Ruud Van Nistelrooy - Manchster United Legend

Ruud Van Nistelrooy Stats
Full Name	Rutgerus JohannesMartinus van Nistelrooij
Birthplace	Oss, Netherlands
Height	188cm (6ft 2ins)
Date of Birth	01/07/1976
Position	Striker
Leaugue Club Football
Club		Apps	Goals
Den Bosch (1994-97)		71	20
Heerenveen (1997-98)		36	16
PSV Eindhoven (1998-01)		91	75
Manchester United (2001-06)		219	150
Real Madrid (2006 - )		94	64
Total		511	325
International Football
Netherlands (1998-08)		64	33

Ruud Van Nistelrooy Introduction
Ruud Van Nistelrooy is an explosive striker who wiill go down as one of the greatest strikers in the illustrious history of Manchester United, scoring in 68% of his matches, a record only surpassed by the late, great Tommy Taylor (68.58% compared with Van Nistelrooy's 68.49%).

During his five season spell with United the big Dutchman scored 150 goals in just 219 appearances and helped the club win one League title, one F.A. Cup and two League Cups.

After leaving Manchester United in 2006 Van Nistelrooy moved to Real Madrid where he picked up where he left off and to date has scored 64 goals in 90 games for the Spanish giants, finishing La Liga's top goalscorer in his first season.

As well as playing for Manchester United and Real Madrid, Van Nistelrooy played for his homeland clubs of Den Bosch, Heerenveen, PSV Eindhoven and the Dutch national side. All in all Ruud Van Nistelrooy has played 575 professional games, scoring a breathtaking 358 goals.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy Honours

PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie: 2000, 2001
Johan Cruijff-schaal: 1999, 2000

Manchester United
FA Premier League: 2003
FA Cup: 2004

League Cup: 2003, 2006

Real Madrid
La Liga: 2007, 2008
Supercopa de Espaņa: 2008

Personal Honours
Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1999, 2000
Dutch Player of the Year: 1999, 2000
PFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2004Barclaycard Player of the Year: 2002
PFA Player of the Year: 2002
Champions League Top Scorer: 2002, 2003, 2005
Premier League Top Scorer: 2003
La Liga Top Scorer: 2007

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