Rinus Michels Award

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.

Categories

• Manager of the year in the Eredivisie
• Manager of the month 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

Winners Manager of the Month Eredivisie

• Robin Van Persie (August, 2025)

Winners Manager of the Year Eerste Divisie

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

Winners Manager of the Year in Amateur Football

Lifetime prize winners

The following managers have been awarded the lifetime prize for their contributions spanning their entire career:

• Kees Rijvers (2004)
• Piet de Visser (2005)
• Wiel Coerver (2008)
• Foppe de Haan (2009)
• Leo Beenhakker (2010)
• Louis van Gaal (2013)
• Guus Hiddink (2015)
• Johan Cruyff (2016)
• Co Adriaanse (2017)
• Dick Advocaat (2021)
• Bert van Marwijk (2022)

References