Rinus MICHELS | 1946-1950 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

MICHELS PES STATS | 1946-1950

zingo Name: Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels Rinus MICHELS | 1946-1950 Club: AFC Ajax Number: - Position: CF Nationality: Dutch Era: 1946-1950 Age: 18-22 Foot: R Side: R Length: 175? Weight: 78? Attack: 92 Defence: 35 Balance: 90 Stamina: 83 Top Speed: 80 Acceleration: 82 Response: 87 Agility: 80 Dribble Accuracy: 72 Dribble Speed: 77 Short Pass Accuracy: 62 Short Pass Speed: 69 Long Pass Acc.: 61 Long Pass Speed: 67 Shot Accuracy: 88 Shot Power: 92 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick Accuracy: 59 Curling: 68 Header: 94 Jump: 87 Technique: 74 Aggression: 91 Mentality: 85 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 76 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 4 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 *Reaction *Positioning *1-On-1 Scoring Michels was born in Amsterdam and grew up at the Olympiaweg, a street near the Olympic Stadium. He celebrated his ninth birthday on 9 February 1936, when he received a pair of football shoes and an Ajax jersey. Moments later he was playing with his father at a small field near their home. Via Joop Köhler, a friend of the family who was commissioner at Ajax, Michels was introduced to the club and became a junior member in 1940. When World War II started, and specially during the Dutch famine of 1944, Michels' career was set on hold. French club Lille OSC had also wanted to contract him, but an international career did not go through as the Dutch Army did not let him go because he had to go on duty. On 9 June 1946 Michels was invited into Ajax' first team squad to replace the injured Han Lambregt. In his debut, Ajax beat ADO 8–3 and Michels scored five times. That season Ajax won their fourteenth division championship and a year later they won the Dutch national championship. Although there were doubts about Michels' technical skills, team members like Cor van der Hart and captain Joop Stoffelen were enthusiastic about his strength and heading capabilities. Indeed Michels was characterized for his hard work rather than for his technical qualities. He went on to become a regular for the club, and between 1946 and 1958, he appeared in 264 league matches for Ajax, in which he scored 122 goals. In 1958, four years after the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands and one year after winning his second league title he was forced to end his career due to a back injury. _________________ LIVERPOOL, CELTIC, AJAX AMSTERDAM, NEDERLANDS Rinus MICHELS | 1946-1950 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)