René van de Kerkhof
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reinier Lambertus van de Kerkhof | ||
Date of birth | 16 September 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Right Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Twente | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1973 | FC Twente | 99 | (34) |
1973–1983 | PSV | 278 | (85) |
1983–1984 | Apollon Smyrnis | 23 | (3) |
1984–1985 | Seiko | ||
1985–1988 | Helmond Sport | 61 | (8) |
1988–1989 | FC Eindhoven | 30 | (3) |
Total | 491 | (133) | |
International career | |||
1973–1982[1] | Netherlands | 47 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Reinier "René" Lambertus van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛiniːr rəˈneː lɑmˈbɛrtɵs fɑn də ˈkɛrkɦɔf];[2] born 16 September 1951) is a former Dutch football player, who played for FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national football team.
Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother Willy were squad members of the Dutch national team that made the World Cup final in 1974 and became key players in the team that made the 1978 final. Overall, Van de Kerkhof appeared 47 times for his country, scoring five goals.
He is well remembered due to the incident before the 1978 World Cup final, when the opponent Argentinians objected to the cast he wore on his injured forearm since it could have injured an Argentinian player. Despite the bandage having been passed by FIFA and worn in previous matches, the referee, Italian Sergio Gonella vacillated, while the Dutch players threatened to walk off the field. Finally an extra layer of padding was applied to the bandage as a solution, and the match could start.[3]
1978 was his most successful year, besides becoming runners-up at the World Cup, he also won the UEFA Cup, the Dutch championship and the KNVB Beker with PSV that year: "we had won everything possible – the title, the Dutch Cup and the UEFA Cup, and we had five or six players who had been runners-up at the FIFA World Cup in Argentina with the Netherlands. It was a beautiful period under coach Kees Rijvers", Van de Kerkhof later would tell to Berend Scholten. [4]
René van de Kerkhof was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1970–71 | Twente | Eredivisie | 33 | 12 | ||||||||
1971–72 | 32 | 10 | ||||||||||
1972–73 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||
1973–74 | PSV Eindhoven | Eredivisie | 31 | 20 | ||||||||
1974–75 | 30 | 9 | ||||||||||
1975–76 | 34 | 8 | ||||||||||
1976–77 | 28 | 9 | ||||||||||
1977–78 | 29 | 10 | ||||||||||
1978–79 | 27 | 8 | ||||||||||
1979–80 | 29 | 3 | ||||||||||
1980–81 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
1981–82 | 29 | 9 | ||||||||||
1982–83 | 23 | 8 | ||||||||||
Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1983–84 | Apollon Smyrnis | Alpha Ethniki | 23 | 3 | ||||||||
Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1984–85 | Seiko | First Division | ||||||||||
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1985–86 | Helmond Sport | 14 | 4 | |||||||||
1986–87 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||
1987–88 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||
1987–88 | FC Eindhoven | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
1988–89 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||
Total | Netherlands | 468 | 130 | |||||||||
Italy | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Greece | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Career total |
Honours
- PSV Eindhoven
- Eredivisie: 3: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78
- KNVB Cup: 2:1973-74, 1975–76
- Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup:
- UEFA European Championship:
- Third Place: 1976
References
- ^ "Rene van de Kerkhof - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- FIFA 100
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Eredivisie players
- FC Twente players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- FC Eindhoven players
- Helmond Sport players
- Apollon Smyrni F.C. players
- Seiko SA players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1976 players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- Twin people from the Netherlands
- People from Helmond
- Dutch expatriates in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Dutch expatriates in Greece
- Twin sportspeople
- Association football forwards