Van de Kerkhof in 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Reinier Lambertus van de Kerkhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1951-09-16)16 September 1951 (age 74) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1982[1] | Netherlands | 47 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reinier Lambertus "René"van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈrɛiniːrlɑmˈbɛrtʏsrəˈneːvɑndəˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf]; born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professionalfootballer who played as aright winger forFC Twente,PSV Eindhoven and theNetherlands national team.
Van de Kerkhof and his twin brotherWilly were squad members of the Dutch national team that made theWorld Cup final in1974 and became key players in the team that made the1978 final, losing to hosts West Germany and Argentina, respectively. He also played for the Netherlands at theEuro 1976 andEuro 1980. Overall, van de Kerkhof appeared 47 times for his country, scoring five goals.
He is well remembered due to the incident before the1978 World Cup final, when the opponentArgentina national team objected to the cast he wore on his injured forearm since it could have injured an Argentinian player. Despite the bandage having been passed byFIFA and worn in previous matches, the referee, ItalianSergio Gonella vacillated. The Dutch players threatened to walk off the field in protest, delaying the kickoff of the game. Finally an extra layer of padding was applied to the bandage as a solution, and the match could start.[2]
1978 was his most successful year, besides becoming runners-up at the World Cup, he also won theUEFA Cup, theDutch championship and theKNVB Beker with PSV that year: "we had won everything possible – the title, the Dutch Cup and the UEFA Cup, and we had five or six players who had been runners-up at the FIFA World Cup in Argentina with the Netherlands. It was a beautiful period under coachKees Rijvers", Van de Kerkhof later would tell to Berend Scholten.[3]
Van de Kerkhof was named byPelé as one of thetop 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Twente | 1970–71 | Eredivisie | 33 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1971–72 | 32 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1972–73 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Total | 99 | 34 | ||||||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 1973–74 | Eredivisie | 31 | 20 | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | 30 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1975–76 | 34 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1976–77 | 28 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1977–78 | 29 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1978–79 | 27 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1979–80 | 29 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1980–81 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1981–82 | 29 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1982–83 | 23 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Total | 278 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 1983–84 | Alpha Ethniki | 23 | 3 | ||||||||
| Seiko | 1984–85 | First Division | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Helmond Sport | 1985–86 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1986–87 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 61 | 8 | ||||||||||
| FC Eindhoven | 1987–88 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1988–89 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 505 | 141 | ||||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 August 1973 | Deventer, Netherlands | 5–1 | 8–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 10 September 1975 | Chorzów, Poland | 1–4 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |
| 3 | 26 October 1977 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 18 June 1978 | Córdoba, Argentina | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | |
| 5 | 21 November 1979 | Leipzig, German Democratic Republic | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification |

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