Jan Jacobus Wouters (born 17 July 1960) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder and was Dutch Footballer of the Year in 1990. Career Wouters played for several clubs including PSV, FC Utrecht, Bayern Munich and Ajax. He was also a Netherlands international team member (70 caps, four goals) and was hugely influential in 1988 when the Netherlands won the European Football Championship. He was a coach of Scottish Premier League club Rangers under Dick Advocaat and then Alex McLeish. He left Rangers at the end of the 2005–06 season along with McLeish and Andy Watson. Wouters is infamous to England supporters after elbowing Paul Gascoigne and fracturing his cheekbone during a World Cup qualifier in 1993 at Wembley Stadium. Gascoigne was forced to wear a Phantom of the Opera style facemask to protect his fractured cheekbone until his injury healed. The following day, the Daily Mirror newspaper labelled Wouters a "Dutch thug". The match was drawn 2–2 and damaged England's hopes of qualifying for the 1994 World Cup finals in the United States, despite England leading the match 2–0. Career statistics Honours Utrecht KNVB Cup: 1984–85 Ajax Eredivisie: 1989–90 KNVB Cup: 1986–87 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87 UEFA Cup: 1991–92 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 1993–94 PSV KNVB Cup: 1995–96 Netherlands UEFA European Championship: 1988 Individual Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1989–90 UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1992–93 In popular culture Wouters was repeatedly referenced in an Saturday Night Live sketch on 4 February 2023. References External links profile Jan Wouters 1960 births Living people Dutch footballers Footballers from Utrecht (city) Association football midfielders Netherlands international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players UEFA Euro 1992 players UEFA European Championship-winning players UEFA Cup winning players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players FC Utrecht players FC Bayern Munich footballers AFC Ajax players PSV Eindhoven players Dutch football managers Eredivisie managers FC Utrecht managers AFC Ajax managers Rangers F.C. non-playing staff PSV Eindhoven managers Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey