Ruud Gullit

I think Ruud Gullit at his peak embodied football's ideal shape. An Amsterdammer standing 191 cm, dreadlocked and nicknamed the Black Tulip, he could defend, attack, and score, world-class wherever he played. His 1987 move from PSV to AC Milan for a world-record fee, alongside van Basten and Rijkaard in that legendary Dutch trio, marked a golden era, and the Ballon d'Or arrived the same year. He has stayed thoughtful and outspoken as a manager and pundit since. I am drawn to players who are first-rate in both body and mind, and Gullit was exactly that, a man of genuine scale.

Name (English)

Ruud Gullit

Name (Japanese)

ルート・フリット

Reading

るーと・ふりっと

Born

September 1, 1962 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

University

Mendelcollege

Awards & achievements

• 1987 Ballon d'Or
• 1984 Dutch Footballer of the Year
• 1987 Dutch Sportsman of the year
• FIFA 100
• 2017 Italian Football Hall of Fame
• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ruudgullit/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud%20Gullit
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173972

Tags

• North Holland
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-11

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.