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Ruud van Nistelrooij

by Aykut from Schiedam, Netherlands

His real name is Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy. But his glamour name is Ruud van Nistelrooy. He is 30 years old. He was born in Oss. That’s a place in the Netherlands. He lives in Madrid because he is a football player for Real Madrid. Ruud was a football-player In his schooling days. Van Nistelrooy started off as a central defender and was then moved to central midfield for Dutch second division club-side, FC Den Bosch, but was transfered into a centre forward at SC Heerenveen in 1997. In 1998, on his 22nd birthday, he was transferred by PSV Eindhoven for £4.2 million.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is a striker. He scores a lot of goals every season . I can give you an example; Van Nistelrooy has scored 31 goals in 34 matches in his first season at PSV and was chosen Dutch Player of the Year by his fellow professionals. In his second season, he notched up another 29 goals. On 25 April 2000 he transferred to Manchester United for £18.5 million. He was the best striker in 2002-2003 in the Premier league.

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Last edited 5/22/2025 6:41:02 PM

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