Soccer on the ancient of Eindhoven: one of the traditional three Dutch soccer, where out of countless superstars

When it comes to the traditional top three of the Dutch First Division, many people know that it should be Ajax, Feyenoord and Eindhoven. Indeed, it's been a while since I've paid attention to FC Eindhoven, but a piece of news the other day made myself start paying attention to what's going on with the club once again. That is, G?tze, who was a key figure in Germany's 2014 World Cup win, finally chose to join Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie.

In Bear's opinion, it's a great choice and a great ending for Goetze to be able to play soccer again at one of Europe's top soccer clubs. The UEFA Cup group stage has been played twice in recent weeks, and Eindhoven have won one and lost one, finishing second in their group.

So this "Soccer on the Go" column focuses on PSV Eindhoven, a soccer club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, which is one of the most successful soccer clubs in the Netherlands, along with Feyenoord and Ajax. Ajax and Feyenoord. The team won its first Champions League trophy in 1988, and has had a number of famous world-class strikers play for it, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Romario, and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

FC Eindhoven was founded on August 31, 1913, as "PSV". Initially, "PSV" was just an acronym for "Philips Sports Vereniging" in Dutch. At the time, Philips set up a company-sponsored sports club for its employees to commemorate the centenary of Dutch independence from France. Over time the club evolved into a professional soccer club. The club's base is the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, which has a capacity of 36,500 spectators. The finals of several Europa League matches have been held in this stadium. It was born at the same time as Eindhoven Football Club.

Today, the letters "PSV" are one of the most important trademarks in European sport. PSV Eindhoven is also a member of the G14, the world's premier soccer league, thanks to the club's highly professional management and strong record in domestic and European competition.

Championships won by PSV Eindhoven

(From 1914, when the club played in the Amateur League, to the present day, only the years of the championships are listed)

--Dutch League Championships: 24 times

1928 1928-29, 1934-35, 1950-51, 1962-63, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1985-86, 1986-87 1977 -78, 1985-86, 1986-87,

1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991 -06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18

--Dutch Cup:9 times

1949-50, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1987-88, 1988 -89, 1989-90, 1995-96, 2004-05, 2011-12

--Dutch Super Cup: 11 times

< p> 1991-92, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002 -03, 2007-08, 2011-12,

2014-15, 2015-16

-- European Championships Club Cup: 1987-88

--European League Cup: 1977-78

Back in 1914, PSV Eindhoven officially began playing in the amateur Dutch soccer league. After several years of perseverance, PSV Eindhoven managed to break into the top flight of Dutch soccer.

In 1929, PSV Eindhoven won the first title in the club's history: the Dutch League Championship, and again in the 1934-1935 season. 1950 saw PSV Eindhoven win the club's first-ever Dutch FA Cup trophy, and five years later, in 1955, as the first team to win a European tournament in the Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven was recognized as one of the first teams in the world to win a Dutch Cup. Five years later, in 1955, PSV Eindhoven became the first Dutch team to reach the final of the Coupe Europeenne, the predecessor of the European Champions Cup, as the pioneers of Dutch soccer in Europe.

Magical clubs have never had a shortage of magical goalscorers, and in the 1956-1957 Dutch League season, PSV Eindhoven's all-time greatest scorer - Cohen Dillon - set the Dutch First Division single-season goalscoring record with 43 league goals. This incredible, and still gold-rimmed, number has never been broken by future generations.

In the mid-1970s, PSV Eindhoven celebrated the club's golden age. At that time, PSV Eindhoven could be said to be full of big names, with van der Koylen and Kerkhoff brothers as the head of the PSV Eindhoven all the way, from the 1973-1978 season, three Dutch League laurels, two Dutch Cup winners, and finally to win the European Union Cup, the history of the top of the European Union, and drew the perfect stop. 1978 May 9, this is still all like a red and white army fans like a swoon On May 9, 1978, a night that still enchants all the fans of the Red and White Army, PSV Eindhoven won 3-0 at home against Bastia of France and took home the first European trophy in the club's history, which has since put PSV Eindhoven's name on the European honor roll.

