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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1979
1.8m
Average age in 1979
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1979
No jersey in 1979

Coaches in 1979

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)
Goto coach Jan Zwartkruis

Players of Netherlands in 1979

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 7 0 0 - - -
Doesburg, Pim 1943-10-28 Goalkeeper Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 1 0 0 - - -
Stevens, Huub 1953-11-29 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 - - -
Hovenkamp, Hugo 1950-10-05 Left Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 6 0 0 - - -
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 0 - - -
Brandts, Ernie 1956-02-03 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 5 2 0 - - -
Poortvliet, Jan 1955-09-21 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 5 0 1 - - -
Wijnstekers, Ben 1955-08-31 Right Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 0 0 - - -
Wildschut, Piet 1957-10-25 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 - - -
van de Korput, Michel 1956-09-18 Centre Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 1 0 - - -
van Kraay, Adrie 1953-08-01 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 - - -
Metgod, Johnny 1958-02-27 Centre Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 0 5 2 - - -
van de Kerkhof, René 1951-09-16 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 1 - - -
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 1 - - -
Jansen, Wim 1946-10-28 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 0 0 - - -
Peters, Jan 1954-08-18 Centre Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 3 0 1 - - -
Neeskens, Johan 1951-09-15 Centre Midfielder USA New York Cosmos 2 0 0 - - -
Thijssen, Frans 1952-01-23 Centre Midfielder England Ipswich Town 1 0 1 - - -
Schoenaker, Dick 1952-11-30 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 - - -
Valke, Michel 1959-08-24 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 - - -
van Hanegem, Willem 1944-02-20 Centre Midfielder Netherlands FC Utrecht 1 0 0 - - -
Kist, Kees 1952-08-07 Centre Forward Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 5 1 2 - - -
Tahamata, Simon 1956-05-26 Left Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 - - -
Rep, Johnny 1951-11-25 Right Winger France AS Saint-Étienne 3 0 0 - - -
Ling, Tscheu La 1956-01-06 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 1 0 - - -
Nanninga, Dick 1949-01-17 Centre Forward Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 2 0 2 - - -
Rensenbrink, Rob 1947-07-03 Left Winger Belgium RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 - - -
Peters, Jan 1953-07-20 Striker Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 - - -
Geels, Ruud 1948-07-28 Secondary striker Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Netherlands in 1979

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
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Match Progress for Netherlands in 1979

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
45 21 12 12 102
Germany
Germany
33 9 13 11 56
France
France
22 7 3 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
18 11 4 3 33
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Poland
Poland
16 9 6 1 26
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Norway
Norway
10 5 4 1 13
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 3 1 5 13
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
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
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
Albania
Albania
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
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
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
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
600 335 128 137 1,275

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