Copa del Rey. Weird times these.

Fernando Hierro has a similar scoring record for Spain. I think he is in Spain's top 5 goal scorers despite being a defender

[Norbs]

Met him in a hotel in Madrid. Nice bloke

[RichC]

that goal scoring record of Koemans is unbelievable! Plenty of strikers out there would be more than happy with that sort of goal return

[Craig_H]

that goal scoring record of Koemans is unbelievable! Plenty of strikers out there would be more than happy with that sort of goal return

To put it into context, Ian Rush's career stats were: 828 games, 384 goals.

So Rush's stats were slightly under than 1 in 2 or 0.46 goals per game.

Koeman's are better than 1 in 3, or 0.34 goals per game.

And he was a defender

[Pablo]

Met him in a hotel in Madrid.

I hope he was very gentle with you

[Craig_H]

Met him in a hotel in Madrid. Nice bloke

Was a chance meeting, or a pre-arranged one?

[Norbs]

Was a chance meeting, or a pre-arranged one?

Chance meeting.

Do you know 'Sabre' on YNWA? It was his stag do, and Hierro was doing an interview in the lobby on the day we were checking out. I recognised him first so got my photo taken