COACHES:

Hans KRAAY SR.
Guus HIDDINK
Bobby ROBSON

Team:

GOALKEEPERS:

Hans VAN BREUKELEN
Patrick LODEWIJKS

DEFENDERS:

Eric GERETS (c)
Berry VAN AERLE
Jan HEINZE
Stan VALCKX
Adick KOOT
Ronald KOEMAN
Ivan NIELSEN
Gheorge POPESCU

MIDFIELDERS:

Gerald VANENBURG
Edward LINSKENS
Soren LERBY
Ruud GULLIT
René VAN DER GIJP
Hallvar THORENSEN
Willy VAN DE KERKHOF
Frank ARNESEN


FORWARDS:
ROMARIO
Wim KIEFT
Juul ELLERMAN
Hans GILLHAUS
: Kalusha BWALYA

Reserves:


In 1988, coached by Guus Hiddink and with a team featuring players such as Ronald Koeman, Eric Gerets, Søren Lerby and Wim Kieft, PSV won the European Cup for the first and so far only time in their history, beating Benfica on penalties after a final which ended 0-0. Hans van Breukelen stopped the crucial penalty. Curiously, PSV took the trophy despite not winning any of its final five fixtures in the competition: they eliminated both Girondins de Bordeaux and Real Madrid on away goals, with all four matches ending in draws.

Following the European Cup win, PSV faced off with Copa Libertadores winners Club Nacional de Football of Montevideo, Uruguay. After a 2–2 draw, Nacional went on to defeat PSV in penalties to win their third FIFA Club World Cup title. Under Hiddink's supervision, PSV won three Eredivisie titles, three KNVB Cups, and the European Cup. 1988 European Cup In 1988, Ronald Koeman in 1988 European Cup Won Champions in Germany.


After Hiddink left, English coach Bobby Robson, who managed the England national football team, was signed as head coach. PSV won the Dutch league in both the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. However, the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed that he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991–92 season. Robson had problems with handling one of the keyplayers, Brazilian international Romário. Romário, one of the keyplayers scouted by Piet de Visser, joined the team in the Hiddink era, and stayed until 1993, winning three titles for the club