Netherlands national football team

Olympic medal record
Men's Football

Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Holland; Oranje; The Flying Dutchmen; Clockwork Orange
Association	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Bert van Marwijk
Captain	Mark van Bommel
Most caps	Edwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorer	Patrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadium	Amsterdam Arena; De Kuip; Philips Stadion
FIFA code	NED
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	2
Highest	2 (November 1993, June 2009, July 2010)
Lowest	25 (May 1998)
First international
	Belgium 1–4 Netherlands ; (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
	Netherlands 9–0 Finland ; (Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912); Netherlands 9–0 Norway ; (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Biggest defeat
	England Am. 12–2 Netherlands ; (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1976)
Best result	Winners, 1988
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Football

The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international men's association football and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The football team is colloquially referred to as Oranje, as a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau, or Holland, referring to the country itself. In Dutch people colloquially speak of het Nederlands elftal (the Dutch eleven).

The team was first assembled in 1905. The Dutch hold the record of losing the most World Cup finals without managing a single triumph after finishing as runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 2010, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing.

History

The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1, but because the match was for a trophy (the "Coupe van den Abeele"), the game went into extra time, in which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 1–4 for the Dutch side.^[2]

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.

Total Football

They came out of this wilderness in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade.

In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before any German had even touched the ball. However, supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans. Despite losing the final, Clockwork Orange and Johan Cruyff had written a new page in football's history.

By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of fighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.

In 1978, the Netherlands reached again the final of a World Cup, only to be beaten anew by the host, here Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruyff, Willem van Hanegem, and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol, Wim Jansen, Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with Peru and a loss to Scotland. In the second group phase, however, the Netherlands topped a group including Italy and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. However, the Dutch finished as runners up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Argentina. Agonisingly for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.

Euro '80 was the last tournament the generation of Total Football qualified for, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession.

European Champions

Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for the Euro '88 tournament. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands went on to qualify for the semi-final by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten), and Republic of Ireland (1–0). For many Dutch football supporters, the most important match in the tournament was the semi-final against West Germany, the host country, considered a revenge for the lost 1974 World Cup final (also in West Germany). Marco van Basten, who would later become national team coach, scored in the 89th minute of the game to sink the German side. The game is also remembered for its post-match shenanigans, including Ronald Koeman, who, in front of the German supporters, provocatively pretended to wipe his backside with the shirt of Olaf Thon as if it were toilet paper, an action Koeman later regretted.^[3] The Netherlands won the final with a convincing victory over the USSR, a rematch on the round robin game, through a header by Ruud Gullit and a volley by van Basten. This was the national team's first major tournament win and it restored them to the forefront of international football for the next three years after almost a decade in the wilderness.

Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, that tournament was not a success. Van Basten failed to score, as he was frequently marked by opposing defenders, while Gullit was ineffective having not fully recovered from injury. The Dutch managed to advance despite drawing all three group games, meeting their arch-rivals West Germany in the round of 16. The match is most remembered for the spitting-incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands lost 2–1.

The team subsequently reached the semi-finals in the Euro '92, which was noted for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark, with Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout being saved by Peter Schmeichel. This was to be van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious injury shortly after, eventually conceding defeat and retiring at the age of 30 in 1995.

In the 1994 World Cup, in the absence of the chronically injured van Basten and the striking Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with three goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil.

1996–2004

At Euro '96, after drawing 0–0 with Scotland and beating Switzerland 2–0, they faced the hosts England in the pool A decider, with both teams on 4 points. After 62 minutes, with Scotland beating Switzerland 1–0, the Netherlands were 4–0 down and looked like finishing third behind Scotland on goal difference and going out of the tournament, but Patrick Kluivert converted a Dennis Bergkamp assist and scored in the 78th minute to see the Dutch finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals, drawing 0–0 and being eliminated 5–4 on penalties.

In the 1998 World Cup, Netherlands, whose team included Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, and Patrick Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final, a rematch of the 1978 final. Near the end of regular time, after an unsuccessful dive to draw a penalty, Argentinian Ariel Ortega head-butted Edwin van der Sar.^[4] Ortega was sent off and the Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality — he touched down a 60-yard (55 m) pass from Frank de Boer then reverse-flicked it inside Roberto Ayala and finally volleyed it past the Argentine goalkeeper. In the semi-final, the Netherlands took Brazil to a penalty shootout after a late Kluivert goal tied the match 1–1, but Brazil won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the final. Netherlands lost the third place match 2–1 to upstart Croatia. Soon after the World Cup exit manager Guus Hiddink resigned after two tournaments in charge and was replaced by legendary ex-midfielder Frank Rijkaard.

Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and were one of the favourites coming into the tournament. Getting all three wins in the group stage, including a win over reigning World Cup champions France, they then crushed Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals, with Kluivert getting a hat-trick. In the semi-finals, their opponents, Italy, went down to ten men in the first half and the Netherlands were awarded two penalty kicks but failed to convert either chance. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout (in addition to his penalty saves in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp, who failed to score during the tournament, retired from the national team after Euro 2000 (partly due to his fear of flying effectively ruling him out from the 2002 World Cup which was to be held in East Asia.) Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press after the defeat to the Italians as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game. Rijkaard resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Van Gaal is credited with initially bringing through the backbone of this Dutch side whilst manager of Ajax durting the mid ninieties, including Edwin van der Sar, Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluivert and the de Boer twins.

Surprisingly the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, with crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, the latter of which eliminated them from the Finals tournament. Van Gaal resigned at the conclusion of the Netherlands' unsuccessful campaign.

Dick Advocaat returned to coach the Netherlands for a second time and led the team to the semifinals of Euro 2004 but lost to Portugal and, after receiving criticism for his tactics and player changes, stepped down. This was to be the end for the many of the team's World Cup veterans (mostly made up of the Ajax generation of 1995.) Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Jaap Stam, and Patrick Kluivert had either retired or were not selected for the upcoming World Cup by new coach Marco van Basten.

World Cup 2006–2010

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1–0) and the Côte d'Ivoire (2–1) and drawing Argentina (0–0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with seven points, but the Argentinians had a superior goal difference and finished first as a result. The Dutch were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal, in a match that produced 16 yellow cards (which matched the World Cup record for most cautions in one game set in 2002) and set a new World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side) and was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press^[5]. Despite criticism surrounding his selection policy and the lack of attacking football from his team, Marco van Basten was offered a two-year extension to his contract by the Dutch FA, which would allow him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. The move was widely regarded as a vote of confidence in van Basten and his assistants by the KNVB officials.^[6]

The Netherlands began their Euro 2008 campaign with a win in Luxembourg on 2 September 2006. On 8 September 2007, the Oranje beat Bulgaria at the Amsterdam ArenA on goals by Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. On 12 September 2007, the Netherlands won a hard fought victory against Albania, with van Nistelrooy scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. This win took the Dutch squad into second place in Group G, on par with Romania for points, but behind on goal differential. The Oranje were beaten 1–0 in Romania on 13 October 2007, but four days later, the Netherlands' 2–0 victory over Slovenia, while rivals Bulgaria could only draw in Albania, left the Dutch needing one win from their last two games, at home to Luxembourg and away to Belarus, to qualify for Euro 2008.

The Netherlands played their first game in 2008 against Croatia in Split. The team, without Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie, Clarence Seedorf, Orlando Engelaar, and Arjen Robben, won the match 3–0. The first goal was scored by John Heitinga on a header, while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored the second goal on an assist from Tim de Cler. The final goal came from Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. The team used a new formation under Marco van Basten, scrapping the previously used 4–3–3 formation for a 4–2–3–1.

The Dutch team was a participant in the "Group of Death", together with France, Italy, and Romania. They began Euro 2008 with a 3–0 win over World Cup Champion Italy in Berne on 9 June 2008. This was the Netherlands' first victory over Italy since 1978. In their second group match against France on 13 June 2008, the Netherlands won convincingly with a 4–1 score. The Dutch closed out an incredible group stage campaign with a 2–0 win over Romania. However, they lost in the quarter-final to former coach Guus Hiddink's Russia by 3–1, despite a late 86th minute equalizer by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, winning all eight games and becoming the first European team to qualify for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E. On June 14 the Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. On June 19th they then beat Japan 1–0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder. They were the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 after a 2–1 victory from Denmark over Cameroon. In the first knockout round they faced Slovakia. At the end it was 2–1 victory after goals from Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. The conceded goal came in injury time from a penalty taken by Róbert Vittek. They advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 victory over the favoured Brazilians on July 2, 2010. Brazil, who had held a 1-0 lead at the half, was the favourite to win the cup, had never lost in 37 World Cup matches (35-0-2) in which they had held a halftime lead. The first Dutch goal was originally ruled an own goal by Felipe Melo, but was later officially changed to a goal by Wesley Sneijder. The second came from a corner kick headed into the net by Wesley Sneijder. In the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch lost the final to Spain with a score of 1–0 after extra time in what was to be Giovanni van Bronckhorst's last match in professional football.

