Ruud Krol

Ruud Krol earns my deep respect as a living witness to Dutch Total Football. Born in Amsterdam in 1949, he spent most of his career at his hometown club Ajax and earned 83 caps for the Netherlands. As a defender who pushed forward, he embodied the fluid, position-blurring philosophy that reshaped the sport. After retiring he moved into coaching and was even honored as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. I have always loved football that defies fixed roles, and Krol stood at the heart of the era that proved it could work. I only wish I could have watched his elegant 184 cm defending live.

Name (English)

Ruud Krol

Name (Japanese)

ルート・クロル

Reading

るーと・くろる

Born

March 24, 1949 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud%20Krol
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313180

Tags

• North Holland
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-23

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.