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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1976
1.8m
Average age in 1976
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1976
No jersey in 1976

Coaches in 1976

Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)

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Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-02-18
Day of Death
2013-03-07
Place of Birth
Elst (Netherlands)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Jan Zwartkruis

Knobel, George (Coach)

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Knobel, George (Coach)

Day of Birth
1922-12-10
Day of Death
2012-05-05
Place of Birth
Roosendaal (Netherlands)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach George Knobel

Players of Netherlands in 1976

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Schrijvers, Piet 1946-12-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 - - -
Ruiter, Jan 1946-11-24 Goalkeeper Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 - - -
Treijtel, Eddy 1948-05-28 Goalkeeper Netherlands SC Feyenoord 1 0 0 - - -
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 1 - - -
van Kraay, Adrie 1953-08-01 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 0 - - -
Rijsbergen, Wim 1952-01-18 Centre Back Netherlands SC Feyenoord 5 0 1 - - -
Suurbier, Wim 1945-01-16 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 - - -
Meutstege, Wim 1952-07-28 Defender Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 0 1 0 - - -
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 1 - - -
Jansen, Wim 1946-10-28 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands SC Feyenoord 5 0 0 - - -
Cruijff, Johan 1947-04-25 Attacking Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 4 0 1 - - -
Neeskens, Johan 1951-09-15 Centre Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 4 0 1 - - -
van de Kerkhof, René 1951-09-16 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 1 0 - - -
Haan, Arie 1948-11-16 Centre Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 - - -
Peters, Jan 1954-08-18 Centre Midfielder Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 1 2 0 - - -
van der Kuijlen, Willy 1946-12-06 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 1 0 - - -
van Hanegem, Willem 1944-02-20 Centre Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 1 0 - - -
Arntz, Peter 1953-02-05 Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 - - -
Rensenbrink, Rob 1947-07-03 Left Winger Belgium RSC Anderlecht 6 0 3 - - -
Geels, Ruud 1948-07-28 Secondary striker Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 3 - - -
Rep, Johnny 1951-11-25 Right Winger Spain Valencia CF 3 0 1 - - -
Kist, Kees 1952-08-07 Centre Forward Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 0 2 0 - - -

Matches of Netherlands in 1976

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1976-06-16
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Netherlands
3:1 AET c
Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands
Euro 1976 - Semi Finals
Stadion Maksimir
1976-06-19
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:3 AET c
Yugoslavia vs. Netherlands
Euro 1976 - 3rd Place
Stadion Maksimir
1976-09-08
Iceland
Iceland
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:1 c
Iceland vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1978 - Group 4
Laugardalsvöllur
1976-10-13
Netherlands
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2:2 c
Netherlands vs. Northern Ireland
World Cup 1978 - Group 4
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
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Match Progress for Netherlands in 1976

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
50 23 14 13 105
Germany
Germany
34 9 14 11 57
France
France
23 7 4 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
19 11 4 4 34
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Poland
Poland
16 9 6 1 26
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Norway
Norway
13 8 4 1 26
Spain
Spain
13 5 3 5 24
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Iceland
Iceland
11 8 1 2 30
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 2 6 14
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 3 3 1 13
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Uruguay
Uruguay
6 2 1 3 7
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Albania
Albania
4 4 0 0 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 1 3 0 4
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 1 1 2
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 7
Saarland
Saarland
2 2 0 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
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