Ruud Gullit

Gullit in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Rudi Dil

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date of Birth: 1 September, 1962

Ethnicity:
*African-Surinamese (father)
*Dutch (mother)

Ruud Gullit is a Dutch professional footballer and manager. A defender, midfielder, and forward, he played for HFC Haarlem, Feyenoord, PSV, AC Milan, Sampdoria, and Chelsea, and the Dutch national team. He was named the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He managed Chelsea (where he was player-manager), Newcastle United, Feyenoord, LA Galaxy, and Terek Grozny. He is 6′3″.

Ruud is the son of Ria Dil and George Gullit. His father is a Surinamese immigrant. His mother was his buitenvrouw, Dutch for “mistress,” from the Jordaan district of Amsterdam. His father worked as an economics teacher at a local school, and his mother was a custodian at the Rijksmuseum.

He has six children. Among his children is professional footballer Maxim Gullit, with Estelle Cruijff; Estelle was the niece of professional footballer Johan Cruyff.

Ruud’s paternal grandfather is the paternal grandson of Charles Gullit and Martha Cambridge, and the maternal grandson of Alexander Winter and Susanna Udenhout.

Source: Genealogy of Ruud Gullit (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com