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{{short description|Dutch football manager (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Frank Rijkaard
| image = FrankRijkaard2.jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Rijkaard in 2006
| full_name = Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/631512.pdf |title=UCL Booking list 2007/2008 |publisher=UEFA |page=5 |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| height = 1.90 m
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1973
| youthclubs1 = [[SC Buitenveldert]]
| youthyears2 = 1973–1976
| youthclubs2 = [[Blauw-Wit Amsterdam]]
| youthyears3 = 1976–1979
| youthclubs3 = [[AFC DWS|DWS]]
| youthyears4 = 1979–1980
| youthclubs4 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| years1 = 1980–1987
| clubs1 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps1 = 205
| goals1 = 47
| years2 = 1987–1988
| clubs2 = [[Sporting CP]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1987–1988
| clubs3 = → [[Real Zaragoza]] (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1988–1993
| clubs4 = [[AC Milan]]
| caps4 = 142
| goals4 = 16
| years5 = 1993–1995
| clubs5 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps5 = 56
| goals5 = 12
| totalcaps = 414
| totalgoals = 75
| nationalyears1 = 1981–1994
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps1 = 73
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| manageryears1 = 1998–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| manageryears2 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs2 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]]
| manageryears3 = 2003–2008
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| manageryears4 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs4 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| manageryears5 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs5 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]]|}}
}}
'''Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈfrɑŋklɪn ˈɛtmundoː ˈfrɑŋk ˈrɛikaːrt|-|Nl-Frank Rijkaard.ogg}}; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former [[Association football|football]] player and manager who primarily played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,<ref name="Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts">{{cite web |title=Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44566/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227160452/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44566/index.html |archive-date=27 February 2012 |access-date=31 December 2015 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref><ref name="Frank Rijkaard Biography">{{cite web |title=Frank Rijkaard Biography |url=http://www.history-of-soccer.org/frank-rijkaard.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107085829/http://www.history-of-soccer.org/frank-rijkaard.html |archive-date=7 January 2016 |access-date=31 December 2015 |website=history-of-soccer.org}}</ref> Rijkaard played for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Real Zaragoza]] and [[AC Milan]]. With Ajax, he won five [[Eredivisie]] titles and the [[1995 UEFA Champions League final|1994–1995 Champions League]]. With AC Milan, he won Serie A titles, as well as the [[1988–89 European Cup|1988–89]] and [[1989–90 European Cup|1989–90]] European Cup (Champions League) titles.

Rijkaard earned 73 caps for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]]. He was part of the team that won the [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988 European championship]] and finished third in the [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 European championship]]. He also played in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] World Cups.

In his managerial career, he is most well known for his five-year tenure at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] where he won the [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]] and [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]] La Liga titles, as well as the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2005–06]] Champions League. He has also managed the Netherlands national team, [[Sparta Rotterdam]], [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia national team]].

==Playing career==
[[File:Ajax selectie seizoen 1981 1982 nr. 140a E. Ophof speler, nr. 15a F. Rijka, Bestanddeelnr 253-8568.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rijkaard with Ajax in July 1981]]

===Ajax===
Rijkaard was born in [[Amsterdam]]. His father [[Herman Rijkaard|Herman]] (1935–2010)<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/49342/vader-van-frank-rijkaard-overleden |title=Vader van Frank Rijkaard overleden |date=2 October 2010 |newspaper=at5.nl |language=nl-NL|access-date=19 November 2016|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120011156/http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/49342/vader-van-frank-rijkaard-overleden|url-status=live}}</ref> was a [[Suriname]]se footballer who arrived in the Netherlands along with the father of [[Ruud Gullit]] and his mother Neel is [[Dutch people|Dutch]]; the two boys grew up playing football together in the city.<ref name="Rijkaard finally gets frank">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jun/25/euro2000.sport5 |title=Rijkaard finally gets frank |author=[[Simon Kuper]] |date=25 June 2000 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107085829/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jun/25/euro2000.sport5|url-status=live}}</ref> Rijkaard was just 17 when [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] coach [[Leo Beenhakker]] gave him his senior squad debut on 23 August 1980. He made an immediate impact, scoring the third goal in a 4–2 away victory over [[Go Ahead Eagles]], the first league match in the [[1980–81 Eredivisie|1980–81]] season. He would play another 23 games for Ajax in his first season, netting four goals. In [[1981–82 Eredivisie|1981–82]], he won his first league championship with Ajax and went on to successfully defend the title the following season.

Rijkaard stayed at Ajax for seven-and-a-half seasons. During this period, he won the Dutch league championship three times ([[1981–82 Eredivisie|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Eredivisie|1982–83]], [[1984–85 Eredivisie|1984–85]]) and the Dutch Cup three times ([[1982–83 KNVB Cup|1982–83]], [[1985–86 KNVB Cup|1985–86]], [[1986–87 KNVB Cup|1986–87]]). In the [[1986–87 Eredivisie|1986–87]] season, he won the [[Cup Winners' Cup]] with Ajax over [[Lokomotiv Leipzig]], winning 1–0. 

