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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1983
1.83m
Average age in 1983
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1983
No jersey in 1983

Coaches in 1983

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 (5 / 2)
Goto coach Kees Rijvers

Players of Netherlands in 1983

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Schrijvers, Piet 1946-12-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands PEC Zwolle 6 0 0 0 0 0
van Breukelen, Hans 1956-10-04 Goalkeeper England Nottingham Forest 1 1 0 0 0 0
Wijnstekers, Ben 1955-08-31 Right Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 0 1 0 0 0
Boeve, Peter 1957-03-14 Left Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 7 0 0 0 0 0
Koeman, Ronald 1963-03-21 Libero Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 1 0 0 0
Ophof, Edo 1959-05-21 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 1 0 0 0 0
Spelbos, Ronald 1954-07-08 Centre Back Belgium Club Brugge 2 0 0 0 0 0
van Tiggelen, Adri 1957-06-16 Left Back Netherlands FC Groningen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hovenkamp, Hugo 1950-10-05 Left Back Austria SSW Innsbruck 1 0 0 0 0 0
Metgod, Johnny 1958-02-27 Centre Back Spain Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
Silooy, Sonny 1963-08-31 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
van de Korput, Michel 1956-09-18 Centre Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Italy SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gullit, Ruud 1962-09-01 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 1 4 0 0 0
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 5 0 0 0 0 0
Vanenburg, Gerald 1964-03-05 Right Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 1 1 0 0 0
Koeman, Erwin 1961-09-20 Left Midfielder Netherlands FC Groningen 4 0 0 0 0 0
Brocken, Bud 1957-09-12 Right Midfielder Netherlands FC Groningen 3 2 0 0 0 0
Rijkaard, Frank 1962-09-30 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 1 2 0 0 0
Valke, Michel 1959-08-24 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 3 0 0 0 0
Schoenaker, Dick 1952-11-30 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hofkens, Wim 1958-03-17 Defensive Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
Houtman, Peter 1957-06-04 Centre Forward Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 0 3 0 0 0
van Basten, Marco 1964-10-31 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 1 2 0 0 0
van der Gijp, René 1961-04-04 Right Winger Belgium KSC Lokeren 2 0 0 0 0 0
Koolhof, Jurie 1960-01-10 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vermeulen, Pierre 1956-03-16 Left Winger Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
van Kooten, Cees 1948-08-20 Striker Netherlands PEC Zwolle 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 1983

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1983-02-16
Spain
Spain
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:0 c
Spain vs. Netherlands
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
1983-04-27
Netherlands
Netherlands
Sweden
Sweden
0:3 c
Netherlands vs. Sweden
Friendly
Stadion Galgenwaard
1983-09-07
Netherlands
Netherlands
Iceland
Iceland
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Iceland
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Stadion Oosterpark
1983-09-21
Belgium
Belgium
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:1 c
Belgium vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1983-10-12
Ireland
Ireland
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:3 c
Ireland vs. Netherlands
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Dalymount Park
1983-11-16
Netherlands
Netherlands
Spain
Spain
2:1 c
Netherlands vs. Spain
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1983-12-17
Netherlands
Netherlands
Malta
Malta
5:0 c
Netherlands vs. Malta
Euro 1984 - Group 7
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
7 Matches

Match Progress for Netherlands in 1983

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
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
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
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
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
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
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
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
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
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
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
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
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