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Danny Blind. Dirk Franciscus " Danny " Blind ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr (ə)k frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈdɛni ˈblɪnt]; [a] born 1 August 1961) is a Dutch former football player and coach. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and the Netherlands national team. As coach he has managed Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Blind began his career in the youth academy of his hometown club, Ajax; the same club where his father Danny made his name as a professional. Blind is a product of the Ajax youth system and, while officially still a B-junior, he became a mainstay in the A-juniors during the 2007–08 season [5] before earning promotion to the Ajax first-team for the 2008–09 season. [6]
Jul 1, 1999 · Danny Blind played as a sweeper for Ajax and the Netherlands national team from 1982 to 1999. He is the father of Daley Blind, a current Ajax and Netherlands player.
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Jul 1, 2015 · Danny Blind, former Ajax defender and assistant to Guus Hiddink, took over as the head coach of the Netherlands in 2015. He aimed to qualify for Euro 2016, but failed to do so after losing to Iceland and Turkey.
Nov 3, 2023 · Daley Blind, who now plays for Girona in Spain, has managed to retain his place in the Netherlands national team squad, despite various health scares and lack of minutes in recent seasons. Danny ...
Oct 17, 2023 · Former Ajax star Danny Blind is currently out of work, following the World Cup, while Daley Blind is now plying his trade with Girona in La Liga, following an ill-fated spell at Bayern Munich ...
Mar 26, 2017 · Updated 12:58 PM PDT, March 26, 2017. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch football association fired national coach Danny Blind on Sunday, a day after his team’s humiliating 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifier in Sofia. KNVB director Jean Paul Decossaux said in a statement that Blind was removed because of poor results under ...
