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Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑm ˈbɑstə(n)] ⓘ; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, he scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993, at the age of 28, due to an ankle injury which forced him to announce his retirement two years later.[2] He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Known for his close ball control, attacking intelligence, impeccable headers, and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992.[2] At club level, he won three Eredivisie titles and the Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax, and four Serie A titles and two European Cups with Milan. With the Netherlands, Van Basten won UEFA Euro 1988 where he earned the Golden Boot, scoring five goals, including a memorable volley in the final against the Soviet Union, considered one of the best ever.

Honours

• Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85[101]

• KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87[101]

• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87[101]

AC Milan

• Serie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94[102]

• Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992[102]

• European Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90[102]

• European Super Cup: 1989, 1990[102]

• Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990[102]

Netherlands

• UEFA European Championship: 1988[103]

Individual

• Ballon d'Or: 1988, 1989, 1992

• FIFA World Player of the Year: 1992

• UEFA Best Player of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1992

• European Cup Top Scorer: 1988–89

• Serie A Golden Boot: 1989–90, 1991–92

• EredivisieTop Scorer: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87

• European Silver Boot: 1983–84

• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1985

• European Golden Boot: 1985–86

• World Golden Boot: 1985–86

• Bravo Award: 1987[106]

• Onze d'Argent: 1987, 1992[107]

• Onze d'Or: 1988, 1989[107]

• Onze de Onze: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992[108]

• IFFHS World's Best Player: 1988, 1989[109]

• World Soccer Player of the Year: 1987 (3rd),[110] 1988, 1989 (2nd),[111] 1992[112]

• RSSSF Player of the Year: 1992[113]

• El País King of European Soccer: 1992[114]

• UEFA Euro 1988: Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer with 5 goals[103]

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988,[115]1992[116]

• Planète Foot World All-Time Team: 1996[117]

• Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players: 1996[118]

• Venerdì's 100 Magnificent: 1997

• IFFHS Football Player of the Century 12th: 1999[120]

• IFFHS European Player of the Century 10th: 1999[121]

• Placar's 100 Best Players of the Century 26th: 1999[118]

• France Football's Football Player of the Century 8th: 1999[118]

• World Soccer Greatest Players of the 20th Century 9th: 1999[118]

• Guerin' Sportivo's 50 Greatest Players of the Century by Adalberto Bortolotti 11th: 1999

• FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé): 2004

• AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time 12th: 2007

• UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #4

• Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2012

• World Hall of Fame of Soccer: 2012

• UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016)

• AC Milan Hall of Fame

• IFFHS Legends

• Voetbal International's World Stars by Raf Willems

• Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze): 2020