Marinus David “Rinus” Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.
Israël was the grandfather of handball player Rachel de Haze.
Club career During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82). Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.
International career Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for the Netherlands in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories against Brazil and Argentina.
Death Israël died on 1 July 2025, at the age of 83.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNetherlands196430196550196650196761196860196960197050197141197221197310197440Total473
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Israël goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Rinus IsraëlNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 October 1967 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark 2–3 2–3 UEFA Euro 1968 qualification2 11 October 1970 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualification3 17 November 1971 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 8–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
Honours Player Source:
DWS Eredivisie: 1963–64
Feijenoord Eredivisie: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74 KNVB Cup: 1968–69 Intercontinental Cup: 1970 European Cup: 1969–70 UEFA Cup: 1973–74
Netherlands FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974
Individual Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1971, 1975
Manager Al-Wahda FC UAE League: 2000–01
ADO Den Haag Eerste Divisie: 2002–03
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