# Ruud van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy is a Dutch professional footballer and manager, born on 1 July 1976 in Oss, Netherlands. Van Nistelrooy played as a striker for Manchester United and Den Bosch. Van Nistelrooy scored 384 goals in 662 games for club and country and won 10 trophies, including 5 league titles.

## Van Nistelrooy's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 592 | 349 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 35 |
| Total | 662 | 384 |

Goals per game: 0.58.

## Van Nistelrooy's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 10
- League titles: 5
- Domestic cups: 5
- Individual awards: 31

### PSV

- Eredivisie: 2 (1999–2000, 2000–01)
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 1 (1998)

### Manchester United

- Premier League: 1 (2002–03)
- FA Cup: 1 (2003–04)
- Football League Cup: 1 (2005–06)
- FA Community Shield: 1 (2003)

### Real Madrid

- La Liga: 2 (2006–07, 2007–08)
- Supercopa de España: 1 (2008)

### Individual

- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2 (1998–99, 1999–2000)
- Eredivisie Top Goalscorer: 2 (1998–99, 1999–2000)
- Premier League Player of the Month: 3 (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2 (2001–02, 2002–03)
- ESM Team of the Year: 1 (2001–02)
- UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorer: 3 (2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05)
- UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider: 1 (2001–02)
- FA Cup Top Goalscorer: 2 (2002–03, 2003–04)
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 1 (2001–02)
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (2001–02)
- PFA Team of the Year: 2 (2001–02, 2003–04)
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 1 (2002)
- and 10 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1993–1997: Den Bosch, 69 games, 17 goals
2. 1997–1998: Heerenveen, 31 games, 13 goals
3. 1998–2001: PSV Eindhoven, 67 games, 62 goals
4. 2001–2006: Manchester United, 150 games, 95 goals
5. 2006–2010: Real Madrid, 68 games, 46 goals
6. 2010–2011: Hamburger SV, 36 games, 12 goals
7. 2011–2012: Málaga, 28 games, 4 goals

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