In September 1987, what would have been Rijkaard's third season ([[1987–88 Eredivisie|1987–88]]) under Dutchman [[Johan Cruyff]] as head coach, Rijkaard stormed off the training field and vowed never to play under him again. He was subsequently signed by [[Sporting CP]], but he signed too late to be eligible to play in any competition. He was immediately loaned out to [[Real Zaragoza]], but upon completing his first season at Zaragoza was signed by [[AC Milan]].

===AC Milan===
Rijkaard played for five seasons at Milan. Playing alongside fellow country-men [[Marco van Basten]] and [[Ruud Gullit]], Rijkaard won the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] twice (in [[1989 European Cup Final|1989]] against [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] and [[1990 European Cup Final|1990]], against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]) and the domestic [[Serie A]] championship twice. In the 1990 European Cup Final, he scored the only goal to win the cup for Milan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-milan |title=The great European Cup teams: Milan 1989-90 |work=The Guardian |last1=Bandini |first1=Nicky |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=3 November 2019 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102140047/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-milan |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Return to Ajax===
After five seasons in Italy, Rijkaard returned to Ajax in 1993. With [[Louis van Gaal]] at the helm, Rijkaard and [[Danny Blind]] formed the experienced defensive core of the Ajax team that won the first two of three consecutive Dutch championships. Ajax were the unbeaten champions of the Netherlands in the [[1994–95 Eredivisie|1994–95]] season, and carried that success into Europe. In his final game, Rijkaard won the Champions League with a 1–0 victory over his former club Milan in the [[1995 UEFA Champions League Final|1995 final]] at the [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]] in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/24/a-volcano-that-exploded-the-95-ajax-side-that-changed-european-football |title='A volcano that exploded': the '95 Ajax side that changed European football |work=The Guardian |date=24 May 2020 |access-date=24 May 2020 |first=Nick |last=Ames |archive-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524072638/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/24/a-volcano-that-exploded-the-95-ajax-side-that-changed-european-football |url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Frank Rijkaard and Carmen Sandries 1985.jpg|thumb|Frank Rijkaard and Carmen Sandries getting married on 10 October 1985]]
In 1981, Rijkaard debuted for the [[Netherlands national football team]] during a friendly match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Van spugen op Völler tot de 3 van Milaan: alles over Frank Rijkaard|url=https://voetbalflitsen.nl/nieuws/2jdwt5/alles-over-frank-rijkaard|website=Voetbal Flitsen|date=13 September 2023|access-date=21 October 2024|language=nl}}</ref> He was part of the Dutch side that won [[UEFA Euro 1988]] with a 2–0 victory in the final against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]], playing at centre-back alongside [[Ronald Koeman]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Paulius|last=Kundzelevicius|title=The History of The UEFA Euro: 1988, Van Basten and the Dutch Conquest|url=https://cultofcalcio.com/the-history-of-the-uefa-euro-1988-van-basten-and-the-dutch-conquest/|website=Cult of Calcio|date=18 May 2021|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref>

At [[UEFA Euro 1992]], Rijkaard set up [[Dennis Bergkamp]]'s only goal of the match in the Netherlands' opening victory against Scotland,<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jordan|last=Elgott|title=Scotland: Remembering Euro 92 28 years on|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52942991|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=8 June 2020|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> and scored the opening goal in a 3–1 victory over [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in their final first round match, which allowed them to top their group.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ian|last=Thompsen|title=Quick Netherlands Attack Surprises Germany 3-1|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/19/sports/IHT-quick-netherlands-attack-surprises-germany-31.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=19 June 1992|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> At the semi-final stage against eventual champions [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], after setting up Bergkamp's opening goal, Rijkaard scored a late equalizer for the Netherlands in a 2–2 draw, but the Dutch went out on penalties, despite Rijkaard successfully netting his spot-kick.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Juanjo|last=Montero|title=Denmark: The Unlikely Champions of the 1992 European Championship|url=https://breakingthelines.com/historical-series/denmark-the-unlikely-champions-of-the-1992-european-championship/|website=Breaking The Lines|date=28 June 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> In the quarter-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he made his final appearance for the Netherlands in the 3–2 defeat against eventual winners [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Barney|last=Ronay|title=World Cup questions: Why didn't the great Dutch teams of the 1990s win it?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/13/world-cup-questions-why-didnt-the-great-dutch-teams-of-the-1990s-win-it|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 April 2020|access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>

===Spitting incident===
[[File:Zeist, training Nederlands elftal in verband met interland tegen Malta v.l.n.r., Bestanddeelnr 932-8072.jpg|thumb|From left: Rijkaard with [[Ronald Koeman]], [[Erwin Koeman]] and [[Ruud Gullit]] in the Dutch national team in 1983]]
Rijkaard was the cause of an incident with [[Rudi Völler]] when West Germany played the Netherlands in the second round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Rijkaard was booked for a tackle on Völler and, as Rijkaard took up position for the free kick, he spat in Völler's hair. Völler complained to the referee and was booked as well. From the resulting free kick, Völler then handled the ball and then went to the ground (according to his own account) to avoid a collision with Dutch keeper [[Hans van Breukelen]], while others, notably Rijkaard and van Breukelen, saw Voller's handball and his resulting action as a dive in hopes for a penalty. Van Breukelen was angry at this but Rijkaard, already annoyed by Völler's previous antics, again confronted the West German by twisting his ear and stamping on his foot. Argentine referee [[Juan Carlos Loustau]] sent off both Rijkaard and Völler. As he jogged back to the entrance tunnel, Rijkaard again spat in Völler's hair as they left the pitch. Germany won the match 2–1 and eventually went on to win the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|title=World Cup: 25 stunning moments... No19: Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/22/25-stunning-world-cup-moments-|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 May 2014|access-date=2 April 2015|archive-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629181638/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/22/25-stunning-world-cup-moments-|url-status=live}}</ref> The German press nicknamed him "[[Llama]]" for his spitting. Rijkaard would later apologise for his behaviour to Völler, who accepted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Classic Snapshot: Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler|url=http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/international/classic-snapshot-frank-rijkaard-and-rudi-voller.html|access-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829041936/http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/international/classic-snapshot-frank-rijkaard-and-rudi-voller.html |archive-date=29 August 2013}}</ref>

