René van de Kerkhof
Dutch association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reinier Lambertus van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛiniːr rəˈneː lɑmˈbɛrtʏs fɑn də ˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf];[2] born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played as a right winger for FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands. He was part of the teams that reached the finals of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Van de Kerkhof is the twin brother of Willy van de Kerkhof. Van de Kerkhof was a fast footballer with a great urge to move forward. His nickname was 'The Blind'. He was widely regarded as one of the best Dutch players of all time. Van de Kerkhof was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
In this article, the family name is van de Kerkhof, not Kerkhof.
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Full name | Reinier Lambertus van de Kerkhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951 (age 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959–1966 | RKSV MULO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1970 | Twente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1973 | Twente | 99 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1983 | PSV Eindhoven | 278 | (85) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1984 | Apollon Smyrnis | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Seiko | 14 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | Helmond Sport | 61 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | FC Eindhoven | 30 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 505 | (141) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1982[1] | Netherlands | 47 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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