He was a representative of a large school.
Leo Benhakker, the charming and original Dutch coach, passed away at the age of 82.
The man who managed Ajax, Feyenoord and Real Madrid will be remembered as a representative of attacking and uncompromising football, who won titles, although not in European cups.
He won two Dutch championships with Ajax, and another Dutch title he won on the bench of Feyenoord.
In 1986, Benhaquer was appointed coach of Real, winning three consecutive Spanish league titles, in 1987, 1988 and 1989.
They also won the Copa del Rey in Madrid in 1989, while in the Champions Cup they eliminated prominent teams such as Maradona's Napoli or Juventus, but failed to win the trophy.
In 2006, he became coach of Poland, qualifying the national team to the final stage of the 2008 European Championship, for the first time in its history.
Earlier, he achieved another success, qualifying a modest national team like Trinidad and Tobago to the final stage of the World Cup in 2006.