Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Dick Advocaat Biography and Timeline

Follow Dick Advocaat through 5 dated historical records for Netherlands.

Dick Advocaat, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1992–2017Years on this page

1992

Netherlands Manager

Football Manager · Netherlands · Sport / Football

Becomes Netherlands head coach after serving previously as an assistant with the national team.

Role range: 1992-1994

1994

World Cup Quarter-Final

Football Manager · Dallas · Sport / Football

Guides the Netherlands to the World Cup quarter-final, where Brazil wins 3-2.

Role range: 1992-1994

1998

Rangers Manager Appointment

Manager · Glasgow · Sport / Football

Becomes Rangers manager and begins an extensive squad rebuild.

2004

European Championship Semi-Final

Football Manager · Lisbon · Sport / Football

Guides the Netherlands to the European Championship semi-final against Portugal.

Role range: 2002-2004

2017

Return as Netherlands Manager

Football Manager · Netherlands · Sport / Football

Returns for a third spell as Netherlands head coach during World Cup qualifying.

Role range: 2017

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.