How tall is Rinus Michels?

Rinus Michels's listed height was 186 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 93% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 186 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 93% of men in the Netherlands born in 1928 (average 175.3 cm).

About Rinus Michels

Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels, known as Rinus Michels, was a Dutch football player and coach. He was born on 9 February 1928 in Amsterdam and died on 3 March 2005. He played his entire career for Ajax, which he later managed, as a forward.

Michels became most notable for his coaching, winning the European Cup with Ajax and the Spanish league with Barcelona. He had four tenures as coach of the Netherlands national team, leading it to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and to victory at UEFA Euro 1988. He is credited with the invention of the playing style and set of tactics known as Total Football in the 1970s. FIFA named him Coach of the Century in 1999, The Times named him the greatest post-war football coach in 2007, and France Football named him the greatest coach in the history of football in 2019.

Michels stood at a listed 186 cm (6'1"). He also played for and managed the Netherlands national team, and he is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.

Frequently asked

How tall is Rinus Michels in feet and inches? Rinus Michels was 6'1" tall, which is 186 cm, 73.2 inches or 1.86 m.

Is Rinus Michels tall for men in the Netherlands? At 186 cm he was taller than about 93% of men in the Netherlands born in 1928, whose average height is 175.3 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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