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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1982
1.81m
Average age in 1982
25.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1982
No jersey in 1982

Coaches in 1982

Rijvers, Kees (Coach)

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Rijvers, Kees (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-05-27
Day of Death
2024-03-04
Place of Birth
Breda (Netherlands)
Height
1.65m
Matches
7 (3 / 4)
Goto coach Kees Rijvers

Players of Netherlands in 1982

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
van Breukelen, Hans 1956-10-04 Goalkeeper England Nottingham Forest 5 0 0 0 0 0
Metgod, Edward 1959-12-19 Goalkeeper Netherlands Haarlem FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Schrijvers, Piet 1946-12-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
van de Korput, Michel 1956-09-18 Centre Back Italy Torino Calcio 7 0 0 0 0 0
Ophof, Edo 1959-05-21 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 1 2 0 0 0
Boeve, Peter 1957-03-14 Left Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Metgod, Johnny 1958-02-27 Centre Back Spain Real Madrid 4 0 0 0 0 0
Wijnstekers, Ben 1955-08-31 Right Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Spelbos, Ronald 1954-07-08 Centre Back Belgium Club Brugge 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hovenkamp, Hugo 1950-10-05 Left Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 0 1 0 0 0
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Italy SSC Napoli 2 0 0 0 0 0
Stevens, Huub 1953-11-29 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 0 0
Poortvliet, Jan 1955-09-21 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wildschut, Piet 1957-10-25 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gullit, Ruud 1962-09-01 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 1 1 0 0 0
Rijkaard, Frank 1962-09-30 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 1 0 0 0 0
Vanenburg, Gerald 1964-03-05 Right Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Schoenaker, Dick 1952-11-30 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 4 0 0 0
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mühren, Arnold 1951-06-02 Left Midfielder England Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Peters, Jan 1954-08-18 Centre Midfielder Italy Genoa CFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Valke, Michel 1959-08-24 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
van de Kerkhof, René 1951-09-16 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 2 0 0 0 0
Wouters, Jan 1960-07-17 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands FC Utrecht 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kieft, Wim 1962-11-12 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 1 0 0 0
Tahamata, Simon 1956-05-26 Left Winger Belgium Standard Liège 3 0 1 0 0 0
van Kooten, Cees 1948-08-20 Striker Netherlands PEC Zwolle 1 2 2 0 0 0
van der Gijp, René 1961-04-04 Right Winger Belgium KSC Lokeren 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hofman, René 1961-03-08 Right Winger Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ling, Tscheu La 1956-01-06 Right Winger Greece Panathinaikos AO 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vermeulen, Pierre 1956-03-16 Left Winger Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tol, Pier 1958-07-12 Striker Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Koolhof, Jurie 1960-01-10 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 4 0 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 1982

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1982-03-23
Scotland
Scotland
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:1 c
Scotland vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Hampden Park
1982-04-14
Netherlands
Netherlands
Greece
Greece
1:0 c
Netherlands vs. Greece
Friendly
Philips Stadion
1982-05-25
England
England
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:0 c
England vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1982-09-01
Iceland
Iceland
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:1 c
Iceland vs. Netherlands
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Laugardalsvöllur
1982-09-22
Netherlands
Netherlands
Ireland
Ireland
2:1 c
Netherlands vs. Ireland
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1982-11-10
Netherlands
Netherlands
France
France
1:2 c
Netherlands vs. France
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1982-12-19
Malta
Malta
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:6 c
Malta vs. Netherlands
Euro 1984 - Group 7
New Tivoli
7 Matches

Match Progress for Netherlands in 1982

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
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
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
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
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
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
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
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
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
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
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
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
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
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
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