Tracing the glory days of Dutch soccer legend - Van Basten
In Utrecht, Holland, a soccer genius was born. Van Basten, who spent his youth in the Ajax youth ranks, scored his first goal in the Dutch Eredivisie in 1982. Ajax regarded him as the core of their offense, and between 1982 and 1985, he scored 59 goals in the league, helping the team win the Dutch League Championship three times, and the Dutch Cup in 1983, achieving the Double Crown. from 1984 to 1987, he was the league's top scorer for four consecutive years, creating a miracle in the history of soccer. In the 1985-1986 season, he won the European Golden Boot with 37 goals, and in the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final, he scored the winning goal to help the club win its first European title in 14 years.
In 1987, Van Basten and Luther Gullit joined Serie A giants AC Milan, forming the "Dutch Three Musketeers" with Frank Rijkaard. Despite the absence of Luther Gullit due to injury, AC Milan's attacking power was impaired and they missed out on the Serie A title that year. However, Van Basten and Gullit scored two goals each in the 1989 European Champions Cup final, helping the team beat Star of Bucharest 4:0 to regain the European Champions Cup, and Van Basten also won the Toyota Cup. In the 1990-1991 season, he won both the European Cup and the Toyota Cup again.
In the 1991-1992 season, AC Milan went undefeated and won the Serie A title. Van Basten was crowned the top scorer in Serie A with 25 goals, and was awarded the World Footballer of the Year and European Footballer of the Year. However, he suffered a meniscus injury in the middle of the season and retired early. In that season, he played only 15 league matches, scoring 13 goals.
The story of Van Basten's career, and that's the end of it?
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