Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Career History and Information

Current Team :   Real Madrid Position:   Forward Squad Number   17 Man United Debut :   19/8/2001 Fulham (H) Preferred Foot:   Right International Caps:   54 International Goals:   28 Club History   Club Joined Left Fee Den Bosch 1993 1997   Heerenveen 1997 1998   PSV Eindhoven 1998 01/07/01   Manchester United 01/07/01 27/07/2006 £ 19m Real Madrid 2006 – £ 10.3m Career Shorts Year Achievements and Awards 1997 Joined Heerenveen in 97 after 69 Div 2 games, 17 goals for Den Bosch 1998 31 games, 13 goals in 97/98 season before joining PSV 1999 Holland’s top scorer with 31 in 34 games in 98/99; 5 in 5 UCL games 2001 Dutch League Champions (PSV Eindhoven) 2001 Signed for Manchester United for £19 million on 23 April 2001 2001 Scored first hat-trick for Man United on 22/12/2001 against Southampton 2002 Became the first ever Man United player to score in 7 consecutive games with a double strike against Aston Villa in a FA Cup tie on 02/01/02 2002 Became the first player to score in eight consecutive Premiership games 2002 Became first Man United player in 14 yrs to score 30 competitive goals in a season 2002 Champions League Top Scorer (Manchester United) 2002 PFA Player of the Year award 2001/02 (Manchester United) 2002 Man United’s Player of the Year 2001/02 Sir Matt Busby trophy 2003 English Premiership Champions (Manchester United) 2003 English Premiership Top Scorer with 25 goals(Manchester United) 2003 Barclaycard Player of the Year 2002/03 (Manchester United) 2003 Became the first Man United and Premiership player to score in 10 successive league games. 2003 Uefa 2003 Best Striker Award with 12 goals (Manchester United) 2003 Equal Denis Law’s 28-goal European scoring record with a goal against Stuttgart on 09/12/03 (Manchester United) 2003 Voted Fifa Player Of The Year 2003 Sixth Place (Manchester United) 2003 Named in Uefa.com’s Team Of The Year 2003 (Manchester United) 2004 Scored 100 goals for United in 131st game on 02/07/04 against Everton 2004 English FA Cup Winners (Manchester United) 2006 English Leauge Cup Winners (Manchester United) 2006 Scored 150 goals for Manchester United 2006 Signed for Real Madrid CF on 27/07/06 for £ 10.3m 2006 Debut for Real Madrid against Reggina in Preseason game 03/08/06 2007 Spanish La Liga Champions (Real Madrid)