Memphis Depay And Frenkie of Jong in a warming with the Barça

DUTCH REVOLUTION?

Barça, with its more 'oranje' version in 18 years

Published:4/09/2021 - 00:07h

Updated:4/09/2021 - 01:40h

The Barça is of 'record' in this campaign 2021-2022, having the greater quantity of born players in Low Countries of the last 18 years

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A lot of born players in Low Countries have marked period in the FC Barcelona. The most important has been, without place to doubts, Johan Cruyff, in the field and also from the benches. The one of Ásterdam revolutionised the sport king from earths blaugrana and signed a before and afterwards in the football. No by at all it was considered like one of the best footballers of the history, being compared with Peeled, Maradona or Gave Stéfano.

It has not been, however, the only that has made history in the Camp Nou. It is Ronald Koeman, the big hero of Wembley and current trainer of the first team, as well as other historical... Neeskens, Cocu, Kluivert. Right now, there are four Dutch players, in addition to the trainer and big part of his technical body. We speak of Frenkie of Jong, Memphis Depay, Sergiño Dest (been born in Almere, but international with United States), in addition to the recently fichado Luuk of Jong.

It is the first time, from 2003, that the Barça has so many players 'oranje' in his rows, remembering the first season of the also Dutch Frank Rijkaaard, in which they were five footballers of the selection of Low Countries: Reiziger, Cocu, Kluivert, Overmars and Davids. The greater register of Dutch in Can Barça produced in the season 1999-2000, when in the staff had eight, with Louis go Gaal in the benches.

In this period, the Barça had players of the size of the goalkeeper Hesp, the sides Reiziger and Bogarde, in addition to the leaders of the defensive saga, the brothers of Boer with Frank and Ronald the medullary, as well as Cocu, Zenden and Kluivert, historical references of the club culé.

The Dutch trainers of the Barça

If in the field have had a lot of players of Holland, also have been directing to the team. In fact, four of the five trainers that signed more split to the control of the Barça are Dutch: Johan Cruyff (430), Frank Rijkaard (273), Rinus Michels (264) and Louis go Gaal (200), in addition to Pep Guardiola that reached the 247 with the blaugrana. Ronald Koeman, finally, cuela in the 'top 30', with 57 clashes directed to date.

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