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{{Short description|Dutch football player and manager (1942–2025)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rinus Israël
| image = Rinus Israël, Bestanddeelnr 932-3667.jpg
| caption = Israël in 1982
| full_name = Marinus David Israël
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|03|19}}
| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], [[Reichskommissariat Niederlande|German-occupied Netherlands]]<ref name=fifa>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174633/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706205936/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174633/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2009|title=FIFA profile}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|7|1|1942|3|18|df=y}}
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[ASV-DWV|DWV]]
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[AFC DWS|DWS]]
| years1 = 1962–1966
| clubs1 = [[AFC DWS|DWS]]
| caps1 = 88
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1966–1974
| clubs2 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps2 = 219
| goals2 = 21
| years3 = 1974–1975
| clubs3 = [[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior]]
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1975–1982
| clubs4 = [[PEC Zwolle]]
| caps4 = 198
| goals4 = 16
| totalcaps = 537
| totalgoals = 40
| nationalyears1 = 1964–1974<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rinus Israel – International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/risrael-intl.html}}</ref>
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps1 = 47
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 1982–1984
| managerclubs1 = [[PEC Zwolle]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1984–1986
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Den Bosch]]
| manageryears3 = 1986–1988
| managerclubs3 = [[Feyenoord]]
| manageryears4 = 1988–1989
| managerclubs4 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
| manageryears5 = 1989–1990
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Den Bosch]]
| manageryears6 = 1992–1997
| managerclubs6 = [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands U21]]
| manageryears7 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs7 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| manageryears8 = 1998–1999
| managerclubs8 = [[Al-Jazira Club]]
| manageryears9 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs9 = [[Al-Shabab (UAE)|Al-Shabab]]
| manageryears10 = 2000–2001
| managerclubs10 = [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda FC]]
| manageryears11 = 2001–2003
| managerclubs11 = [[ADO Den Haag]]
| manageryears12 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs12 = [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda FC]]
| manageryears13 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs13 = [[VV Young Boys]]
}}

'''Marinus David '' "'''Rinus'''" '''Israël''' (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional [[association football|football]] player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with [[Theo Laseroms]].

He was the grandfather of handball player [[Rachel de Haze]].

== Club career ==
During his career he played for [[AFC DWS|DWS]] (1962–66), [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]] (1966–74), [[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior Rotterdam]] (1974–75) and [[PEC Zwolle]] (1975–82).<ref>{{WorldFootball|rinus-israel}}</ref> Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three [[Eredivisie]] titles, a [[KNVB Cup]], a [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] and a [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the [[1970 European Cup Final]] against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1969-1970-endspiel-feyenoord-rotterdam-celtic-glasgow/|title=Feyenoord vs. Celtic 2-1|publisher=11v11|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>

== International career ==
Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the [[Netherlands national football team|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 national football team|Brazil]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref name=fifa />

== Death ==
Israël died on 1 July 2025, aged 83.<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2573188-ijzeren-rinus-israel-was-ook-de-man-van-het-spelinzicht-en-de-lange-bal-op-maat 'IJzeren Rinus' Israël was ook de man van het spelinzicht en de lange bal op maat] {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

== Honours ==
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=== Player ===
'''DWS'''
*[[Eredivisie]]: [[Eredivisie 1963–64|1963–64]]

'''Feijenoord'''
*[[Eredivisie]]: [[Eredivisie 1968–69|1968–69]], [[Eredivisie 1970–71|1970–71]], [[Eredivisie 1973–74|1973–74]]
*[[KNVB Cup]]: [[KNVB Cup|1968–69]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1970 Intercontinental Cup|1970]]
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1970 European Cup Final|1969–70]]
*[[UEFA Cup]]: [[1974 UEFA Cup Final|1973–74]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Dutch Footballer of the Year]]: 1970,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd%3A010541174%3Ampeg21%3Aa0169&coll=ddd|title=Limburgsch dagblad|date=25 May 1970 |access-date=6 April 2015}}</ref> 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd%3A010560610%3Ampeg21%3Aa0186&coll=ddd|title=Limburgsch dagblad|date=12 May 1975 |access-date=6 April 2015}}</ref>

=== Manager ===
'''Al-Wahda FC'''
*[[UAE League]]: 2000–01

'''ADO Den Haag'''
*[[Eerste Divisie]]: [[Eerste Divisie 2002-03|2002–03]]

== References ==
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==External Links==
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