==Style of play and reception==
Regarded as one of the greatest players ever in his position,<ref name="Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts"/><ref name="Frank Rijkaard Biography"/> Rijkaard was a quick, strong, complete and tenacious defensive midfielder, who was praised by pundits throughout his career for his physical and athletic attributes, his work rate, positioning, his acute tactical intelligence and decision-making, as well as his outstanding consistency and ability to read the game. Due to his aggression and versatility, he was also capable of playing as a [[central midfielder|central]] or [[box-to-box midfielder]], and even in a [[defender (association football)|defensive]] role, usually in the centre.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard">{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/archive/show_player/Frank-Rijkaard |title=AC Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard |publisher=AC Milan|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-date=2 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102195726/http://www.acmilan.com/it/archive/show_player/Frank-Rijkaard|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Rijkaard was known as a strong tackler, he was surprisingly elegant for a player of his size, and also possessed good technique, passing ability, link-up play, and vision, which made him adept at starting attacking plays as a [[deep-lying playmaker]] once he won back possession.<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/apr/22/where-have-box-to-box-midfielders-gone |title=The Question: is the box-to-box midfielder dead? |work=The Guardian |author1=Jonathan Wilson |date=22 April 2009|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309012924/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/apr/22/where-have-box-to-box-midfielders-gone|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also capable of playing in more advanced roles as an [[attacking midfielder]] or [[second striker]]. Due to his height and physical strength, he excelled in the air; possessed a powerful shot; and was capable of getting forward and contributing to his team's attacking plays by making late runs into the penalty area.<ref name="Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts"/><ref name="Frank Rijkaard Biography"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ruud-gullit-perfect-xi#:PzGSoTgQUwmnAA |title=Ruud Gullit: Perfect XI |publisher=Four Four Two |author1=Hitesh Ratna |date=1 December 2007|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107085829/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ruud-gullit-perfect-xi#:PzGSoTgQUwmnAA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="magliarossonera">{{cite web |url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Rijkaard.html |title=Franklin Edmundo RIJKAARD |publisher=magliarossonera.it |language=it|access-date=23 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044200/http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Rijkaard.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rijkaard was described by British broadsheet ''The Daily Telegraph'' as having been "a stylish player of faultless pedigree".<ref name="Rijkaard leaves Galatasaray">{{cite web |date=20 October 2010 |title=Liverpool's Roy Hodgson under fresh scrutiny after Frank Rijkaard leaves Galatasaray |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/8075319/Liverpools-Roy-Hodgson-under-fresh-scrutiny-after-Frank-Rijkaard-leaves-Galatasaray.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/8075319/Liverpools-Roy-Hodgson-under-fresh-scrutiny-after-Frank-Rijkaard-leaves-Galatasaray.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=21 October 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2004, Rijkaard was named in the [[FIFA 100]], [[Pelé]]'s list of the 125 World's Greatest Living Footballers.<ref name = "FIFA 100"/>

==Managerial career==

===Netherlands===
Rijkaard worked as assistant to [[Guus Hiddink]] with the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] during the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]]; this was his first experience of coaching, as he had taken a break from football after retiring as a player. At the World Cup, the Netherlands lost the semi-final to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] on penalties.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-06-04 |title=Rijkaard unites the orange factions |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jun/04/euro2000.sport3 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2000-12-12 |title=Frank Rijkaard |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/teams/netherlandscoach/0,1068,,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001212070500/http://www.euro2000.org/en/teams/netherlandscoach/0,1068,,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2000-12-12 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=euro2000.org}}</ref> When Hiddink resigned as manager, Rijkaard was chosen as his replacement, although he was not first choice.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kuper |first=Simon |date=2000-06-25 |title=Rijkaard finally gets frank |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jun/25/euro2000.sport5 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-12-15 |title=Rijkaard calls time on coaching tenure |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/news/story/0,1068,55035,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001215022800/http://www.euro2000.org/en/news/story/0,1068,55035,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2000-12-15 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=euro2000.org}}</ref>

As the Netherlands were joint hosts of [[UEFA Euro 2000]], they did not take part in the qualifiers, playing only friendlies for two years. In Rijkaard's first game, the Netherlands beat Peru 2–0. Between October 1998 and November 1999, they did not win a single game, drawing nine and losing to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] and Brazil.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1998-11-13 |title=Rijkaard is green light for orange boom |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1998/nov/13/newsstory.sport6 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

