Tiny Ruys

Martinus Johannes Maria "Tiny" Ruys (8 May 1957 – 11 January 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach.^[1]

Tiny Ruijs

Personal information
Full name	Martinus Johannes Maria Ruys
Date of birth	(1957-05-08)8 May 1957
Place of birth	Cuijk, Netherlands
Date of death	11 January 2025(2025-01-11) (aged 67)
Place of death	Riemst, Belgium
Youth career
	JVC '31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1977	NEC	13	(0)
1977–1986	Fortuna Sittard	225	(61)
Total		238	(61)
Managerial career
2001	United Arab Emirates
2006–2007	Al Ain (caretaker)
2011–2012	Fortuna Sittard
2013	MVV
2015–2025	SV Meerssen
2016–2017	Fortuna Sittard
2018–2019	EVV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Ruijs joined Fortuna Sittard from NEC and played 231 games for the club, clinching promotion to the Eredivisie with them in 1981.^[2] He played in 13 Eredivisie matches for NEC and 65 for Fortuna.^[3]

Managerial career

Ruys was in charge of the United Arab Emirates in 2001,^[4] and has also managed Dutch club teams Fortuna Sittard^[5] and MVV.^[6] He left MVV after he was threatened by his own supporters^[7] and then managed SV Meerssen^[8][9] and EVV whom he left early due to health issues.^[10]

Death

Ruys died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 67.^[11][2]