The team went through a series of changes and reorganizations, and in 1985, the Eindhoven people once again started their own "showtime". PSV Eindhoven, which had already recruited a number of world-class players such as Gullit, Kieft, Coman and Romario, played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the Dutch Cup and the European Champions Cup. In seven seasons from 1985-1992, the team convincingly won the Dutch League six times, including an incredible four consecutive titles. PSV Eindhoven also scored a hat-trick of seasonal trophies in the Dutch Cup, leaving the trophy in their window for the third consecutive year from the 1987-1988 season. But that's not all that PSV Eindhoven can be proud of: in the 1987-1988 season, PSV Eindhoven, under the leadership of then 42-year-old Hiddink, won the Triple Crown (Local League, Local Cup and Champions League), the highest single-season honor that any European football club can boast of. From that moment on, PSV Eindhoven truly became a Dutch giant and a European powerhouse.

In 1988, PSV Eindhoven really had the greatest moment in the club's history, and it was all thanks to the great coach Hiddink.

Hiddink began his tenure as assistant coach of Eindhoven in 1984, and has been the team's manager since 1987. In his first year as manager, he led the team to win the Dutch League Championship, and realized the three consecutive Dutch League Championships, but also led the team in 1988 to win the Dutch League, the Dutch Cup, the European Champions Cup, the "Triple Crown", and became a world-famous head of coaching, the famous players Gulliver Gullivert and Coman, and so on, are from his disciples.

This period of Eindhoven to offensive football-oriented, in the 87-88 season of the Dutch League scored 117 goals, in the history of the ranking of the third, however, in the Champions League that year, Hiddink took a very pragmatic approach to play, from the quarter-finals to the final of the five games and the opponents all played a draw, twice relying on the away goals eliminated opponents, the final is to beat Benfica on penalties. This period was also the best in the history of the Eindhoven team, with a number of records set, so Hiddink is considered to be the most successful manager in the history of the team.

In 1988 and 1989, Eindhoven's strength was weakened by the arrival of Gullit and Ronald Koeman in Serie A and La Liga, respectively. The club introduced Brazilian star Romario and league golden boot Kieft to form an unstoppable forward line, but their performance was not stable enough in 1989-1990, and after the league title was taken by Ajax by one point, Hiddink ended his relationship with Eindhoven. Hiddink ended his contract with Eindhoven.

After being crowned champions in 1988, PSV Eindhoven's exclusive scouting team began to show their value, and within five years they had the audacity to sign two diamonds in the rough from Brazil - Romario and Ronaldo - who had not yet been baptized by European professional soccer. And from the best player of the 1994 World Cup - Romario and to Ronaldo, who has won 3 times of World Footballer of the Year, you can see that the PSV scouting vision of the ingenuity and the standard of the coaching staff led by the English gentleman Bobby Robson at that time.

After a few years of silence, PSV Eindhoven made a comeback, winning the league title in 1996-1997, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. Koku, Van Nistelrooy and Belgian Niels all played a central role in the team during the seasons respectively, when the manager was the Belgian-born marquee player, Gretz.

After the 2002 World Cup, the team's coaching staff underwent a major overhaul. Hiddink, who had led two different national teams to the World Cup quarterfinals in a row, resigned from his post as head coach of the South Korean national team, gave up his superstar treatment in South Korea, and returned to Eindhoven, where he had worked miracles for the first time.

At this time, PSV Eindhoven lineup representatives: Van Bommel and shocked the whole of Europe, "Robben, Kehlmann and Romeldahl" super striker combination, based on which, Hiddink and in the winter break after the signing of their own South Korean favorite Lee Yong-pyo and Park Ji-seung.

In May 2003, PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch League from defending champions Ajax, and the effect was immediate.　

After that, many of the core players, Robben and Kejman, moved to the English Premier League. Under such preconditions, a new generation of captain Van Bommel, led by Peruvian winger Farfan and Brazilian center back Alexis, along with the leafy and famous Cocu, kept up the momentum and represented Eindhoven again in the 2004-05 season, winning the Dutch First Division and lifting the cup.

Since 2005, Eindhoven has won the Dutch First Division on several occasions, as well as picking up the Cup and Super Cup honors. I won't go into the details here, as the relevant league data for the last decade or so is easily accessible.

