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General Information forNetherlands
Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 2002
1.81m
Average age in 2002
27.9
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in2002
Coaches in2002
provided by Tony Hollner
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
provided by Tony Hollnervan Gaal,Louis (Coach)
Day of Birth
1951-08-08
Place of Birth
Amsterdam(Netherlands)
Players ofNetherlands in2002
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| van der Sar,Edwin | 1970-10-29 | Goalkeeper |  | Fulham FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterreus,Ronald | 1970-08-25 | Goalkeeper |  | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| de Boer,Frank | 1970-05-15 | Centre Back |  | FC Barcelona | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricksen,Fernando | 1976-07-20 | Centre Back |  | Glasgow Rangers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stam,Jaap | 1972-07-17 | Centre Back |  | Lazio Roma | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reiziger,Michael | 1973-05-03 | Right Back | | FC Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Numan,Artur | 1969-12-14 | Left Back | | Glasgow Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bouma,Wilfred | 1978-06-15 | Centre Back | | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| van Bronckhorst,Giovanni | 1975-02-05 | Left Back | | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ooijer,André | 1974-07-11 | Centre Back | | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paauwe,Patrick | 1975-12-27 | Centre Back | | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocu,Phillip | 1970-10-29 | Centre Midfielder | | FC Barcelona | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| van Bommel,Mark | 1977-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder | | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenden,Boudewijn | 1976-08-15 | Left Midfielder | | Chelsea FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davids,Edgar | 1973-03-13 | Defensive Midfielder | | Juventus Torino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seedorf,Clarence | 1976-04-01 | Attacking Midfielder | | AC Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosvelt,Paul | 1970-03-26 | Defensive Midfielder | | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| de Boer,Ronald | 1970-05-15 | Right Midfielder | | Glasgow Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landzaat,Denny | 1976-05-06 | Centre Midfielder | | Willem II Tilburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| van der Vaart,Rafael | 1983-02-11 | Attacking Midfielder | | Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boateng,George | 1975-09-05 | Centre Midfielder | | Middlesbrough FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kluivert,Patrick | 1976-07-01 | Centre Forward | | FC Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makaay,Roy | 1975-03-09 | Centre Forward | | Deportivo La Coruña | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| van Nistelrooy,Ruud | 1976-07-01 | Centre Forward | | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| van der Meyde,Andy | 1979-09-30 | Right Winger | | Ajax Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overmars,Marc | 1973-03-29 | Left Winger | | FC Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasselbaink,Jimmy Floyd | 1972-03-27 | Centre Forward | | Chelsea FC | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikora,Victor | 1978-04-11 | Left Winger | | Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| van Hooijdonk,Pierre | 1969-11-29 | Centre Forward | | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches ofNetherlands in2002
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-13 | | | 1:1c Netherlands vs. England | Friendly | ||
| 2002-03-27 | | | 1:0c Netherlands vs. Spain | Friendly | ||
| 2002-05-19 |  | | 0:2c USA vs. Netherlands | Friendly | ||
| 2002-08-21 |  | | 0:1c Norway vs. Netherlands | Friendly | ||
| 2002-09-07 | |  | 3:0c Netherlands vs. Belarus | Euro 2004 - Group 3 | ||
| 2002-10-16 |  | | 0:3c Austria vs. Netherlands | Euro 2004 - Group 3 | ||
| 2002-11-20 |  | | 1:3c Germany vs. Netherlands | Friendly | ||
| 7 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress forNetherlands in2002
Favorite Opponents ofNetherlands
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 102 |
| 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 56 |
 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38 |
| 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
| 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 41 |
 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 |
 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
England (Amateur) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
England (Olympic) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 598 | 334 | 128 | 136 | 1,270 |