The Dutch Three Musketeers refer to the combination of Dutch men's soccer players MarcoVanBasten (English name: Marco Van Basten, nickname: Prince of Ballet, acting forward), RuudGullit (English name: ruud gullit, nickname: Braided Handsome, acting forward) and FrankRijkaard (English name: Frankrijkaard, nickname: Black Swan, acting midfielder).
Van Basten and Rijkaard are both from Ajax youth training camp, the famous cradle of talents in the Netherlands, and Gullit is from DWS Amsterdam youth training. Before joining AC Milan, their achievements were very few. However, with 1987 Van Basten and Gullit coming to AC Milan, 1988 Rijkaard also moved to AC Milan to meet two Dutch compatriots, marking the official formation of the "Dutch Three Musketeers" of an era. From 1988 to 1993, Van Basten, Gullit and Rijkaard * * played for the Italian first-class team AC Milan. During this period, the Dutch Three Musketeers helped AC Milan win the Italian first-division championship twice, the European Champions Cup twice, the European Super Cup twice, the Intercontinental Cup twice and the Italian Super Cup twice. At the same time, from May 26th 199 1 to March 26th 1993, 2 1, the Dutch Three Musketeers helped AC Milan achieve 58 consecutive unbeaten matches in Italian first division. As for the national team, the Dutch Three Musketeers represented the Netherlands in the 1988 European Cup, 1990 World Cup and 1992 European Cup, during which they helped the Netherlands win the 1988 European Cup.