Euro 2012 qualifiers 2010–present

The Netherlands has started their Euro 2012 campaign with three consecutive wins in Group E against San Marino, Finland and Moldova. They are considered favourites to win the group and qualify to the 2012 tournament.

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Last 10 and known next games

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result
June 19, 2010	Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa	Japan	WCF2010	1–0 W
June 24, 2010	Cape Town Stadium, South Africa	Cameroon	WCF2010	2–1 W
June 28, 2010	Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa	Slovakia	WCF2010	2–1 W
July 2, 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, South Africa	Brazil	WCF2010	2–1 W
July 6, 2010	Cape Town Stadium, South Africa	Uruguay	WCF2010	3–2 W
July 11, 2010	Soccer City, South Africa	Spain	WCF2010	0–1 L
August 11, 2010	Donbass Arena, Ukraine	Ukraine	Friendly match	1-1 D
September 3, 2010	Stadio Olimpico, San Marino	San Marino	ECQ2012	0-5 W
September 7, 2010	De Kuip, Netherlands	Finland	ECQ2012	2-1 W
October 8, 2010	Zimbru Stadium, Moldova	Moldova	ECQ2012	0-1 W
October 12, 2010	Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands	Sweden	ECQ2012
November 17, 2010	Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands	Turkey	Friendly match
March 25, 2011	Stadium Puskas Ferenc, Hungary	Hungary	ECQ2012
March 29, 2011	Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands	Hungary	ECQ2012
September 2, 2011	Philips Stadion, Netherlands	San Marino	ECQ2012
September 6, 2011	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland	Finland	ECQ2012
October 7, 2011	De Kuip, Netherlands	Moldova	ECQ2012
October 11, 2011	Råsunda Stadium, Sweden	Sweden	ECQ2012

KEY: WCF2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup; ECQ2012 = UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Colours

The Netherlands national football team famously play in a bright orange shirt. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from the coat of arms of the Dutch founding father William of Orange-Nassau. The top red band of the current flag was originally orange. The current Dutch away shirt is white, with two thin lines outlining a chevron containing the colours of the Dutch flag. Occasionally, orange socks are worn instead of light blue socks, such as in the qualifier against Scotland on March 28, 2009.

Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did Not Enter
1934	Round 1	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3
1938	Round 1	14th	1	0	0	1	0	3
1950	Did Not Enter
1954	Did Not Enter
1958	Did Not Qualify
1962
1966
1970
1974	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	3
1978	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	15	10
1982	Did Not Qualify
1986	Did Not Qualify
1990	Round of 16	15th	4	0	3	1	3	4
1994	Quarter-Final	7th	5	3	0	2	8	6
1998	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	3*	1	13	7
2002	Did Not Qualify
2006	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	2
2010	Runners-up	2nd	7	6	0	1	12	6
2014	To be determined
Total	9/19	3 Finals	43	22	10	11	71	44

UEFA European Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Did Not Enter
1964	Did Not Qualify
1968
1972
1976	Third Place	2	1	0	1	4	5
1980	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
1984	Did Not Qualify
1988	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	3
1992	Semi-Final	4	2	2*	0	6	3
1996	Quarter-Final	4	1	2*	1	3	4
2000	Semi-Final	5	4	1*	0	13	3
2004	Semi-Final	5	1	2*	2	7	6
2008	Quarter-Final	4	3	0	1	10	4
2012	To be determined
2016	To be determined
Total	8/13	32	17	8	7	55	32

Summer Olympics

Host nation(s) / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1908	Third place	2	1	0	1	2	4
1912	Third place	4	3	0	1	17	8
1920	Third place	4	2	0	2	9	10
1924	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	11	7
1928	Round 1	1	0	0	1	0	2
1948	First Round	2	1	0	1	6	5
1952	Preliminary Round	1	0	0	1	1	5
2008	Quarter Finals	4	1	2	1	4	4
Total	8/31	23	10	3	10	50	45

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background color indicates the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.'

