The former Dutch football coach Leo Beenhakker died Thursday, at 82, after a long career on the benches around the world, especially successful at Real Madrid, where he won six titles between 1986 and 1989.
“The Real Madrid CF, its president and its board of directors deeply lament the death of Leo Beenhakker, a historic Real Madrid coach who directed our team between 1986 and 1989, and in 1992,” the white box announced in a statement.
Beenhakker, who dedicated himself to the technical direction from a young age, won three leagues, a Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups with Real Madrid, directing glorious years of the ‘Quinta del Buitre’ although without winning the European Cup. The Dutch had a long career by directing numerous clubs in Europe and Mexico, and several national teams.
With the Amsterdam Ajax he won two leagues from the Netherlands; and with Feyenoord, two other leagues in his country and two supercops from the Netherlands. As a national coach, he directed the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia and Poland.
The coach born in Róterdam, on August 2, 1942, arrived in Spanish football in 1981 to lead Real Zaragoza. In the Maño team he left his mark for three seasons, achieving a sixth and a seventh place in the League. “The Real Zaragoza wants to express his deep regret for the death of the one who was coach of the entity Leo Beenhakker,” the club also lamented, sending the condolences and his support for the relatives and relatives.