The Dutch soccer club Eindhoven is a springboard for many professional soccer players to step onto the road to stardom. Young and promising players who have outstanding performance in this club and play for one or two seasons will easily attract the favor of other big soccer clubs in Europe, and then move to the big soccer clubs in Europe and step onto the road to stardom. Because there have been many famous players who have played for the club over its 30-year history, I'd like to introduce you to some of the soccer stars who have gone on to play for Eindhoven.

All-rounder: Gullit

In 1985, Gullit moved from Feyenoord to Eindhoven for a transfer fee of $610,000, which was a record-breaking fee for the Dutch Eredivisie at the time. He made 68 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring 46 goals, helping Eindhoven win the Dutch Eredivisie title for two consecutive seasons, and was elected Dutch Footballer of the Year in 1986.

In the summer of 1987, Gullit moved from Eindhoven to AC Milan in Italy's first division for a world record transfer fee of $8.4 million, where he once again created a legacy.

Defender: Koeman

In 1986, Koeman moved to Eindhoven, where he won the 1987, 1988, and 1989 Dutch First Division titles, the 1988 and 1989 Dutch Cups, and the 1988 UEFA Champions League. Koeman was twice named the best player in the Netherlands. In his three years at Eindhoven, he scored 51 goals in 94 games as a defender, a goal-scoring and scoring rate that would put many strikers to shame.

In 1989, Koeman came to Barcelona, where he not only became the backbone of the team's defense, but also created a lot of classic scenes. 2020, Koeman was in the Nou Camp, became the manager of Barcelona.

The Lone Wolf of Brazil: Romário

In the summer of 1988, Romário landed in Europe, joining Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. He scored 1 goal in the Toyota Cup (the predecessor of the Club World Cup) and took a penalty in the penalty shootout, but Eindhoven lost to the Uruguayan nation. 1988-1989 season, Romário scored 19 goals in 24 matches to get the Golden Boot in the league, and helped the team to win the Dutch League and the Dutch Cup double. 1991 and 1992, Romário was banned by Eindhoven 2 times because of the way he did things.

In the summer of 1993, Romário joined Barcelona in La Liga.

Aliens: Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo joined Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie in August 1994 for a fee of $6 million, and was the top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie in the 1994-95 season, scoring 30 goals in 33 matches in his first season with the club. Although the final champion of the Dutch League belonged to Ajax that season, Ronaldo helped Eindhoven win the Dutch Cup.In the 1995-96 season, Ronaldo made 13 appearances for Eindhoven,*** scoring 12 goals, and then suffered the first serious knee injury of his career.In February 1996, Ronaldo returned to the green field. During his time at Eindhoven, Ronaldo made 46 appearances for the team and scored 42 goals, making him one of the best goalscorers in the history of the Dutch Eredivisie.

In August 1996, Ronaldo moved to Barcelona in La Liga for a $20 million transfer fee.

Kokou

In the 1995/96 season, Kokou joined PSV Eindhoven, where he made 100 appearances in three seasons, scoring 27 goals.

Kokou made 32 appearances in the 1997-1998 season, scoring 11 goals.

Kokou also made 36 appearances in 1998-1999, scoring 12 goals. 36 appearances and scored 12 goals.

In the 1998/99 season, Cocu joined FC Barcelona. Later in his career, of course, Cocu returned to his old club, Eindhoven, where he was briefly manager.

Powerful Defender: Stam

Stam moved to Eindhoven from Willem II in January 1996, and on May 16th, 1996, Stam helped Eindhoven to a 5-2 victory over Sparta Rotterdam in the final of the Dutch Cup, and made 14 appearances for Eindhoven in the 1995-96 season. Stam made 14 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring one goal.

On August 18, 1996, Stam helped Eindhoven win the Dutch Supercup final against Ajax 3-0, and made his European debut on September 12 in Eindhoven's 1-1 draw with FC Dinamo Batumi in the first round of the UEFA Cup. On November 26, 1997, Eindhoven beat Alkmaar 2-0 in the 17th round of the Dutch Eredivisie to reach the top of the Dutch Eredivisie table, with Stam scoring in the 38th minute of the match to seal the victory. on March 2, 1997, Eindhoven beat Valvik 5-0 in the 29th round of the Dutch Eredivisie, with Stam scoring twice. in the 1996-97 season, Stam made 4 appearances in the European Cup Winners Cup, and made 33 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring 6 goals and helping Eindhoven win the Dutch Eredivisie. He helped Eindhoven win the Dutch Eredivisie title.