At Euro 2000, the Dutch team topped the group with three wins; 1–0 against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], 3–0 against Denmark and 3–2 against [[France national football team|France]]. In the quarter-final, beat [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 6–1, breaking the record for the biggest win at a European Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Kluivert stars in EURO 2000 quarter-finals as Oranje leave Yugoslavia in shade |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b2f7c6f2a-f1388db8ae64-1000--kluivert-stars-in-euro-2000-quarter-finals-as-oranje-leave/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref> The Netherlands played some of the best football of the tournament, but lost their semi-final match to ten-man [[Italy national football team|Italy]] on penalties, having also missed two penalties in regular time; Rijkaard resigned immediately afterwards.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/holland/812243.stm "Rijkaard quits after semi-final loss"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315184812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/holland/812243.stm |date=15 March 2008 }}. [[BBC Sport]]. 29 June 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-12-15 |title=Dutch coach Rijkaard quits |url=http://www.euro2000.org/en/news/story/0,1068,54973,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001215002500/http://www.euro2000.org/en/news/story/0,1068,54973,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2000-12-15 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=euro2000.org}}</ref> It was rumoured that he would move to Italy to coach his former club Milan, but this did not happen.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=2000-06-30 |title=Rueful Rijkaard quits and may be off to Milan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jun/30/euro2000.sport2 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

=== Sparta Rotterdam ===
During the [[2001–02 Eredivisie|2001–02 season]], he became manager of [[Sparta Rotterdam]] in the [[Eredivisie]], the oldest professional team in the country. Rijkaard said that he enjoyed the down-to-earth atmosphere, although the club was not financially strong.<ref name="guardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/19/newsstory.championsleague "King of cool sits well amid frenzy of Camp Nou"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924212811/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/19/newsstory.championsleague |date=24 September 2016 }}. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref> Under his leadership, Sparta played in the relegation playoff and finished bottom, [[Promotion and relegation|relegating]] the club to the second division for the first time in its history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Netherlands round-up: Sparta down, Excelsior up |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0185-0f843d30f5b4-4314201f80f8-1000--netherlands-round-up-sparta-down-excelsior-up/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref>

Rijkaard resigned after their relegation, having received a death threat.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2002-05-31 |title=Rotterdam coach Rijkaard quits |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/may/31/newsstory.sport7 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===Barcelona===

====First years====
Rijkaard was not out of a coaching role for long, and less than a year after leaving Sparta, he was appointed manager of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] for the [[2003–04 FC Barcelona season|2003–04 season]], with [[Albert Roca]] as the assistant coach. The season would prove to be a watershed for the club, but not without initial instability. Rijkaard arrived at the club as it entered a new phase, having elected a new president in [[Joan Laporta]] and a new managerial board, but with fans unhappy that Laporta had let English midfielder [[David Beckham]] snub the chance to join the club. For Rijkaard, the team he inherited, with the exception of new superstar signing [[Ronaldinho]] (who was the club's second choice after Beckham), also consisted of many underachieving players from the old guard and era that failed to meet the club and its fans' demands to match archrival [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'s success in the early 2000s, having not won a trophy since 1999.

Rijkaard had a disappointing start at Barcelona that saw some sections of the club's fans call for his resignation, and he drew flak from the media when the team lost to Real Madrid in December 2003.<ref name="guardian"/> Rijkaard's resilience won through and from 2004 onwards, he achieved a massive turnaround, as the team went from strength to strength. Barcelona finished runners-up in [[La Liga]] in [[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]], having been close to the relegation zone at one point in the earlier stages of the season. Rijkaard then took Barcelona to the next level as he phased out the old guard and rebuilt a new-look side around Ronaldinho, with new players like [[Deco]], [[Samuel Eto'o]], [[Rafael Márquez]] and [[Ludovic Giuly]], along with the latest promotion of some young players from the previous era trained in the club's youth teams, including [[Víctor Valdés]], [[Lionel Messi]] and [[Andrés Iniesta]]. He eventually succeeded in turning around the fortunes of the club, with the strong support of Laporta, and within the next couple of years finally managed to win La Liga both in [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]] and in [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]].

====Champions League title and after====
[[Image:FC Barcelona NASA Jsc2006e33425.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rijkaard (second from left) with [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]], [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Carles Puyol|Puyol]] at [[NASA]] in 2006]]
Rijkaard became the first Barcelona coach to have won twice at Real Madrid's [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], an achievement which even successful managers like Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal and [[Luis Aragonés]] were unable to accomplish. His no-nonsense policy on and off the field, and the sparkling football played by his team, won him many plaudits and Rijkaard was among the five nominated coaches for [[UEFA]]'s Team of the Year 2005. On 8 March 2006, he was also honoured by UEFA for his contributions to the European Cup competition throughout his career as player and manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=64/newsId=402801.html |title="Rijkaard takes acclaim" |access-date=10 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110052035/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind%3D64/newsId%3D402801.html |archive-date=10 January 2008}}. UEFA. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref>

Rijkaard also achieved success on the European stage, winning the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2005–06 Champions League]] with a [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final|2–1]] win against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the final. Barcelona had been losing 1–0 for most of the match before his late tactical substitutions proved the decisive factor, as the introduction of [[Henrik Larsson]] and [[Juliano Belletti]] contributed directly to Barcelona's two goals. The win made him the fifth individual to have won the European Cup both as a player and as a manager, alongside [[Miguel Muñoz]], [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], Johan Cruyff and [[Carlo Ancelotti]], a feat later achieved also by his eventual successor, [[Pep Guardiola]] and then [[Zinedine Zidane]].

