Editing Ruud Gullit (section)

== Managerial career ==
=== Chelsea ===
In the summer of 1996, when Glenn Hoddle left Chelsea to become manager of the [[England national football team|England national team]], Gullit was appointed as a [[player-manager]] becoming the first Dutch manager in the Premier League. Gullit made a promising start to his managerial career when in the first season as a player-manager he guided Chelsea to an FA Cup triumph in [[1996–97 FA Cup|1997]], the club's first major [[1997 FA Cup Final|trophy]] in 26 years. In doing so he became the first manager from outside the British Isles and the [[Black managers in English football|first black manager]] to win a major British football trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruud Gullit's iconic Chelsea achievement |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/videos/v/2020/10/30/ruud-gullit-s-iconic-chelsea-achievement---chelsea-celebrate-bla-yFRxfbgj |website=Chelsea FC |access-date=25 November 2020 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125034455/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/videos/v/2020/10/30/ruud-gullit-s-iconic-chelsea-achievement---chelsea-celebrate-bla-yFRxfbgj |url-status=live }}</ref> The club also finished at a creditable [[1996–97 FA Premier League|sixth place]] in the Premiership.

The following season, with Chelsea in second place in the Premiership and proceeding to the quarter-finals in two cup competitions, he was sacked, allegedly for a disagreement with the club's board over compensation, though Gullit himself disputed this.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/56364.stm | work=BBC News | title=Gullit in shock over Chelsea sacking | date=13 February 1998 | access-date=23 May 2010 | archive-date=12 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112192220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/56364.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by [[Gianluca Vialli]], a man he had helped to bring to the club, and who went on to guide them to [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] and [[1997–98 Football League Cup|Football League Cup]] glory over the remainder of the season. Gullit's last appearance as a player came in the first leg of that season's League Cup semi-final against Arsenal, but Gullit was sacked before the second leg.<ref>{{cite news
| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hughes-revives-hope-for-ragged-chelsea-1141631.html
| title=Hughes revives hope for ragged Chelsea
| newspaper=[[The Independent]]
| date=29 January 1998
| access-date=29 December 2010
| archive-date=10 November 2012
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110063824/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hughes-revives-hope-for-ragged-chelsea-1141631.html
| url-status=live
}}</ref> After Gullit's controversial sacking by Chelsea, chairman [[Ken Bates]] said of Gullit, "I didn't like his arrogance – in fact I never liked him."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Newcastle-s-Freddy-Shepherd-Chelsea-s-Ken-Bates-Leeds-Peter-Ridsdale-Palace-s-Simon-Jordan-and-the-Top-10-crazy-football-chairman-article320687.html|title=Football: News, opinion, previews, results & live scores – Mirror Online|work=mirrorfootball.co.uk|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=28 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828100622/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Newcastle-s-Freddy-Shepherd-Chelsea-s-Ken-Bates-Leeds-Peter-Ridsdale-Palace-s-Simon-Jordan-and-the-Top-10-crazy-football-chairman-article320687.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Newcastle United ===

In August 1998, Gullit was named manager of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] two games into the new league season and reached the [[1999 FA Cup Final]] in his first year. Fans remained supportive despite a poor run of results, although well-publicised disagreements with the team's top scorer [[Alan Shearer]] and captain [[Rob Lee|Robert Lee]] did not put him in a favourable light.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.com/html/times_lee_one.html|title=Robert Lee Interview|work=nufc.com|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304012237/http://nufc.com/html/times_lee_one.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Gullit refused to assign Lee a squad number, giving Lee's number 7 to new signing [[Kieron Dyer]]. In a match between Newcastle and local rivals [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]] following the latter's return to the Premiership, Gullit left the usual starting strikers Shearer and [[Duncan Ferguson]] on the bench. Newcastle lost 2–1, and Gullit resigned three days later, five games into the [[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.com/html/gullit-resigns.html|title=Ruud Resigns|work=nufc.com|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424020506/http://nufc.com/html/gullit-resigns.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Feyenoord ===

Before the start of the [[2004–05 Eredivisie|2004–05 season]], Gullit took charge of Feyenoord, quitting at the end of that season without winning any trophies, being replaced by [[Erwin Koeman]]. Feyenoord had finished a disappointing fourth in the [[Eredivisie]], behind [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] and [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]].

=== Los Angeles Galaxy ===

[[File:Cobi Jones and Ruud Gullit.jpg|thumb|Gullit with [[Cobi Jones]] at Galaxy]]
On 8 November 2007, Gullit became head coach for the [[LA Galaxy]], signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7086207.stm | title=LA Galaxy name Gullit as new boss | work=[[BBC Sport]] | date=8 November 2007 | access-date=8 November 2007 | archive-date=12 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112192409/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7086207.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> His US$2&nbsp;million per year salary was the highest ever given to a [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) head coach. Gullit arrived as replacement for [[Frank Yallop]] who was let go after Galaxy failed to make the 2007 MLS playoffs despite having record signing [[David Beckham]] on the roster.

Gullit's time with Galaxy was troublesome. Not well-versed in the intricacies and specifics of the MLS such as salary cap and draft rules, the Dutchman did not adapt well to the North American league.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} After losing 0–4 in the season opener, Gullit clashed with midfielder [[Peter Vagenas]], who criticized him for neglecting set-play practice during training.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

As the season progressed, Gullit clashed with several players, including [[Landon Donovan]] and [[Abel Xavier]]; the latter criticized Gullit's [[management style|managerial style]] and said he did not have respect for most of the players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=786270|title=Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & More|work=goal.com|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=25 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725062414/http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=786270|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later reported that Gullit's appointment had been made in controversial fashion as Galaxy general manager, [[Alexi Lalas]], had been bypassed in the process, with the decision being led by David Beckham's advisers: his management company [[19 Entertainment]] and his personal manager [[Terry Byrne]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/gullit-set-to-join-beckham-in-new-world-28068093.html|title = Gullit set to join Beckham in new world|newspaper = Belfast Telegraph|access-date = 4 June 2020|archive-date = 4 June 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200604193919/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/gullit-set-to-join-beckham-in-new-world-28068093.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

On 11 August 2008, Gullit resigned as coach of the Galaxy, citing personal reasons. This came following a seven-game winless streak. General manager Lalas was fired at the same time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Soccernet |title=Report: Galaxy coach Gullit resigns; president/GM Lalas out |publisher=ESPNSoccernet.com |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=561992&sec=mls&cc=5901 |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628122528/http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=561992 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Terek Grozny ===

On 18 January 2011, [[Russian Premier League]] side [[FC Terek Grozny|Terek Grozny]] announced that Gullit has agreed to sign a year-and-a-half contract and become the head coach for the Chechen side. Upon signing, Gullit told ''[[Sovetsky Sport]]'', "I'd like to believe that I can bring joy into the lives of the Chechen people through football... Of course, I won't deny that I'm getting lots of money from Terek."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/20/chechnya-football-tarek-grozny#start-of-comments ''Chechnya's hardman Ramzan Kadyrov hires football big guns to take the offensive against Russian giant''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202122814/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/20/chechnya-football-tarek-grozny#start-of-comments |date=2 February 2017 }}, ''The Guardian''.</ref> Gullit left the club on 14 June 2011.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}