Rinus Israël
Dutch football player and manager (1942–2025)
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Marinus David "'Rinus" Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.
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Israël in 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marinus David Israël | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 July 2025 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| DWV | ||||||||||||||
| DWS | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | DWS | 88 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | Feyenoord | 219 | (21) | |||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Excelsior | 32 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1975–1982 | PEC Zwolle | 198 | (16) | |||||||||||
| Total | 537 | (40) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1974[2] | Netherlands | 47 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | PEC Zwolle (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | FC Den Bosch | |||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | PAOK | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | FC Den Bosch | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Netherlands U21 | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Ghana | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Jazira Club | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Shabab | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Wahda FC | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | ADO Den Haag | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Wahda FC | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | VV Young Boys | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Israël was the grandfather of handball player Rachel de Haze.
Club career
During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82).[3] Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.[4]
International career
Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for the Netherlands in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories against Brazil and Argentina.[1]
Death
Israël died on 1 July 2025, at the age of 83.[5]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 1964 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Israël goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 October 1967 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark | 2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualification |
| 2 | 11 October 1970 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
| 3 | 17 November 1971 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands |  Luxembourg | 8–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
Honours
Player
Source:[7]
DWS
Feijenoord
- Eredivisie: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74
- KNVB Cup: 1968–69
- Intercontinental Cup: 1970
- European Cup: 1969–70
- UEFA Cup: 1973–74
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974
Individual
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1971,[8] 1975[9]
Manager
Al-Wahda FC
- UAE League: 2000–01
ADO Den Haag