After losing to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the semi-final of the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|2007–08 Champions League]], Rijkaard was asked whether he would quit at the end of the season, since he had not won anything for two successive seasons. He replied, "I have no intention of leaving. It would be different if the players were saying it is time for me to go but that is not the case." On 1 May 2008, it was reported that Rijkaard allegedly confided to a colleague that he would be stepping down as Barcelona manager at the end of the season, but 24 hours later, he stated in a press conference that he had no intention of leaving the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Rijkaard to leave Barcelona |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2299076/Frank-Rijkaard-to-leave-Barcelona.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2299076/Frank-Rijkaard-to-leave-Barcelona.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=1 May 2008|access-date=2 April 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 8 May 2008, the day after Barcelona's dismal 4–1 defeat to archrivals Real Madrid, Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced that at the end of the [[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08 season]], Rijkaard would no longer be head coach of the first team. Laporta made the announcement after a board meeting, and Rijkaard was succeeded by Pep Guardiola.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guardiola relevará a Rijkaard a partir del 30 de junio |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/05/n080508104104.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080612011907/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/05/n080508104104.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2008 |language=es |date=8 May 2008 |access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> Laporta made it clear that Rijkaard's achievements "made history" and praised him for his time at the club.

===Galatasaray===
[[File:Galatasaray-Frank Rijkaard.JPG|thumb|upright|Rijkaard coaching Galatasaray in 2009]]
On 5 June 2009, Rijkaard signed a two-year contract to manage the Turkish [[Süper Lig]] team [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], following the resignation of [[Bülent Korkmaz]] two days earlier. He was sacked on 19 October 2010 and was replaced with [[Gheorghe Hagi]].

===Saudi Arabia===
On 28 June 2011, it was announced that Rijkaard would be head coach of the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia national team]] after a deal was reached with the [[Saudi Arabia Football Federation]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rijkaard Appointed Saudi Arabia Coach |date=3 July 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN Soccernet]] |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/931870/frank-rijkaard-appointed-saudi-arabia-coach?cc=5739 | access-date=3 July 2011 | archive-date=30 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230071446/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/931870/frank-rijkaard-appointed-saudi-arabia-coach?cc=5739 | url-status=live}}</ref> Saudi Arabia were eliminated in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third round]] of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] after a 4–2 away defeat to [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in their last match on 29 February, finishing third in their group.

The [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup]] was the second competition for Rijkaard with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis left the competition at the group stage after losing 2–0 against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], a 2–0 win against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] and 1–0 defeat against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]]. On 16 January 2013, Rijkaard was dismissed under a confidential contractual termination penalty clause following Saudi Arabia's exit at the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rijkaard sacked as Saudi football coach |date=16 January 2013 |work=arab news |url=http://arabnews.com/sports/rijkaard-sacked-saudi-football-coach | access-date=19 June 2013 | archive-date=21 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221020526/http://www.arabnews.com/sports/rijkaard-sacked-saudi-football-coach | url-status=live}}</ref>

===Later career===
In 2013, [[Florida]] prep school [[Montverde Academy]] hired Rijkaard as their advisor of player development.<ref name="montverde">Montverde Academy: [http://mvasports.com/2013/08/08/frank-rijkaard-joins-soccer-institute-at-montverde-academy/ Frank Rijkaard Joins New Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914142049/http://mvasports.com/2013/08/08/frank-rijkaard-joins-soccer-institute-at-montverde-academy/ |date=14 September 2013 }} 8 August 2013</ref>

In December 2016, Rijkaard announced he would no longer pursue a position as manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2149964-rijkaard-zet-definitief-punt-achter-trainersloopbaan.html |title=Rijkaard zet definitief punt achter trainersloopbaan |language=nl |publisher=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting |date=24 December 2016 |access-date=24 December 2016 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224234125/http://nos.nl/artikel/2149964-rijkaard-zet-definitief-punt-achter-trainersloopbaan.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Coaching philosophy and style==
[[File:Vertrek Ajax van Schiphol voor Europa Cup II wedstrijd tegen Olympiakos Piraeus, Bestanddeelnr 933-8034.jpg|thumb|Rijkaard with Cruyff and Van Basten with Ajax in 1986.]]
As a coach, Rijkaard's essential philosophy is to guide his team towards playing attack-minded football as a cohesive unit. In doing this, he believes a team can achieve the dual objectives of winning games and ensuring the audience's enjoyment of the spectacle. This follows in the best coaching traditions of Rijkaard's countrymen and forebears [[Rinus Michels]] and [[Johan Cruyff]]. In this light, it is notable that Michels coached both Cruyff and Rijkaard during their respective participations with the Dutch national team, and that Cruyff himself went on to coach Rijkaard. Nonetheless, Rijkaard believes in working within a contemporary football context and is not out to imitate the styles and tactics of past masters. In his own words: {{cquote|''you gain many impressions from the past. You still have it in your mind when you become a coach, and if something happens you can recall how it was dealt with. But I strongly believe that you cannot copy anyone. The decisions that a great coach made years ago will not necessarily work today.''<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/381642.pdf "Interview: Frank Rijkaard"]  (PDF) by Andy Roxburgh. ''The Technician: UEFA Newsletter for Coaches'', No. 31; January 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref>}}

