Twenty-Third La Liga Title
Coaches Real Madrid to their twenty-third Spanish league championship.
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1988 in Netherlands
Explore 14 historical events and records for Netherlands in 1988.
Historical records for Netherlands in 1988
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May
European Cup Victory
Guides PSV to the European Cup after a penalty shootout victory over Benfica.
June
Hat-Trick against England
Scores a hat-trick as the Netherlands defeat England 3-1 during the European Championship group stage.
European Championship Semi-Final
Scores a penalty as the Netherlands defeat West Germany 2-1 in the European Championship semi-final.
European Championship Final
Captains the Netherlands and heads the opening goal in the 2-0 European Championship final victory over the Soviet Union.
European Championship Final Goal
Scores a celebrated volley as the Netherlands beat the Soviet Union 2-0 in the European Championship final.
European Championship Title
Guides the Netherlands to their first major international trophy by winning UEFA EURO 1988.
European Championship Title
Plays in central defence as the Netherlands defeat the Soviet Union to win UEFA EURO 1988.
Other events (month unknown)
Barcelona Manager Appointment
Returns to Barcelona as head coach and begins rebuilding the side around possession, intelligent positioning and attacking football.
Houwaart Delivers Brugge League Championship
Henk Houwaart brings Club Brugge the 1987–88 Belgian league title after assembling a side built around an influential midfield.
Rijkaard Equalises in Inaugural Super Cup
Frank Rijkaard cancelled out Sampdoria's early lead as Milan won the inaugural Italian Super Cup by three goals to one.
Transfer to AC Milan
Joins AC Milan and forms a successful Dutch core with Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten.
Van Basten Seals First Super Cup
Marco van Basten converted a late penalty in Milan's victory over Sampdoria to complete the scoring in the first Supercoppa Italiana.
Van Basten Wins First Ballon d’Or
Marco van Basten wins the 1988 Ballon d’Or after spearheading the Netherlands’ European Championship victory, scoring a celebrated volley in the final against the Soviet Union.
How these records were prepared
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