On August 17, 1997, Stam helped Eindhoven defend their Dutch Supercup title with a 3-1 win over Roda JC, and made his Champions League debut in Eindhoven's 1-3 loss to Dynamo Kiev in the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage on September 17, 1997. Stam made 29 appearances for Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie in the 1997-98 season, scoring four goals, and five appearances in the Champions League.

In July 1998, Stam moved from Eindhoven to Manchester United in the English Premier League for a fee of around ￡10.6 million, a fee that made Stam the highest-priced defender in international soccer at the time, and the highest transfer fee in Dutch soccer history at the time.

King of the penalty area: Van Nistelrooy

In July 1998, Van Nistelrooy was transferred from Heerenveen to PSV Eindhoven for a record transfer fee of 7 million euros from the Dutch Eredivisie, and made 34 appearances on behalf of PSV, scoring 31 goals and finishing as the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer. Vanney made 34 appearances for Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998-99 season, and was awarded the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer with 31 goals. At the end of the season, Vanney was elected Mr. Dutch Footballer.

Between September and October 1999, Vanney scored 14 goals in six rounds of the Dutch Eredivisie, helping Eindhoven to five wins and a draw.

In March 2000, Vanney suffered a severe cruciate ligament tear in a training session, which led to Vanney missing the rest of the season. He was the top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie with 29 goals, helped Eindhoven win the Dutch Eredivisie title, and was voted Dutch Footballer of the Year for the second consecutive year.

On March 3, 2001, Van Nieuwen returned from a year's absence and made a substitute appearance in Eindhoven's 0-0 draw with Roda JC in the 23rd round of the Dutch Eredivisie. in the 2000-01 season, Van Nieuwen made 10 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring two goals and helping Eindhoven defend their Dutch Eredivisie title.

In April 2001, Vanney moved to Manchester United in the English Premier League for a record transfer fee of ￡19 million.

Van Bommel

Van Bommel joined PSV Eindhoven in 1999. In his first season with Eindhoven, he scored six goals in 33 games, which was not easy for a midfielder to do, and in the 2002-03 season, he missed some games due to a groin injury, but still helped the team win the league title. Van Bommel became a central midfielder at Eindhoven, leading the team to four Dutch League One titles in six years, as well as winning a Dutch Cup and three Super Cups. He also scored 46 goals in 169 league matches, and in 2005, van Bommel led Eindhoven to the semi-finals of the Champions League, losing out to then-formidable AC Milan on away goals.

In 2005, Van Bommel joined La Liga giants FC Barcelona as a free agent.

Wizard of Fortune, King of Inside Cutting: Robben

In the summer of 2002, Robben arrived at Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie, where he quickly became an absolute mainstay. 2003, Robben's breakthroughs down the left side of the pitch helped Eindhoven win both the 2003 Dutch Eredivisie League and the Dutch Supercup, and in 2004, Robben helped Eindhoven to a double of the Dutch Eredivisie League and Dutch Supercup. In 2004, Robben helped Eindhoven FC to win the Dutch Super Cup again. Robben played two seasons in the Dutch Eredivisie, making 56 appearances for the team and scoring 17 goals.

On July 1, 2004, Robben joined Chelsea, then the newest club in the Premier League, along with teammate Kejman, for a transfer fee of ￡12 million.

South Korean star: Park Ji-sung

South Korean professional footballer Park Ji-sung moved to PSV Eindhoven on December 21, 2002, but that season he made very few appearances for the team, and had to adapt. He failed to score in 8 starts in his first season and missed several games due to injuries. In the 2003/04 season, he scored 6 goals in 28 appearances, and then 7 goals in 28 games the following season, the same season that Eindhoven won the Dutch Eredivisie. In the same year, he reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with Eindhoven, and scored in the game in which AC Milan finally eliminated Eindhoven.

On June 22, 2005, the English Premier League club Manchester United officially bought Park Ji-Sung, achieving a legacy of his own.

Certainly in Eindhoven's 100-year history, many stars have played here, including Chinese players Sun Xiang and Zhou Haibin. A stalwart of Dutch soccer, PSV Eindhoven has created countless honors during its century of experience. Now, with German star G?tze joining the team, it is hoped that PSV Eindhoven will be able to create another glorious period in the club's history.