Rijkaard has evidently learned to curb the quick temper of his playing days and is often a portrait of calm and stability in training and along the touchline. He rarely courts controversy in the media and is more apt now to promote a positive environment and let his team's play speak for itself when faced with intense rivalry or criticism.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/mar/07/championsleague2 "Rijkaard calls on Barcelona fans to show returning Mourinho some respect"] . ''The Guardian''. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref> The tactics used during his tenure as manager of Barcelona best exemplify Rijkaard's commitment to playing stylish attacking football. During the team's 2004–05 and 2005–06 campaigns, the coach frequently fielded a [[Formation (association football)|4–3–3]] formation, a system which encouraged the flair and creativity of the players in the front third of the field and created optimal interplay between the midfielders and forwards during attacks, with [[Ronaldinho]] being the focal point of the team's offence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/pep-guardiola-ha-escogido-rafa-marquez-es-su-mano-derecha-en-el-campo-5829837 |work=Sport |location=Spain |language=es |title=Pep Guardiola ha escogido: Rafa Márquez es su mano derecha en el campo |date=13 October 2008|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-date=12 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112021532/https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/pep-guardiola-ha-escogido-rafa-marquez-es-su-mano-derecha-en-el-campo-5829837|url-status=live}}</ref> Within this system, the four defenders also tended to play in a relatively high position on the pitch to support the midfield, which frequently advanced to participate in the attack. The team generally focuses on maintaining possession in the opponents' half of the field, applying pressure in order to force the opposition to make errors in defense and offensive counter-attacking.

