Rinus Israël

Marinus David "'Rinus" Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.

Rinus Israël

Israël in 1982
Personal information
Full name	Marinus David Israël
Date of birth	(1942-03-19)19 March 1942
Place of birth	Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands[1]
Date of death	1 July 2025(2025-07-01) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	DWV
	DWS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1966	DWS	88	(1)
1966–1974	Feyenoord	219	(21)
1974–1975	Excelsior	32	(2)
1975–1982	PEC Zwolle	198	(16)
Total		537	(40)
International career
1964–1974[2]	Netherlands	47	(3)
Managerial career
1982–1984	PEC Zwolle (assistant)
1984–1986	FC Den Bosch
1986–1988	Feyenoord
1988–1989	PAOK
1989–1990	FC Den Bosch
1992–1997	Netherlands U21
1997–1998	Ghana
1998–1999	Al-Jazira Club
1999–2000	Al-Shabab
2000–2001	Al-Wahda FC
2001–2003	ADO Den Haag
2003–2004	Al-Wahda FC
2010–2012	VV Young Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Israël was the grandfather of handball player Rachel de Haze.

Club career

During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82).^[3] Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.^[4]

International career

Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for the Netherlands in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories against Brazil and Argentina.^[1]

Death

Israël died on 1 July 2025, at the age of 83.^[5]

Honours

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Player

DWS

• Eredivisie: 1963–64

Feijenoord

• Eredivisie: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74
• KNVB Cup: 1968–69
• Intercontinental Cup: 1970
• European Cup: 1969–70
• UEFA Cup: 1973–74

Individual

• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1970,^[7] 1975^[8]

Manager

Al-Wahda FC

• UAE League: 2000–01

ADO Den Haag

• Eerste Divisie: 2002–03