In 1999, Humphrey Mijnals, who played for both Suriname and the Netherlands, was elected Surinamese footballer of the century.

Many Suriname-born players and Dutch-born players of Surinamese descent, like Gerald Vanenburg, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Aron Winter, Georginio Wijnaldum, Virgil van Dijk and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have turned out to play for the Dutch national team. Stars such as Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard were the first Suriname players to make a mark with the Dutch team, but they weren’t the last. For international football, its national plays in the CONCACAF even through it is located in South America. Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard, at Euro 1988 Final Please also see my All-Time World Cup Team Index. SC Buitenveldert (-1973), Blauw-wit Amsterdam (1973-1976), DWS Amsterdam (1976-1979), Ajax (1979-1980) Born in Surinam in the Guianas, Rijkaard began his football career on the Mr. Bronsplein sport terrein in Paramaribo, before he was picked up by one of the local clubs, joining the youth ranks of V.V. Suriname (/ ˈ sj ʊər ɪ n æ m /, US ... Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Aron Winter, Georginio Wijnaldum, Virgil van Dijk and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have turned out to play for the Dutch national team.

Their exuberance breathed new life into the squad as they went on to capture the 1988 European Championship. Ajax playing with the likes of Erwin Sparendam and Charlie Marbach, before … Franklin "Frank" Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋk ˈɛdmuːn.doː ˈrɛi̯kaːrt] (); born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender.Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals.

Gullit Sr. had been a talented striker for Transvaal while Rijkaard Sr. plied his trade for Robin Hood as a renowned attacker, both top clubs in Suriname. G erard Gullit and Herman Rijkaard had both travelled to the Netherlands from Suriname, the now-former Dutch colony in South America. Still playing with the idiosyncratic verve synonymous with the Dutch style, Surinamese stars such as Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit broke onto the scene and combined technically exquisite football with a dash of South American flair. Suriname is a former Dutch colony.