Asked if he requested Koeman's advice, De Jong replied: "Yes, I did. He won four successive La Liga titles between 1991 and 1994 and scored the winning goal in the club’s first European Cup triumph. Koeman made 264 appearances in six seasons for Barcelona during his stellar playing career. Ronald Koeman joined FC Barcelona in 1989, becoming part of Johan Cruyff's 'Dream Team' that won many honors.

Renowned as a versatile, goal-scoring defensive player, Koeman is best remembered in Catalunya for his powerful strike, something that single-handedly delivered FC Barcelona's first-ever UEFA Champions league in 1992 after a 1-0 victory against Sampdoria at … Thirty-three goals from ninety appearances in his three seasons at the club saw the young defender called up by the Netherlands national team and earn a transfer to Eredivisie champions Ajax. He has won titles in three countries, and over-achieved with Southampton in the Premier League, the most competitive league in the world. Ronald Koeman has admitted that he didn't think it was right to leave the Dutch national team for Barcelona in January.. This made him the third-youngest player in the club's history, after Piet Wildschut and Bert de Voogt. Ronald Koeman is one of the most versatile managers in football. His time in Barcelona was probably the best part of Ronald Koeman’s glorious career. A blistering, low finish flew into the Sampdoria net as Koeman’s first European Cup goal of the season registered as the most important of his career.

Following that night at Wembley, Koeman would spend three more years at Barcelona, but none would live up to that famed 1991/92 campaign. Barcelona could hire Ronald Koeman next season.

Every time I joined up with the national team. After failing to defend their title in Koeman's first season at the clu…

Koeman's side will open their campaign at home to Ukraine in Amsterdam on June 14. Koeman won the Copa del Rey in his first season at Camp Nou, netting four goals in his seven appearances in the competition. Koeman.

Koeman started his professional career at FC Groningen, making his debut at the age of 17 years and 183 days in a 2–0 win over NEC in the Eredivisie.