Current squad

The following players were named as part of the squad for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Moldova on October 8 and Sweden on October 12.

Caps and goals as of 8 October 2010.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Maarten Stekelenburg	(1982-09-22) September 22, 1982 (age 42)	37	0	Ajax
16	1GK	Michel Vorm	(1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 41)	5	0	Utrecht
	1GK	Piet Velthuizen	(1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 38)	1	0	Hércules

2	2DF	Gregory van der Wiel	(1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36)	18	0	Ajax
3	2DF	John Heitinga	(1983-11-15) November 15, 1983 (age 40)	63	6	Everton
4	2DF	Joris Mathijsen	(1980-04-05) April 5, 1980 (age 44)	65	3	Hamburger SV
5	2DF	Erik Pieters	(1988-07-08) July 8, 1988 (age 36)	3	0	PSV
12	2DF	Khalid Boulahrouz	(1981-12-28) December 28, 1981 (age 42)	31	0	VfB Stuttgart
13	2DF	Peter Wisgerhof	(1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 44)	0	0	Twente

6	3MF	Mark van Bommel (C)	(1977-04-22) April 22, 1977 (age 47)	66	10	Bayern Munich
8	3MF	Rafael van der Vaart	(1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41)	86	16	Tottenham Hotspur
10	3MF	Wesley Sneijder	(1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 40)	71	19	Internazionale
11	3MF	Ibrahim Afellay	(1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38)	29	0	PSV
14	3MF	Demy de Zeeuw	(1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 41)	27	0	Ajax
17	3MF	Wout Brama	(1986-08-21) August 21, 1986 (age 38)	2	0	Twente
	3MF	Stijn Schaars	(1984-01-11) January 11, 1984 (age 40)	12	0	AZ

7	4FW	Dirk Kuyt	(1980-07-22) July 22, 1980 (age 44)	72	17	Liverpool
9	4FW	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	(1983-08-12) August 12, 1983 (age 41)	39	22	Schalke 04
15	4FW	Jeremain Lens	(1987-11-24) November 24, 1987 (age 36)	2	1	PSV
18	4FW	Ruud van Nistelrooy	(1976-07-01) July 1, 1976 (age 48)	66	34	Hamburger SV
	4FW	Urby Emanuelson	(1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 (age 38)	13	0	Ajax

Recent callups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months and are still available for call up.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sander Boschker	(1970-10-20) October 20, 1970 (age 54)	1	0	Twente	World Cup 2010

DF	Vurnon Anita	(1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 35)	3	0	Ajax	Qualifying match vs Finland, September 7, 2010
DF	Hedwiges Maduro	(1985-02-13) February 13, 1985 (age 39)	14	0	Valencia	Qualifying match vs Finland, September 7, 2010
DF	Ron Vlaar	(1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 (age 39)	4	0	Feyenoord	Qualifying match vs Finland, September 7, 2010
DF	Jeffrey Bruma	(1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 32)	1	0	Chelsea	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF	Glenn Loovens	(1983-10-22) October 22, 1983 (age 41)	2	0	Celtic	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF	Dirk Marcellis	(1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 36)	3	0	AZ	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF	André Ooijer	(1974-07-11) July 11, 1974 (age 50)	55	3	Ajax	World Cup 2010
DF	Edson Braafheid	(1983-04-08) April 8, 1983 (age 41)	8	0	Bayern Munich	World Cup 2010

MF	Nigel de Jong	(1984-11-30) November 30, 1984 (age 39)	50	1	Manchester City	Qualifying match vs Finland, September 7, 2010
MF	Theo Janssen	(1981-07-27) July 27, 1981 (age 43)	3	0	Twente	Qualifying match vs Finland, September 7, 2010
MF	Leroy Fer	(1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Feyenoord	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
MF	Siem de Jong	(1989-01-28) January 28, 1989 (age 35)	1	0	Ajax	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
MF	Otman Bakkal	(1985-02-27) February 27, 1985 (age 39)	1	0	PSV	World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
MF	Orlando Engelaar	(1979-08-24) August 24, 1979 (age 45)	14	0	PSV	World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
MF	David Mendes da Silva	(1982-08-04) August 4, 1982 (age 42)	7	0	Red Bull Salzburg	World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad

FW	Eljero Elia	(1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37)	17	2	Hamburger SV	Qualifying match vs Finland, September 7, 2010
FW	Roy Beerens	(1987-12-22) December 22, 1987 (age 36)	1	0	Heerenveen	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
FW	Ricky van Wolfswinkel	(1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 35)	1	0	Utrecht	Friendly vs Ukraine, August 12, 2010
FW	Robin van Persie	(1983-08-06) August 6, 1983 (age 41)	51	19	Arsenal	World Cup 2010
FW	Ryan Babel	(1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)	39	5	Liverpool	World Cup 2010
FW	Arjen Robben	(1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40)	52	15	Bayern Munich	World Cup 2010

Past managers

Cees van Hasselt 1905–1908
Edgar Chadwick 1908–1913
Jimmy Hogan 1910
Tom Bradshaw 1913
Billy Hunter 1914
Jack Reynolds 1919
Fred Warburton 1919–1923
Jim Waites 1921
Bob Glendenning 1923
Billy Townley 1924
J.E. Bollington 1924
Bob Glendenning 1925–1940
Karel Kaufman 1946

Jesse Carver 1947–1948
Tom Sneddon 1948
Karel Kaufman 1949
Jaap van der Leck 1949–1954
Karel Kaufman 1954–1955
Friedrich Donenfeld 1955
Max Merkel 1955–1956
Heinrich Müller 1956
Friedrich Donenfeld 1956–1957
George Hardwick 1957
Elek Schwartz 1957–1964
Denis Neville 1964–1966
Georg Keßler 1966–1970

František Fadrhonc 1970–1974
Rinus Michels 1974
George Knobel 1974–1976
Jan Zwartkruis 1976–1977
Ernst Happel 1977–1978
Jan Zwartkruis 1978–1981
Kees Rijvers 1981–1984
Rinus Michels 1984–1985
Leo Beenhakker 1985–1986
Rinus Michels 1986–1988
Thijs Libregts 1988–1990
Leo Beenhakker 1990
Rinus Michels 1990–1992

Dick Advocaat 1992–1995
Guus Hiddink 1995–1998
Frank Rijkaard 1998–2000
Louis van Gaal 2000–2002
Dick Advocaat 2002–2004
Marco van Basten 2004–2008
Bert van Marwijk 2008–present

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted

Most capped players

#	Player	National career	Matches	Goals	Total career
1.	Edwin van der Sar	1995–2008	130	0	1988-present
2.	Frank de Boer	1990–2004	112	13	1988-2005
3.	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	1996–2010	106	6	1993-2010
4.	Phillip Cocu	1996–2006	101	10	1988-2008
5.	Clarence Seedorf	1994–2008	87	11	1992-present
6.	Marc Overmars	1993–2004	86	17	1990-2009
7.	Rafael van der Vaart	2001–present	86	16	2000-present
8.	Aron Winter	1987–2000	84	6	1986-2003
9.	Ruud Krol	1969–1983	83	4	1968-1986
10.	Patrick Kluivert	1994–2004	79	40	1994-2008
10.	Dennis Bergkamp	1990–2000	79	37	1986-2006

Last updated: 6 July 2010
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Most goals scored

#	Player	National career	Goals	Matches	Average	Total career
1.	Patrick Kluivert	1994–2004	40	79	0.51	1994-2008
2.	Dennis Bergkamp	1990–2000	37	79	0.47	1986-2006
3.	Faas Wilkes	1946–1961	35	38	0.92	1940-1964
4.	Ruud van Nistelrooy	1998–present	34	66	0.515	1993-present
5.	Abe Lenstra	1940–1959	33	47	0.70	1935-1963
5.	Johan Cruyff	1966–1977	33	48	0.69	1964-1984
7.	Beb Bakhuys	1928–1937	28	23	1.22	1925-1947
8.	Kick Smit	1935–1946	26	29	0.90	1924-1950
9.	Marco van Basten	1983–1992	24	58	0.41	1981-1995
10.	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	2006–present	22	39	0.56	2002-present