Full name: Rutgerus Johannes Martinius Van Nistelrooy
Dutch spelling: Van Nistelrooij
Nicknames: Van the Man, Ruudje
Date of birth: 1st July 1976
Place of birth: Oss, Holland
Place of upbringing: Geffen, Holland
Languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish
Age: 31
Height: 6ft 2in.
Weight: 12st 7lb.
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Striker
Transfer fee: £10.2 million
Shirt number: 17
Boots: Nike Mercurial Vapour Cinder FG
Preferred foot: Right
Previous clubs: FC Den Bosch, SC Heerenveen, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United
Childhood clubs: Nooit Gedacht (joined at the age of 6), Margriet (joined at the age of 14)
Old position: Midfielder
Sponsors: Coca-Cola, Nike
Shoe size: 10 ½
Significant other: Wife, Leontien Van Nistelrooy (maiden name: Slaats)
Date of wedding:10th July 2004
Place of wedding: Heilige Maria Magdalena Church, Geffen, South Holland
Place of honeymoon: Mauritius
Children: One daughter - Moa Annette (born September 26th 2006 at the Sanitas La Moraleja Clinic), and one son - Liam (born March 22nd 2008)
Dream car: Mercedes CL55
First car: Vauxhall Cadet
Mother: Ann
Father: Tiny
Brother: Ron
Sister: Anneke
Writing hand: Left
Childhood hero: Marco Van Basten
First school: Aloysisus primary school
Best friend: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Least favourite referee: Jeff Winter
Holiday destination: Mallorca
Food: Italian
Healthy food: Pasta (especially spaghetti) with salmon
'Pringles' flavour: Paprika
Striker: Shevchenko
Author: John Grisham
Village: Geffen
City: Den Bosch
Country: Holland
Book: 'Da Vinci Code'
CD: 'Throwing Copper' - Live
Film: 'Pulp Fiction'
Radio station: 538 (Holland)
Television programme: 'Holland Sport' (Holland)
Actress: Nicole Kidman
Actor: Morgan Freeman
Female singer: Aretha Franklin
Male singer: Kurt Cobain
Car: Audi A8
Football boots: Nike
Shirt number: 10
Football shirt: Holland (home)
Manager: Foppe De Haan
Drink: Amaretto
Tea: English, with milk and sugar
Vegetable: Carrots
Breakfast: Muesli and cornflakes
Fruit: Strawberries
Café/bar: 'De Gover' (Geffen)
Theatre: Bridge Water Hall
Cinema: Red Cinema
Museum: 'Guggenheim' (New York)
Newspaper: 'De Volkskrant' (Holland)
Weekley magazine: 'Elsevier' (Holland)
Website: www.bol.com (books)
Club: Manchester United
Amateur club: Nooit Gedacht
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music, watching films
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