He later spent two years playing in America before returning to retire at De Graafschap.

CNN: How Guus Hiddink works his football magic

Most of his playing days were in the midfield of De Graafschap, a smallish club with no history of winning silverware.

CNN: How Guus Hiddink works his football magic

His first steps in that direction came at De Graafschap, Holland, where he was assistant manager before moving to the same role at Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.

CNN: How Guus Hiddink works his football magic