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General Information for Netherlands
Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1978
1.82m
Average age in 1978
27.1
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1978
Coaches in 1978
Kindly provided by Tsipras
Happel, Ernst (Coach)
Day of Birth
1925-11-29
Day of Death
1992-11-14
Place of Birth
Wien
(Austria)
Height
1.78m
Matches
7
(7 /
0)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)
Day of Birth
1926-02-18
Day of Death
2013-03-07
Place of Birth
Elst
(Netherlands)
Players of Netherlands in 1978
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Schrijvers, Piet | 1946-12-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jongbloed, Jan | 1940-11-25 | Goalkeeper |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Krol, Ruud | 1949-03-24 | Sweeper |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Poortvliet, Jan | 1955-09-21 | Left Back |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Brandts, Ernie | 1956-02-03 | Centre Back |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Wildschut, Piet | 1957-10-25 | Left Back |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Suurbier, Wim | 1945-01-16 | Right Back |
|
FC Metz | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Rijsbergen, Wim | 1952-01-18 | Centre Back |
|
SC Bastia | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Hovenkamp, Hugo | 1950-10-05 | Left Back |
|
AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| van Kraay, Adrie | 1953-08-01 | Centre Back |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Metgod, Johnny | 1958-02-27 | Centre Back |
|
AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Dusbaba, Johnny | 1956-03-14 | Sweeper |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| van de Kerkhof, Willy | 1951-09-16 | Centre Midfielder |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 13 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jansen, Wim | 1946-10-28 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| van de Kerkhof, René | 1951-09-16 | Right Midfielder |
|
PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Haan, Arie | 1948-11-16 | Centre Midfielder |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Neeskens, Johan | 1951-09-15 | Centre Midfielder |
|
FC Barcelona | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Peters, Jan | 1954-08-18 | Centre Midfielder |
|
AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| van Hanegem, Willem | 1944-02-20 | Centre Midfielder |
|
AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Vermeulen, Pierre | 1956-03-16 | Midfielder |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mühren, Arnold | 1951-06-02 | Left Midfielder |
|
Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Boskamp, Johan | 1948-10-21 | Centre Midfielder |
|
RWD Molenbeek | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Schoenaker, Dick | 1952-11-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Rensenbrink, Rob | 1947-07-03 | Left Winger |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 12 | 0 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Rep, Johnny | 1951-11-25 | Right Winger |
|
SC Bastia | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Nanninga, Dick | 1949-01-17 | Centre Forward |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Koster, Adrie | 1954-11-18 | Right Winger |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Geels, Ruud | 1948-07-28 | Secondary striker |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ling, Tscheu La | 1956-01-06 | Right Winger |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| van Leeuwen, Henk | 1951-04-02 | Centre Forward |
|
FC Den Haag | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
Matches of Netherlands in 1978
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-06-03 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 1978 - Group 4 | ||
| 1978-06-07 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 1978 - Group 4 | ||
| 1978-06-11 |
|
|
3:2 c | World Cup 1978 - Group 4 | ||
| 1978-06-14 |
|
|
1:5 c | World Cup 1978 - Group A | ||
| 1978-06-18 |
|
|
2:2 c | World Cup 1978 - Group A | ||
| 1978-06-21 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 1978 - Group A | ||
| 1978-06-25 |
|
|
3:1 AET c | World Cup 1978 - Final | ||
| 7 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Netherlands in 1978
Favorite Opponents of Netherlands
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
41 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 93 |
|
|
30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 53 |
|
|
18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 36 |
|
|
18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
|
|
15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
|
14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
|
14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
|
13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
|
|
13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
|
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
|
12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
|
11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
|
|
11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
|
11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
|
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
|
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
|
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
|
9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
|
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
|
England (Amateur)
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
England (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 525 | 298 | 111 | 116 | 1,107 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Netherlands
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