Quick Facts

Full Name	Marco van Basten
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 31, 1964(1964-10-31)
Age	60
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Utrecht
Horoscope	Libra

Marco van Basten Biography

Marco van Basten is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 31, 1964 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Legendary Dutch soccer player, who was one of the greatest forwards of all-time. He played for Milan and Ajax. After sustaining a serious ankle injury, his career was cut short and he became the Dutch national team’s head coach.

He and He and Robin van Persie are regarded as two of the greatest Dutch soccer players of all time. were two of the most important Dutch soccer players of all times.

Marcel “Marco” van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑn ˈbɑstə(n)] ( listen ) ; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and former professional football player, who played for Ajax and A.C. Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He scored 300 goals in a high- profile career, but played his last match in 1993 at age 28 due to an injury which forced his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Van Basten features in EA Sports’ FIFA video game series, and was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 14. Throughout his playing career, Van Basten was sponsored by Italian sportswear company Diadora. One of the most marketable players in the world, in the late 1980s Diadora launched his own personalized football boots, the San Siro Van Basten, earning him two million dollars over 5 years.

He was born in Utrecht (Netherlands). He married Lesbeth van Capelleveen in 1993.

Marco van Basten Net Worth

Marco van Basten is one of the richest Soccer Player from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marco van Basten 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At six years old, he began playing soccer. In 1982, he was a professional player with Ajax.

He was three-time European Footballer of the year and FIFA World Player of the year.

Marco van Basten was born on 31 October 1964 in Utrecht and grew up in the Oog In Al neighborhood. He began playing for a local team, EDO, when he was six years old. A year later, he moved to UVV Utrecht. After nine years there, he briefly played for another club from Utrecht, Elinkwijk.

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Who is Marco van Basten Dating?

According to our records, Marco van Basten married to Liesbeth van Capelleveen. As of December 1, 2023, Marco van Basten’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1987, A.C. Milan president Silvio Berlusconi signed Van Basten, with fellow countrymen Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard joining the club in 1988. In his first season, Milan won their first Scudetto in eight years, but Van Basten played only 11 matches and was constantly troubled by an ankle injury. In 1988–89, Van Basten won the Ballon d’Or as Europe’s top footballer. He scored 19 goals in Serie A and 32 goals in all competitions that year, including two goals in the final of the European Cup, as Milan triumphed against Steaua București. In 1989–90, he became Capocannoniere again (Serie A’s leading goal scorer); Milan also successfully defended the European Cup after beating Benfica 1–0 in the final match, during which Van Basten provided the assist for Rijkaard’s match-winning goal.

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Marco Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Marco van Basten celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.

Although he was mainly known as a traditional attacker who operated in the penalty area as a centre-forward throughout his career, Van Basten also possessed excellent vision and distribution, in addition to his goalscoring ability, which enabled him to play in deeper, more creative positions, as a second striker, for example, and which allowed him to participate in the build-up of attacking plays and provide assists to his teammates in addition to scoring goals himself; one of his most notable assists was the one he provided to Frank Rijkaard for Milan’s winning goal in the 1990 European Cup final against Benfica. Despite his large stature, Van Basten possessed excellent technical skills and ball control, as well as good balance and a notable elegance on the ball, which inspired his nickname. As such, his strong physique, combined with his close control, also enabled him to hold up the ball for teammates when playing with his back to goal.

Why did Marco van Basten retire at 28?

Van Basten was out for two seasons and half, he was no longer able to play because of the recurring ankle problem. After four operations, he decided that it was time to retire, only thirty years old (he had stop playing active football since when he was 28).

Why was Marco van Basten so good?

Regarded as one of the greatest and most complete strikers and players in the history of the sport, due to his prolific goalscoring and great skill set , Van Basten was dubbed the “Swan Of Utrecht” for his elegance and intelligent attacking play, and was known for his penchant for scoring acrobatic goals.

Is Marco van Basten the best striker ever?

Excellence is difficult to judge. Declaring a player or team as superlative is even more contentious. Nevertheless, there is inherent value in establishing the superlative. Most of those who watched Marco van Basten, would assert that he’s the best striker of all time.

How many goals did Marco van Basten score for Holland?

National team

| Netherlands
9| | 58
| Netherlands U21
–| | 15

Why did Zidane retire so early?

“ I didn’t want to go on for another year. The past two years I haven’t been on top form and that’s no good when you play at a club like Real. “I’m at an age when it’s more and more difficult (to play) every year. I don’t want to spend another year like last year or even the last two years.”