Guus Hiddink Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Guus Hiddink, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

5 records1987–20024 events5 places

Chronological biography

1987

PSV Manager1987

Sport / Football · Football Manager · Eindhoven

Takes charge of PSV and leads the club into its most successful European period.

1988

European Cup Victory25 May 1988

Sport / Football · Football Manager · Stuttgart

Guides PSV to the European Cup after a penalty shootout victory over Benfica.

1998

World Cup Semi-Final7 July 1998

Sport / Football · Football Manager · Marseille

Guides the Netherlands to the World Cup semi-final, where Brazil advances after a penalty shootout.

Second Intercontinental Cup1 December 1998

Sport / Football · Manager · Tokyo

Coaches Real Madrid to a 2-1 Intercontinental Cup victory over Vasco da Gama.

2002

World Cup Semi-Final25 June 2002

Sport / Football · Football Manager · Seoul

Guides South Korea to the World Cup semi-final, becoming the first Dutch coach to take an Asian nation that far.

Titles and roles

Football Manager · Manager

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.