Career
He was also a finalist in the 1974 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup. He was appointed manager of Football Club Utrecht in July 2007. Van Hanegem played for Velox South Carolina, Xerxes/DHC, Feyenoord, Arizona"67, Chicago Sting, Football Club Utrecht and, finally, Feyenoord once again.
In the Netherlands he is widely considered as one of the best Dutch football players in history.
He was renowned for his tactical insight and was well known for his fantastic passing range and his ability with the ball at his feet. Whilst being primarily renowned for the technical part of his game, he was also highly capable in the defensive part of his game, being a good tackler and not afraid to go into physical challenges.
His primary weakness was his lack of pace. After retiring as a player, Van Hanegem joined Feyenoord as assistant manager in 1983 and stayed in the post until 1986.
He then joined Football Club Utrecht as assistant, before moving to Football Club Wageningen.
He returned to Feyenoord as manager in 1992, winning the league in 1993 and the Dutch Cup in 1994 and 1995. In 1995, he had a spell as manager with Saudi Arabian club First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hilal, then took the post at Arizona"67 in 1997. He joined Sparta Rotterdam in 2001.
His stay was short-lived, and afterwards he became assistant manager of the Dutch national side.
He was appointed manager of Football Club Utrecht in July 2007 and was fired on 23 December 2008. As a player As a manager.