History
After Gerard and Anton Philips gave the foundation order, the club started out as a works team for employees of electronics conglomerate Philips on 31 August (then Koninginnedag), 1913 to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the Napoleonic Wars. PSV's home stadium, the Philips Stadion, then known as Philips Sportpark, was built at the same time as the inauguration of the club, although its current capacity was achieved by renovations and improvements over the years.
Because of their close ties with Philips, PSV have had the same jersey sponsor without exception since 1982, the year jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie. This is a record in Dutch football.
PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit, Hans van Breukelen, Gerald Vanenburg, Romário, Eric Gerets, Ronald Koeman, Ronaldo, Luc Nilis, Wim Kieft, Jaap Stam, Boudewijn Zenden, Arthur Numan, Wim Jonk, Danko Lazović, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Phillip Cocu, Ibrahim Afellay, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Park Ji-Sung, Jefferson Farfán, Heurelho Gomes, Alex, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Mateja Kežman, and Arjen Robben made their name. Their success was built on the foundations laid down by other famous players like Coen Dillen, Willy van der Kuijlen, Jan van Beveren, Jan Poortvliet, and the Van de Kerkhof brothers, Willy and René. PSV has difficulty competing with the salaries that are being paid elsewhere. It has managed though to become a springboard for professional development for some of these talents.
Famous coaches such as Guus Hiddink (who between stints at PSV coached the Dutch national team to a fourth-place finish in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and South Korea to a similar fourth place in the 2002 World Cup) have managed the team over the years and have brought considerable successes to the club.
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