Johnny Rep
John Nicholaas Rep (born 25 November 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.
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| Full name | John Nicholaas Rep | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZFC Zaandam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | Ajax | 97 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Valencia | 55 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Bastia | 65 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Saint-Étienne | 131 | (44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | PEC Zwolle | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Feyenoord | 43 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Haarlem | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 428 | (150) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1981 | Netherlands | 42 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | De Zwarte Schapen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Omniworld | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Texel'94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Omniworld (scout) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Rep played as a right-footed striker in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 (West Germany) and 1978 (Argentina). He scored the winning goal for Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup Final in Belgrade and also helped SC Bastia reach the finals of the 1978 UEFA Cup. His pairing with Rob Rensenbrink was seen as an offensive powerhouse.[1]
He said that his time at Valencia was not good and that the only thing they helped him do was "learn Spanish".[1] He claimed that SC Bastia suited him best.[1] After his time in Bastia, Rep joined AS Saint-Étienne[2] and was part of a side that included Michel Platini.
Personal life
He said he liked to distract himself by reading books by Harold Robbins and by playing cards.[1]
Honours
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Super Cup: 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
Bastia
Saint-Étienne
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
Individual
- French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1977–78[3]
Trivia
Rep is included in the "Classic Netherlands" team in the football video game Pro Evolution Soccer 6 under the name of "Rak".
Rep is the namesake of the Irish indie pop band Jonny Rep. He also has a song in his honour, written by French rock band Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne.
References
- Se llama rep y vive del gol [It's called rep and it lives on goals], web: Goles Mundial, June 1978, Issue #1538, 1978, retrieved 13 March 2023
- "Johnny Rep: Les Verts and Oranje Legend". 21 June 2011.
- "France - Footballer of the Year". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
External links
- Johnny Rep at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Johnny Rep at BDFutbol
- Johnny Rep – FIFA competition record (archived)