René van de Kerkhof

Reinier Lambertus van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛiniːr rəˈneː lɑmˈbɛrtʏs fɑn də ˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf];[2] born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger for FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van de Kerkhof, not Kerkhof.
René van de Kerkhof
Van de Kerkhof in 1975
Personal information
Full name Reinier Lambertus van de Kerkhof
Date of birth (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951
Place of birth Helmond, Netherlands
Position(s) 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
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
Runner-up1978 Argentina
European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother Willy were squad members of the Dutch national team that made the World Cup final in 1974 and became key players in the team that made the 1978 final, losing to hosts West Germany and Argentina, respectively. Overall, van de Kerkhof appeared 47 times for his country, scoring five goals.

He is well remembered due to the incident before the 1978 World Cup final, when the opponent Argentia 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 by FIFA and worn in previous matches, the referee, Italian Sergio 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.[3]

1978 was his most successful year, besides becoming runners-up at the World Cup, he also won the UEFA Cup, the Dutch championship and the KNVB 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 coach Kees Rijvers", van de Kerkhof later would tell to Berend Scholten.[4]

Van de Kerkhof was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Twente1970–71Eredivisie3312
1971–723210
1972–733412
Total 9934
PSV Eindhoven1973–74Eredivisie3120
1974–75309
1975–76348
1976–77289
1977–782910
1978–79278
1979–80293
1980–81181
1981–82299
1982–83238
Total 27885
Apollon Smyrnis1983–84Alpha Ethniki233
Seiko1984–85First Division14861
Helmond Sport1985–86144
1986–87233
1987–88241
Total 618
FC Eindhoven1987–88111
1988–89192
Total 303
Career total 505141

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

Seiko

Netherlands

Individual

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to René van de Kerkhof.
  1. "Rene van de Kerkhof – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
  2. Van in isolation: [vɑn].
  3. Salvation army: part two. Guardian (4 June 2006). Retrieved on 8 November 2013.
  4. PSV smell danger as Rangers visit stirs memories by Berend Scholten
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