Johnny Rep
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| Full name | John Nicholaas Rep | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZFC Zaandam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | Ajax | 97 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Valencia | 55 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Bastia | 65 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Saint-Étienne | 131 | (44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | PEC Zwolle | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Feyenoord | 43 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Haarlem | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 428 | (150) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1981 | Netherlands | 42 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | De Zwarte Schapen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Omniworld | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Texel'94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Omniworld (scout) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Nicholaas Rep (born 25 November 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.
Playing career
Rep played as a right-footed striker in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 (West Germany) and 1978 (Argentina). He scored the winning goal for Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup final in Belgrade, and also helped SC Bastia reach the finals of the 1978 UEFA Cup.
After his time in Bastia, Rep joined AS Saint-Étienne[1] and was part of a side that included Michel Platini.
Honours
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Super Cup: 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
Bastia
Saint-Étienne
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
Individual
- French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1977–78[2]
Trivia
Rep is included in the 'Classic Netherlands' team in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 6 under the name of 'Rak'.
Rep is the namesake of a Cork, Ireland indie-pop band, Jonny Rep. He also has a song in his honour, written by French rock band, Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne.
References
- ^ http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2011/06/21/johnny-rep-les-verts-and-oranje-legend/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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External links
- Johnny Rep at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Johnny Rep at BDFutbol
- Johnny Rep – FIFA competition record (archived)
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| National | |
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zaanstad
- Dutch footballers
- Association football forwards
- AFC Ajax players
- Valencia CF players
- La Liga players
- SC Bastia players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- PEC Zwolle players
- HFC Haarlem players
- Feyenoord players
- Eredivisie players
- Ligue 1 players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France
- Netherlands international footballers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1976 players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- Dutch football managers
- UEFA Champions League winning players