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Football Biography

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Dutch · Born 1976

Manchester UnitedNetherlandsClinical Finisher
Centre Forward
326
goals
70
caps

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Manchester United's deadly Dutch striker who scored 150 goals in 219 games — one of the most clinical finishers in Premier League history.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was one of the most prolific centre-forwards of the 2000s. At Manchester United he scored 150 goals in 219 games, including an extraordinary run of scoring in eight consecutive Champions League games — a competition record. He scored 35 goals in 37 Premier League games in his debut season. At Real Madrid he top-scored in La Liga. He won 70 Netherlands caps.

He scored in 8 consecutive Champions League matches — a competition record that stood for years.

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Career Honours

  • Premier League 2003
  • FA Cup 2004
  • La Liga (Real Madrid)
  • Champions League record scorer