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Football · Defender · Netherlands

Ronald Koeman

1980–1997 · 253 career goals from defence, including the 1992 European Cup winner.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
82.5
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 78.1
European Cups
1
European Championships
1
La Liga titles
4
Eredivisie titles
5
Career goals
253
Netherlands caps
78

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
84
Longevity
84
Honours
80
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
198315
198417
198521
198612
198714
198812
198916
199015
199112
199211
199312
19948
19956
19965

Data sources

  • LaLiga
  • UEFA
  • Transfermarkt

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Ronald Koeman ranks #90 in Football

Ronald Koeman ranks 90th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 420th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 80, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1980–1997 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 84. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european cups 1, european championships 1, la liga titles 4, eredivisie titles 5.

Immediately ahead sits László Kubala on 82.9, a gap of 0.9 points. Directly behind is Asisat Oshoala on 83.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Ronald Koeman GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Koeman stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 84/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Ronald Koeman — frequently asked

Is Ronald Koeman the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Ronald Koeman ranks 90th in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
What is Ronald Koeman's GOAT Score?
82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Ronald Koeman rank all time?
420th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 90th within Football.
Ronald Koeman vs László Kubala: who ranks higher?
László Kubala, on 82.9 against Ronald Koeman's 82.0 — a margin of 0.9 points.
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