Ex-Netherlands and Real manager Beenhakker dies aged 82

ÁMSTERDAM, The Netherlands. — Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football coach who led two national teams in World Cups and won three league titles with Real Madrid, has passed away.

The Dutch coach died on 10 April at the age of 82. From the 1960s until the mid-2010s, he led several football clubs and selections.

Leo Beenhakker, a former top coach who had been active in football for nearly six decades, died on Thursday at the age of 82.

We learned little about Leo Beenhakker in recent years. Only disturbing references about his state of health brought by common friends. They were quiet comments, consistent with Leo’s taste for discretion. The news about his passing was not a surprise, but came as painful, reliving distant memories.

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Leo Beenhakker, who has died at the age of 82, enjoyed great success with Real Madrid and Ajax while also leading the Netherlands and Trinidad & Tobago at World Cups

Leo Beenhakker, Dutch soccer great who coached Real Madrid and two World Cup teams, dies at 82

Leo Beenhakker, the Dutch soccer coach who led two national teams at World Cups and won three league titles with Real Madrid, has died.