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My Take
Danny Blind is one of those figures whose name carries real weight inside the game even if casual fans miss it. A Dutch defender born in 1961, he anchored Sparta Rotterdam, then Ajax, then the national team, and the detail that grabs me is that he and Arnold Muhren are the only two Dutchmen to win every UEFA club competition. That is a quiet, almost obsessive kind of greatness. He then crossed over into coaching Ajax and the Netherlands, which always tells me a player understood the game intellectually, not just physically. At 176 cm he wasn't a towering stopper, so the achievements lean on reading and timing. I respect that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danny Blind
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニー・ブリント
- Reading
- だにー・ぶりんと
- Born
- August 1, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Oost-Souburg, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Height
- 176 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Danny Blind born?
Born August 1, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Danny Blind from?
Danny Blind is from Oost-Souburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.
What does Danny Blind do?
Danny Blind works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Danny Blind?
Danny Blind is 176 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.