Ruud Gullit of AC Milan poses for photo Italy. Nachrichtenfoto Getty Images

Fast and Free Shipping On Many Items You Love On eBay. Looking For Inter Milan? We Have Almost Everything On eBay. Gullit also joined his band in front of 3,000 people at concerts in Italy, in the year he made a move to AC Milan. [ citation needed ] After his spell at Newcastle, Gullit spent several years working as a football commentator, having previously coined the term "sexy football" [54] during his spell as a BBC pundit for Euro 1996 while still playing professionally for Chelsea.

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Ruud Gullit soon became the symbol of the first triumphs achieved by Arrigo Sacchi. Unpredictable, physically powerful, deadly in the air, he started as a sweeper and then moved forward becoming one of the finest attackers in the world. The Golden Ball was the first of a series of honours won with Milan, including three league titles, two. Labelled "The Black Tulip", Ruud Gullit was a revelation of a footballer. The 1987 World Player of the Year rose to prominence after a couple of standout yea. The Rossoneri smashed that record by £1m to sign Gullit. A flamboyant entrepreneur called Silvio Berlusconi - and future Italian prime minister - had bought Milan in 1986 and was investing heavily. Gullit and van Basten were marquee signings and a statement of intent as manager Arrigo Sacchi was about to mastermind a remarkable era of success. Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten.The three Rossoneri were the spine of Beenhakker's side and the trio had had a brilliant couple of years. After beating the USSR in the final in Munich in 1988 - the Netherlands' only title to date, they won further trophies with AC Milan: two Champions Leagues, one European Supercup, one Intercontinental Cup and one Supercoppa Italiana.

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AC Milan legends Paolo Maldini and Ruud Gullit have given their approval to the appointment of Gennaro Gattuso as coach, saying he is the man to bring success back to the Serie A club. São Paulo Legends v AC Milan Glorie: Brazilian Memories. Our former Dutchman looks back over the most memorable moments of his prolific time at AC Milan. A key part of an AC Milan side that had for so long been the only team to have won the Champions League in back-to-back seasons, Gullit had already been a champion, winning the Dutch Eredivisie. Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Ruud Gullit playing for AC Milan, Chelsea FC and UC Sampdoria in the Serie A, Champions League and Premier League

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'Little faith' Gullit joined Milan back in 1987 for a world record fee of €8.5 but few people in his homeland truly believed he would make a success of the move - even though he was to be. Ruud Gullit shares some secrets from his years at AC Milan🔔 Subscribe now to the AC Milan channel on YouTube and get notified when new videos are up: http:. The Dutch footballer moved to Italian club AC Milan in 1987 for what was a world-record fee at the time, surpassing the deal that took Diego Maradona from Barcelona to Napoli in 1984. Gullit's third and current wife is Estelle Cruyff, the niece of Dutch legend Johan. The pair wed in 2000. the start of a new period of success. A new golden era in the history of the AC Milan football club effectively began on this day in 1987 when the club agreed a world record transfer fee of £6 million - the equivalent of about £14.5 million (€16.8 million) today - to sign the attacking midfielder Ruud Gullit from the Dutch champions PSV.

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Ruud Gullit Goals and Skills AC Milan🔥Patreon🔥👉 https://www.patreon.com/FootballHistory🔥PayPal🔥https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&h. AC Milan's former legendary player, the dutch ex midfielder, Ruud Gullit, spoke to the media in occasion of Giacinto Facchetti about the last two matches against Liverpool and Juventus: "I am very happy that they have found the right path. I saw the team against Juve and Liverpool; they suffered a lot and had some luck in the goals.