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Ruud van Nistelrooy
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NetherlandsArchive goals
29
for Netherlands · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
22
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
4
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (13)
Career span
2001–2011
first 2001-04-25 · last 2011-03-29
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij, commonly known by his anglicised name of Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach of the Netherlands national football team. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Van Nistelrooy was the top scorer in three UEFA Champions League seasons and is the all-time Dutch top goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals. He has also been the top scorer in three European domestic leagues. In 2004, he was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players. — Wikipedia
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Every goal
from the international archive · 29 goals in 22 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-29 |  Hungary | W5–3(h) | 73' | UEFA Euro qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2010-09-03 |  San Marino | W5–0(a) | 89' | UEFA Euro qualification | Serravalle |
| 2008-06-21 |  Russia | L1–3(n) | 86' | UEFA Euro | Basel |
| 2008-06-09 |  Italy | W3–0(n) | 26' | UEFA Euro | Bern |
| 2007-09-12 |  Albania | W1–0(a) | 90' | UEFA Euro qualification | Tirana |
| 2007-09-08 |  Bulgaria | W2–0(h) | 58' | UEFA Euro qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2006-06-16 |  Ivory Coast | W2–1(n) | 27' | FIFA World Cup | Stuttgart |
| 2005-09-07 |  Andorra | W4–0(h) | 43' 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Eindhoven |
| 2005-09-03 |  Armenia | W1–0(a) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yerevan |
| 2005-06-08 |  Finland | W4–0(a) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 2005-03-30 | Armenia | W2–0(h) | 33' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Eindhoven |
| 2004-10-13 | Finland | W3–1(h) | 41' 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2004-06-23 |  Latvia | W3–0(n) | 27' (pen) 35' | UEFA Euro | Braga |
| 2004-06-19 |  Czech Republic | L2–3(n) | 19' | UEFA Euro | Aveiro |
| 2004-06-15 |  Germany | D1–1(n) | 81' | UEFA Euro | Porto |
| 2003-11-19 |  Scotland | W6–0(h) | 37' 51' 67'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2003-04-02 |  Moldova | W2–1(a) | 37' | UEFA Euro qualification | Tiraspol |
| 2003-03-29 | Czech Republic | D1–1(h) | 45' | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
| 2001-10-06 | Andorra | W4–0(h) | 53' 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Arnhem |
| 2001-09-05 |  Estonia | W5–0(h) | 43' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Eindhoven |
| 2001-06-02 | Estonia | W4–2(a) | 83' 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tallinn |
| 2001-04-25 |  Cyprus | W4–0(h) | 81' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Eindhoven |
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