He has won himself a reputation as one of football's finest coaches after successful spells in charge of various clubs and countries.
As Guus Hiddink, who took over as Chelsea manager until the end of the season, starts his new quest, with a tough Premier League tie against third-placed Aston Villa, rediff.com takes a look at the Dutchman's illustriuos coaching career that has spanned a little over 26 years.
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After a not-so-spectacular career as a midfielder, Hiddink began his coaching career as an assistant at De Graafschap, a club he had played for during most of his career and where he had had reasonable success.
In 1984, he was appointed assistant manager at PSV Eindhowven and succeeded Hans Kraay as manager two years later. What followed can be termed as instant success.
Hiddink won the Dutch League (Eredivisie) with PSV four times in a row from 1986, his first year in charge.
And in 1988, he led them to a treble with European Cup and Dutch league and cup triumphs before following up with a domestic
league and cup double the following year.
Photographs: Reuters
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