About Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪk ɑtfoːˈkaːt]; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the Curaçao national team. A successful player and manager, he is nicknamed "The Little General", a reference to his mentor Rinus Michels. Advocaat has coached a number of clubs in the Netherlands and abroad (including the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, with which he won the 2008 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup), as well as the national teams of a number of countries (including the Netherlands, South Korea, Belgium and Russia). With the Netherlands, he reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the semifinals of the 2004 UEFA European Championship. In his first season with VVV-Venlo, Advocaat scored 2 goals in 20 appearances. In the 1969–70 season, he became a regular in the side, making 29 appearances and scoring his first goal for the club. Advocaat became a protégé of Michels, whose sobriquet was "The General".
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