==Personal life==
Rijkaard comes from a football-playing family. He is the son of [[Herman Rijkaard]], a former footballer who played for [[SV Robinhood|Robinhood]] in the Surinamese [[SVB Topklasse|Hoofdklasse]], before immigrating to the Netherlands, where he played in the Dutch Eredivisie for [[Blauw-Wit Amsterdam|Blauw-Wit]].<ref name="Rijkaard finally gets frank"/> His older brother, Herman Rijkaard Jr., is a [[FIFA]] certified players' agent who represents various players internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1441/Ajax/article/detail/2952760/2011/10/06/Rijkaard-legt-beslag-op-betaling-Ajax.dhtml |title=Rijkaard legt beslag op betaling Ajax |publisher=AD.nl|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107085829/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1441/Ajax/article/detail/2952760/2011/10/06/Rijkaard-legt-beslag-op-betaling-Ajax.dhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Twice divorced, he is currently married to Stephanie and has four children.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ad.nl/sterren/frank-rijkaard-51-voor-vierde-keer-vader~a2c73bc0/ |title=Cookies op AD.nl {{!}} AD.nl|website=ad.nl|access-date=19 November 2016|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120010449/http://www.ad.nl/sterren/frank-rijkaard-51-voor-vierde-keer-vader~a2c73bc0/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nu.nl/achterklap/3769535/derde-zoon-oud-voetballer-frank-rijkaard.html |title=Derde zoon voor oud-voetballer Frank Rijkaard |newspaper=NU |language=nl-NL|access-date=19 November 2016|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120014307/http://www.nu.nl/achterklap/3769535/derde-zoon-oud-voetballer-frank-rijkaard.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/gente/frank-rijkaard-casa-amsterdam-con-exninera-sus-hijos-298071 |title=Frank Rijkaard se casa en Amsterdam con la exniñera de sus hijos |last=MUÑOZ |first=CARMEN |date=4 June 2010 |newspaper=El Periódico|access-date=19 November 2016|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120010025/http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/gente/frank-rijkaard-casa-amsterdam-con-exninera-sus-hijos-298071|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Media==
Rijkaard features in [[EA Sports]]' ''FIFA'' video game series; he was featured in the ''[[FIFA 14]]'', ''[[FIFA 15]]'', ''[[FIFA 16]]'' and ''[[FIFA 17]]'' Ultimate Team Legends.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifplay.com/fifa-20/players/214098/frank-rijkaard/ |title=FIFA Ultimate Icons: Frank Rijkaard |website=fifplay.com|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=18 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218062542/https://www.fifplay.com/fifa-20/players/214098/frank-rijkaard/|url-status=live}}</ref> For ''[[FIFA 18]]'', ''[[FIFA 19]]'', ''[[FIFA 20]]'', ''[[FIFA 21]]'', ''[[FIFA 22]]'' and ''[[FIFA 23]]'' he appeared as an ICON player in [[FIFA Ultimate Team]] (FUT). He is also featured in [[Konami|Konami's]] [[EFootball]], as both a manager and a player.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<ref>{{NFT player|14120|name=Frank Rijkaard|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/speler/09010_frank-rijkaard |title=Frank Rijkaard Dutch league stats |publisher=ELF Voetbal|access-date=2 April 2013|archive-date=19 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219185133/http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/speler/09010_frank-rijkaard|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=412/profile/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418225303/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player%3D412/profile/index.html |archive-date=18 April 2012 |title=Frank Rijkaard UEFA stats |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[KNVB Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|[[1980–81 Eredivisie|1980–81]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|24||4||6||0||1{{efn|name=EC}}||1||colspan="2"|–||31||5
|-
|[[1981–82 Eredivisie|1981–82]]
|Eredivisie
|27||5||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||28||5
|-
|[[1982–83 Eredivisie|1982–83]]
|Eredivisie
|25||3||8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||33||4
|-
|[[1983–84 Eredivisie|1983–84]]
|Eredivisie
|23||9||3||1||1{{efn|name=EC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||27||10
|-
|[[1984–85 Eredivisie|1984–85]]
|Eredivisie
|34||7||3||1||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||1||colspan="2"|–||41||9
|-
|[[1985–86 Eredivisie|1985–86]]
|Eredivisie
|30||9||6||4||2{{efn|name=EC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||38||13
|-
|[[1986–87 Eredivisie|1986–87]]
|Eredivisie
|34||7||5||0||9{{efn|name=CWC}}||2||colspan="2"|–||48||9
|-
|[[1987–88 Eredivisie|1987–88]]
|Eredivisie
|8||3||0||0||1{{efn|name=CWC}}||1||0||0||9||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!205!!47!!32!!7!!18!!5!!0!!0!!255!!59
|-
|[[Sporting CP]]
|[[1987–88 Primeira Divisão|1987–88]]
|[[Primeira Liga|Primeira Divisão]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
|[[1987–88 La Liga|1987–88]]
|[[La Liga]]
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[AC Milan|Milan]]
|[[1988–89 AC Milan season|1988–89]]
|[[Serie A]]
|31||4||6||0||9{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||1||47||6
|-
|[[1989–90 AC Milan season|1989–90]]
|Serie A
|29||2||6||0||9{{efn|name=EC}}||2||3{{efn|Two appearances in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||0||47||4
|-
|[[1990–91 AC Milan season|1990–91]]
|Serie A
|30||3||2||0||4{{efn|name=EC}}||0||3{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance, two goals in Intercontinental Cup}}||3||39||6
|-
|[[1991–92 AC Milan season|1991–92]]
|Serie A
|30||5||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||5
|-
|[[1992–93 AC Milan season|1992–93]]
|Serie A
|22||2||5||0||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||3||0||0||33||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!142!!16!!24!!0!!28!!6!!7!!4!!201!!26
|-
|rowspan="3"|Ajax
|[[1993–94 Eredivisie|1993–94]]
|Eredivisie
|30||10||4||0||6{{efn|name=CWC|Appearances in [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||1||1{{efn|name=DSC|Appearance in [[Dutch Supercup]]}}||0||41||11
|-
|[[1994–95 AFC Ajax season|1994–95]]
|Eredivisie
|26||2||2||0||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DSC}}||0||39||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!12!!6!!0!!16!!1!!2!!0!!80!!13
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!414!!75!!62!!7!!62!!12!!9!!4!!547!!98
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rijkaard-intl.html "Frank Rijkaard – International Appearances"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314201029/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rijkaard-intl.html |date=14 March 2023 }}. [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|1981||1||0
|-
|1982||5||0
|-
|1983||3||2
|-
|1984||2||0
|-
|1985||5||0
|-
|1986||4||0
|-
|1987||4||0
|-
|1988||10||0
|-
|1989||5||0
|-
|1990||7||1
|-
|1991||3||0
|-
|1992||11||3
|-
|1993||4||0
|-
|1994||9||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!73!!10
|}

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rijkaard goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Frank Rijkaard<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17733 Frank Rijkaard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909004212/http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17733 |date=9 September 2013 }}. EU-football.info. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"|17 December 1983 || rowspan="2"|[[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 5–0 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7|UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|5–0
|-
| align="center"|3 || 3 June 1990 || [[Stadion Maksimir]], [[Zagreb]], Yugoslavia || {{fb|YUG}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|[[1990 Yugoslavia v Netherlands football match|2–0]]|| [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 27 May 1992 || [[De Baandert]], [[Sittard]], Netherlands || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|5 || 18 June 1992 || [[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || {{fb|GER}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1992 Group B|UEFA Euro 1992]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 22 June 1992 || Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden || {{fb|DEN}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || UEFA Euro 1992
|-
| align="center"|7 || 19 January 1994 || [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]], Tunisia || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8
| rowspan="2"|1 June 1994 || rowspan="2"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HUN}} || align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2" align=center| 7–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || align="center"|6–1
|-
| align="center"|10 || 12 June 1994 || [[Varsity Stadium]], Toronto, Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|16 January 2013}}{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/rijkaard-coach-ec.html Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard – Coach in European Cups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411195948/https://www.rsssf.org/players/rijkaard-coach-ec.html |date=11 April 2023 }}. [[RSSSF]]. Retrieved 2 April 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! rowspan="2!" style="width:120px;"|Team
! rowspan="2!" style="width:120px;"|From
! rowspan="2!" style="width:120px;"|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!width=40|G
!width=40|W
!width=40|D
!width=40|L
!width=50|Win %
|-
|align="left"|[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 
|align="left"|June 1998
|align="left"|July 2000
{{WDL|22|8|12|2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Sparta Rotterdam]]
|align="left"|June 2001
|align="left"|May 2002
{{WDL|38|6|12|20}}
|-
|align="left"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="left"|July 2003
|align="left"|May 2008
{{WDL|273|160|63|50}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|align="left"|5 June 2009
|align="left"|20 October 2010
{{WDL|67|37|15|15}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
|align="left"|28 June 2011
|align="left"|16 January 2013
{{WDL|27|7|9|11}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|427|218|111|98}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
:Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutchman who ruled Europe in three shirts |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44566/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227160452/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44566/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2012|access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>

