Tiny Ruys

Tiny Ruijs
Personal information
Full name Martinus Johannes Maria Ruys
Date of birth (1957-05-08)8 May 1957
Place of birth Cuijk, Netherlands
Date of death 11 January 2025(2025-01-11) (aged 67)
Place of death Riemst, Belgium
Youth career
JVC '31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 NEC 13 (0)
1977–1986 Fortuna Sittard 225 (61)
Total 238 (61)
Managerial career
2001 United Arab Emirates
2006–2007 Al Ain (caretaker)
2011–2012 Fortuna Sittard
2013 MVV
2015–2025 SV Meerssen
2016–2017 Fortuna Sittard
2018–2019 EVV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martinus Johannes Maria "Tiny" Ruys (8 May 1957 – 11 January 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach.[1]

Playing career

Ruijs joined Fortuna Sittard from NEC and played 231 games for the club, clinching promotion to the Eredivisie with them in 1981.[2] He played in 13 Eredivisie matches for NEC and 65 for Fortuna.[3]

Managerial career

Ruys was in charge of the United Arab Emirates in 2001,[4] and has also managed Dutch club teams Fortuna Sittard[5] and MVV.[6] He left MVV after he was threatened by his own supporters[7] and then managed SV Meerssen[8][9] and EVV whom he left early due to health issues.[10]

Death

Ruys died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 67.[11][2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.voetbalkrant.com/apphulp/nl/spelers/ruijs-tini
  2. ^ a b "Fortunees Tini Ruijs (67) overleden". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Tiny Ruys". Voetbalstats (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Tiny Ruys met Emiraten stap dichter bij WK" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 5 October 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. ^ Gerritsen, Niels (29 December 2011). "Cuijkenaar Tiny Ruys trainer Fortuna Sittard". Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ^ "MVV: En de winnaar is...Tiny Ruys?" (in Dutch). Dichtbij. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Oud MVV-trainer Tini Ruijs overleden". MVV (in Dutch). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. ^ http://www.indewandelgangen.com/article/read/4901/Tini-Ruijs-nieuwe-trainer-SV-Meerssen
  9. ^ http://www.verenigingmvvmaastricht.nl/2013/images/nieuwsbrief/nieuwsbrief10.pdf
  10. ^ Cluitmans, Paul (2 June 2019). "Trainer Tini Ruijs per direct weg bij EVV". Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Tiny Ruijs | Uitvaartzorg Barthels". Dela (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2025.


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