Former Real Madrid, Ajax and Netherlands coach Leo Beenhakker has died at the age of 82.
His death was announced by his family on Thursday.
Beenhakker spent 53 years working in football management and as a director, but is best remembered for his time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid won three successive LaLiga titles under his stewardship from 1986 to 1989. Beenhakker also claimed the 1988-89 Copa del Rey with Madrid. He returned for a second spell with the club in 1992.
“Real Madrid C. F., its president and board of directors, are deeply saddened by the death of Leo Beenhakker, the legendary Real Madrid coach who led the Whites between 1986 and 1989, and in 1992,” a statement from Madrid read.
“Real Madrid would like to express their condolences and affection to his family, clubs, and loved ones.”
Beenhakker also took charge of Ajax for two separate stints from 1979 to 1981 and 1989 to 1991. He won the Eredivisie once in each of those spells. He won the Eredivisie again with Feyenoord in 1998-99.
The second of two periods in charge of Netherlands saw him lead his country at the 1990 World Cup, though they were knocked out in the last 16 by West Germany.
Beenhakker would later coach Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago and Poland. His spell with Trinidad and Tobago saw the Caribbean nation make its World Cup debut in 2006.
His final role in football was as the technical director of Sparta Rotterdam, which came to an end in 2018.