'''Ajax'''
[[File:Training Ajax op strand Wassenaar Rijkaard (l) en Van Basten, Bestanddeelnr 933-4424.jpg|thumb|Rijkaard and [[Marco van Basten|Van Basten]] with Ajax in 1985.]]
* [[Eredivisie]]: [[1981–82 Eredivisie|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Eredivisie|1982–83]], [[1984–85 Eredivisie|1984–85]], [[1993–94 Eredivisie|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Eredivisie|1994–95]]
* [[KNVB Cup]]: [[1982–83 KNVB Cup|1982–83]], [[1985–86 KNVB Cup|1985–86]], [[1986–87 KNVB Cup|1986–87]]
* [[Johan Cruyff Shield|Dutch Supercup]]: [[1993 Dutch Supercup|1993]], [[1994 Dutch Supercup|1994]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|1994–95]]
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup|1986–87]]

'''AC Milan'''<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard"/>
* [[Serie A]]: [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Serie A|1992–93]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1988 Supercoppa Italiana|1988]]
* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1988–89 European Cup|1988–89]], [[1989–90 European Cup|1989–90]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]]: [[1989 European Super Cup|1989]], [[1990 European Super Cup|1990]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1989 Intercontinental Cup|1989]], [[1990 Intercontinental Cup|1990]]

'''Netherlands'''
[[File:Ontvangst Nederlands elftal op Paleis Huis ten Bosch na 1988 v.l.n.r. Rijkaard,, Bestanddeelnr 934-2756.jpg|thumb|Rijkaard, [[Marco van Basten|Van Basten]], [[Ruud Gullit|Gullit]] and [[Rinus Michels|Michels]] with [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]] in 1988.]]
* [[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Dutch Footballer of the Year|Dutch Golden Shoe]]: 1985, 1987<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/nedpoy.html |title=Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards |access-date=18 March 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317051045/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/nedpoy.html |archive-date=17 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 1988#Awards|1988]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7d771ae77b-33dd16358404-1000--euro-1988-team-of-the-tournament/ |title=UEFA 1988 Team of the Tournament |publisher=UEFA|access-date=18 March 2015|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231152225/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1625002.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or]] – Third place: 1988,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy88.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1988 |access-date=18 March 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301031258/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy88.html |archive-date= 1 March 2015}}</ref> 1989<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy89.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1989 |website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date= 18 March 2015|archive-date= 4 August 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220804213152/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy89.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[Onze d'Or|Onze Mondial]]: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995<ref>{{Cite web|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704020132/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[World Soccer Magazine#Eric Batty's World XI|World XI]]: 1989, 1992<ref name="BTLM80s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=10 March 2014 |title=Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131120633/https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1990<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyotamvp.html |title=Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award  |access-date=18 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224143201/http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/toyotamvp.html  |archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref>
* Serie A Best foreign player: 1992<ref name="Guerin d'Oro">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/italpoy.html |title=Italy – Footballer of the Year |access-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121013030/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/italpoy.html |archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Guerin d'Oro|Serie A Footballer of the Year]]: 1992<ref name="Guerin d'Oro"/>
* [[ESM Team of the Year]]: 1994–95<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |title=ESM XI |author1=Karel Stokkermans |date=14 March 2007 |access-date=29 November 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207144925/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |archive-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
* FIFA 100<ref name = "FIFA 100">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533833.stm |title=Fifa names greatest list |date=4 March 2004 |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831031238/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3533833.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll]]: #21<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/171606.pdf |title=Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans |publisher=UEFA|access-date=24 July 2014|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024165721/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/171606.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[UEFA President's Award]]: 2005<ref name="UEFA President's Award">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0255-0f8e705cf955-a181275bddd8-1000--uefa-president-s-award/ |title=UEFA President's Award |publisher=UEFA |date=2 January 2014|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106172739/https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2050865.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="AC Milan Hall of Fame: Frank Rijkaard"/>
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time<ref name="World Soccer Players of the Century">{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |title=World Soccer Players of the Century |publisher=World Soccer|access-date=29 August 2014|archive-date=4 April 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210404034430/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or Dream Team]] (Silver): 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |website=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |location=Spain |date=15 December 2020 |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102160450/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Barcelona'''
* [[La Liga]]: [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]], [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
* [[Supercopa de España]]: [[2005 Supercopa de España|2005]], [[2006 Supercopa de España|2006]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2005–06]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Don Balón Award|Don Balón]] Coach of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06
* [[UEFA Manager of the Year]]: 2005–06
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]] for Best Coach of the Year: [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2006|2006]]
* [[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]]: 2006
* [[Onze d'Or Coach of the Year]]: 2006

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/legends/players/rijkaard Profile] at the AC Milan website
* [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/8710 Profile] at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}

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