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Finn Johannes Groothengel (born 12 October 1975) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Premier League club Manchester City F.C. He is widely considered to be the greatest Dutch footballer to ever grace the game.

Groothengel started his managerial career at Udinese Calcio in the Italian Serie A. After an impressive two-year tenure at the Bianconeri, he joined Borussia Dortmund. Following Bundesliga and Europa League 2 victories in one season, he immediately joined Manchester City.

Playing and early coaching career
Groothengel was born in Wassenaar. As a youngster, he started playing for the Wassenaar amateur side RKSV Blauw-Zwart. As captain, he lead them to the Eredivisie where he enjoyed many national and international successes. He would become Blauw-Zwart's most legendary player, having never played for another club in his entire career. He racked up 889 appearances for his club, scoring 588 goals, a very impressive goalscoring record.

Udinese (2019-2021)
Groothengel was Udinese manager from 2019 to 2021 and had a very successful tenure. Under Groothengel, Udinese finished seventh in two consecutive seasons in the Serie A. He also landed them a runner-up finish in the Europa League, losing to Chelsea in the 2021 final. In his most impressive triumph, his team took home the Coppa Italia in the 2020/2021 season, defeating S.S. Lazio in the final.

After serving out his contract at Udinese in 2021, he left to join the German side Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund (2021-2022)
Groothengel moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2021, taking over from Lucien Favre, and helped the team win a Bundesliga title and a Europa League 2 title. Despite this success, he clashed with Axel Witsel and, most notably, club icon Mario Götze. He expressed that it was difficult to implement his football philosophy at Dortmund due to personal vendettas, and that he struggled hard as some players were unwilling to follow his lead.

Groothengel eventually left the German side in the summer of 2022. He would join Manchester City only a few weeks later.

Manchester City (2022-present)
Groothengel was given a hefty transfer budget at Manchester City and spent it on Gianluca Cum, Matthijs de Ligt, Donny van de Beek, & Emanuel Vignato, while selling Oleksandr Zinchenko, İlkay Gündoğan, & John Stones.

Personal life
The youngest of three siblings, two sisters, Groothengel was brought up in Wassenaar. His father, a relations manager for IBM, died when Van Gaal was 24. His mother is currently still alive at the age of 85.

He has never had a relationship in his life, adding to his mysterious persona. Most of his players love him, but he has himself said he doesn't a mind his distinct lack of a social life, instead, he prefers fuck bitches get money.

Player
Blauw-Zwart


 * UEFA Champions League (3): 2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12
 * UEFA Europa League (2): 2001-02, 2004-05
 * Eredivisie (8): 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2014-15
 * KNVB Cup (6): 2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15
 * Eerste Divisie (1): 1995-96
 * Tweede Divisie (1): 1993-94
 * Derde Divisie (1): 1992-93
 * Hoofdklasse (1): 1991-92

Netherlands (National Team)


 * FIFA World Cup (2): 2006, 2010
 * UEFA European Championship (1): 2004

Manager
Udinese


 * Coppa Italia (1): 2020-21

Borussia Dortmund


 * Bundesliga (1): 2021-22
 * Europa League 2 (1): 2021-22

Manchester City

Awards and achievements

 * Ballon d'Or (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
 * Eredivisie Best Player (6): 1998-99, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10
 * World Cup Best Player (2): 2006, 2010
 * European Championship Best Player (1): 2004