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Ex-Netherlands and Real manager Beenhakker dies aged 82
- Leo Beenhakker, the former manager of Real Madrid and the Netherlands, has died at the age of 82.
- Beenhakker had a long and successful career, managing top clubs and national teams for many years.
- He managed Ajax in two spells, winning the Eredivisie title, and guided Real Madrid to three LaLiga titles.
- Real Madrid stated that Beenhakker was a 'legendary Real Madrid coach' who led them between 1986 and 1989.
- Throughout his 53-year career, Beenhakker also coached the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and Trinidad & Tobago, achieving World Cup qualification.
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ÁMSTERDAM, The Netherlands. — Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football coach who led two national teams in World Cups and won three league titles with Real Madrid, has passed away.
The Dutch coach died on 10 April at the age of 82. From the 1960s until the mid-2010s, he led several football clubs and selections.
Leo Beenhakker, a former top coach who had been active in football for nearly six decades, died on Thursday at the age of 82.
We learned little about Leo Beenhakker in recent years. Only disturbing references about his state of health brought by common friends. They were quiet comments, consistent with Leo’s taste for discretion. The news about his passing was not a surprise, but came as painful, reliving distant memories.
Real Madrid legend who won three titles and coached at World Cup dies as tributes paid - The Mirror
Leo Beenhakker, who has died at the age of 82, enjoyed great success with Real Madrid and Ajax while also leading the Netherlands and Trinidad & Tobago at World Cups
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