Tiny Ruys
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martinus Johannes Maria Ruys | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Cuijk, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 2025 (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 | |||
Martinus Johannes Maria "Tiny" Ruys (8 May 1957 – 11 January 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Ruys died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 67.[11][2]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tiny Ruys at NEC Archive (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1957 births
- 2025 deaths
- People from Cuijk
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- Dutch football managers
- United Arab Emirates national football team managers
- Al Ain FC managers
- Fortuna Sittard managers
- MVV Maastricht managers
- SV Meerssen managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Dutch football midfielder stubs