Danny Blind

Danny Blind (born 1 August 1961) is a former Dutch football player. He played for Netherlands national team. Blind is the father of professional footballer Daley Blind, who has played for Ajax and Manchester United.^[3] His son is also a Dutch international, and is one of their ten most featured players of all time with over 100 caps.

Danny Blind

Personal information
Full name	Dirk Franciscus Blind[1]
Date of birth	(1961-08-01) 1 August 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1986	Sparta Rotterdam	165	(18)
1986–1999	Ajax	372	(27)
Total		537	(45)
International career
1986–1996	Netherlands	42	(1)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Ajax
2009–2011	Ajax (assistant coach)
2012–2015	Netherlands (assistant coach)
2015–2017	Netherlands
2021–2022	Netherlands (assistant coach)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Championship 1992 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club performance[4][5]			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
Sparta Rotterdam	1979–80	Eredivisie	13	0	2	0	-	-	15	0
	1980–81	Eredivisie	10	0	0	0	-	-	10	0
	1981–82	Eredivisie	10	2	2	0	-	-	12	2
	1982–83	Eredivisie	34	3	1	0	-	-	35	3
	1983–84	Eredivisie	34	5	3	0	6	0	43	5
	1984–85	Eredivisie	30	3	4	0	-	-	34	3
	1985–86	Eredivisie	34	5	1	0	4	0	39	5
Ajax	1986–87	Eredivisie	29	4	5	0	7	0	41	4
	1987–88	Eredivisie	31	0	1	0	8	1	40	1
	1988–89	Eredivisie	30	2	3	0	-	-	33	2
	1989–90	Eredivisie	34	0	4	0	-	-	38	0
	1990–91	Eredivisie	34	2	3	0	-	-	37	2
	1991–92	Eredivisie	30	2	3	1	12	1	45	4
	1992–93	Eredivisie	28	4	5	0	8	0	41	4
	1993–94	Eredivisie	30	1	4	3	6	0	40	4
	1994–95	Eredivisie	34	5	3	0	10	0	49	5
	1995–96	Eredivisie	31	3	1	0	8	0	40	3
	1996–97	Eredivisie	16	0	0	0	5	0	21	0
	1997–98	Eredivisie	26	1	4	1	7	0	37	2
	1998–99	Eredivisie	19	3	2	0	3	0	24	3
Ajax			372	27	38	5	84	2	494	34
Career total			537	45	51	5	94	2	682	54

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 March 2017^[6]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ajax		15 March 2005	10 May 2006	64	38	10	16	133	74	+59	059.38
Netherlands		1 July 2015	26 March 2017	17	7	3	7	26	25	+1	041.18
Total				81	45	13	23	159	99	+60	055.56

Honours

Player

Ajax^[7]

• Eredivisie: 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
• KNVB Cup: 1987, 1993, 1998, 1999
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 1993, 1994
• UEFA Champions League: 1995
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1987
• UEFA Cup: 1992
• UEFA Super Cup: 1995
• Intercontinental Cup: 1995

Individual

• Dutch Golden Shoe: 1995, 1996^[8]
• ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96
• Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1995^[9]

Manager

Ajax^[7]

• KNVB Cup: 2006
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2005