Rinus Israël

Rinus Israël
	Israël in 1982
Personal information
Full name	Marinus David Israël
Date of birth	19 March 1942
Place of birth	Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands
Date of death	1 July 2025 (aged 83)
Position	Defender
Youth career
	DWV
	DWS
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1966	DWS
1966–1974	Feyenoord
1974–1975	Excelsior
1975–1982	PEC Zwolle
Total
International career
1964–1974	Netherlands
Managerial career
1982–1984	PEC Zwolle (assistant)
1984–1986	FC Den Bosch
1986–1988	Feyenoord
1988–1989	PAOK
1989–1990	FC Den Bosch
1992–1997	Netherlands U21
1997–1998	Ghana
1998–1999	Al-Jazira Club
1999–2000	Al-Shabab
2000–2001	Al-Wahda FC
2001–2003	ADO Den Haag
2003–2004	Al-Wahda FC
2010–2012	VV Young Boys
Medal record
Representing Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marinus David “Rinus” Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.

Israël was the grandfather of handball player Rachel de Haze.

Club career

During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82). Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.

International career

Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for the Netherlands in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories against Brazil and Argentina.

Death

Israël died on 1 July 2025, at the age of 83.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1964	3	0
	1965	5	0
	1966	5	0
	1967	6	1
	1968	6	0
	1969	6	0
	1970	5	0
	1971	4	1
	1972	2	1
	1973	1	0
	1974	4	0
Total		47	3

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Israël goal.

List of international goals scored by Rinus Israël
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 October 1967	Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–3	2–3	UEFA Euro 1968 qualification
2	11 October 1970	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Yugoslavia	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
3	17 November 1971	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Luxembourg	8–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 1972 qualification