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Ruud's Information Name : Ruud van Nistelrooy Position : Forward Shirt Number : 10 Birthplace : 1st July 1976, Oss, Holland Height : 188cm - 6ft 2in Weight : 79.37kg - 12st 7lb Preferred Foot : Right Last Transfer : 01-07-2001 Fee : £ 19 Million Sponsors : Nike, Coca-Cola Club History Club Joined Left Loan/Trialist Den Bosch 1993 1997   Heerenveen 1997 1998   PSV Eindhoven 1998 01/07/01   Manchester United 01/07/01     Teams Career Shorts • Joined Heerenveen in 97 after 69 Div 2 games, 17 goals for Den Bosch • 31 games, 13 goals in 97/98 season before joining PSV • Holland’s top scorer with 31 in 34 games in 98/99; 5 in 5 UCL games • Signed for Manchester United for £19 million on 23 April 2001 • Scores the first hat-trick for Man United on 22 Dec 2001 against Southampton. • 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. • Became the first player to score in eight consecutive Premiership games • Became first Man United player in 14 yrs to score 30 competitive goals in a season • Won the 01/02 PFA Player of the Year award • Won the Man United's Player of the Year 2001/02 Sir Matt Busby trophy • Won the English Premier League Title 2002/03 • Won the English Premier League Golden Boot Award 02/03 with 25 goals • Won the Barclaycard Player of the Year 2002/03 • Became the first Man United player to score in 10 successive games. • Became the first Man United andPremiership player to score in 10 successive league games. • Won the Uefa 2003 Best Striker Award with 12 goals. • Equal Denis Law's 28-goal European scoring record with a goal against Stuttgart on 09/12/03 • Voted Fifa Player Of The Year 2003 Sixth Place • Named in Uefa.com's Team Of The Year 2003 • Scored 100 goals for United in 131st game on 02/07/04 against Everton • Won the English FA Cup 2004