Tiny Ruys
Dutch football player and coach (1957–2025)
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Martinus Johannes Maria "Tiny" Ruys (8 May 1957 – 11 January 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach.[1]
Full name
Martinus Johannes Maria Ruys
Date of birth
8 May 1957
Place of birth
Cuijk, Netherlands
Date of death
11 January 2025 (aged 67)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martinus Johannes Maria Ruys | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Cuijk, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 2025 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Riemst, Belgium | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JVC '31 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | NEC | 13 | (0) |
| 1977–1986 | Fortuna Sittard | 225 | (61) |
| Total | 238 | (61) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2006–2007 | Al Ain (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2013 | MVV | ||
| 2015–2025 | SV Meerssen | ||
| 2016–2017 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2018–2019 | EVV | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Ruijs joined Fortuna Sittard from NEC and played 231 games for the club, clinching promotion to the Eredivisie with them in 1981.[2] He played in 13 Eredivisie matches for NEC and 65 for Fortuna.[3]
Managerial career
Ruys was in charge of the United Arab Emirates in 2001,[4] and has also managed Dutch club teams Fortuna Sittard[5] and MVV.[6] He left MVV after he was threatened by his own supporters[7] and then managed SV Meerssen[8][9] and EVV whom he left early due to health issues.[10]
