PSV Eindhoven History, Ownership, Support Staff, Squad members and Honors

PSV Eindhoven also known as Lightbulbs is a top tier Dutch Football Club. They participate in the KNVB Cup. Johan Cruyff Shield and the Eredivise.

HISTORY

The club was founded 106 years ago on 31^st August 1913 by a group of Philips executives to create a sense of mutual friendship and bonding among their employees. With due time the company doomed but the club continued majorly due to the company’s successor Philips Elftal.

In 1928 the club open gates for the public to come and play for the club which hasn’t been allowed before. The club before the introduction of football in the Netherlands professionally already had claimed three league titles.

Thus the club became the first Netherland club to participate in European Cup but initially was beaten badly. In 1972 the club appointed Kees Rijvers as their coach who finally made appropriate use of the players.

Under his leadership, the club won three Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups and a UEFA Cup. Under Ruud Gullit and Ronald Koeman, PSV continued as a dominating club throughout the 80s.

The club claimed two Eredivisie titles in 1985 and 1987. The club won Treble in 1988 by defeating Benfica in the European Cup final.

In 2010 the club made headlines over Feyenoord by 10-0. Since then the club had won their ninth KNVB Cup in 2012 and another Eredivise title in 2017.

Club Ownership

The ownership of the club is in the hands of American businessman Frank McCourt. On 17^th October in 2016, he completed the deal of purchasing the club for a price tag of 45 million euros.

The Stade Velodrome serves the club as their home ground. Located in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France the stadium has a net capacity to hold 67,394 spectators.

The current net worth of the club is 211.50 Million Euros.

COACHING STAFF

Name	Position	Age
Mark van Bommel	Manager	42
Jurgen dirkx	Assistant Manager	44
Robbemond	Assistant Manager	47
Ruud	Goalkeeping Coach	54

SQUAD

Name	Position	Jersey
K. Mitroglou	Forward	11
S. Lammers	Forward	14
D. Malen	Forward	9
R. Doan	Forward	25
C. Gakpo	Forward	19
Bruma	Forward	7
S. Bergwijn	Forward	10
P. Rosario	Midfielder	18
J. Hendrix	Midfielder	8
Gutierrez	Midfielder	15
M. sadilek	Midfielder	32
R. Thomas	Midfielder	30
I. Afellay	Midfielder	17
M. Ihattaren	Midfielder	24
G. Pereiro	Midfielder	27
T. Baumgrti	Defender	5
N. Viergever	Defender	4
D. Schwaab	Defender	6
Toni Lato	Defender	3
O. Boscagli	Defender	28
D. Dumfries	Defender	22
J. Teze	Defender	33
J. Zoet	Goalkeeper	1
L. Unnerstall	Goalkeeper	13
R. Ruiter	Goalkeeper	21
Y. van Osch	Goalkeeper	31