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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1988
1.83m
Average age in 1988
25.5
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1988
No jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Michels, Rinus (Coach)

Michels Kindly provided by Tsipras
Michels provided by Tony Hollner
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Michels, Rinus (Coach)

Day of Birth
1928-02-09
Day of Death
2005-03-03
Place of Birth
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Height
1.86m
Matches
8 (5 / 3)
Goto coach Rinus Michels

Libregts, Thijs (Coach)

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Libregts, Thijs (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-01-04
Place of Birth
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Matches
3 (2 / 1)
Goto coach Thijs Libregts

Players of Netherlands in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
van Breukelen, Hans 1956-10-04 Goalkeeper Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hiele, Joop 1958-12-25 Goalkeeper Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Koeman, Ronald 1963-03-21 Libero Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 10 0 1 0 0 0
van Aerle, Berry 1962-12-08 Right Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 9 0 0 0 0 0
van Tiggelen, Adri 1957-06-16 Left Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 9 0 0 0 0 0
Silooy, Sonny 1963-08-31 Right Back France Racing Club Paris 3 0 0 0 0 0
Koot, Adick 1963-08-16 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 0 0
Troost, Sjaak 1959-08-29 Defender Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 1 0 0 0 0
Koevermans, Wim 1960-06-28 Defender Netherlands FC Groningen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reekers, Rob 1966-05-07 Defender Germany VfL Bochum 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rutten, Fred 1962-12-05 Centre Back Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wouters, Jan 1960-07-17 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 10 0 1 0 0 0
Rijkaard, Frank 1962-09-30 Defensive Midfielder Italy AC Milan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vanenburg, Gerald 1964-03-05 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gullit, Ruud 1962-09-01 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Milan 8 0 2 0 0 0
Mühren, Arnold 1951-06-02 Left Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 8 0 0 0 0 0
Koeman, Erwin 1961-09-20 Left Midfielder Belgium KV Mechelen 5 3 0 0 0 0
Suvrijn, Wilbert 1962-10-26 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 2 2 0 0 0 0
Krüzen, Hendrie 1964-11-24 Left Midfielder Netherlands FC Den Bosch 2 1 0 0 0 0
Winter, Aron 1967-03-01 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 2 0 0 0 0
van Basten, Marco 1964-10-31 Centre Forward Italy AC Milan 7 2 5 0 0 0
Bosman, John 1965-02-01 Centre Forward Belgium KV Mechelen 5 1 2 0 0 0
van't Schip, John 1963-12-30 Left Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kieft, Wim 1962-11-12 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 3 2 0 0 0
Eijkelkamp, René 1964-04-06 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Groningen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Huistra, Peter 1967-01-18 Left Winger Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 1 0 0 0 0 0
van Loen, John 1965-02-04 Centre Forward Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 1988

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-03-23
England
England
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:2 c
England vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1988-05-24
Netherlands
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Netherlands vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1988-06-01
Netherlands
Netherlands
Romania
Romania
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Romania
Friendly
Olympisch Stadion
1988-06-12
Netherlands
Netherlands
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:1 c
Netherlands vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Rheinenergiestadion
1988-06-15
England
England
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:3 c
England vs. Netherlands
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Merkur Spiel-Arena
1988-06-18
Ireland
Ireland
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:1 c
Ireland vs. Netherlands
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Parkstadion
1988-06-21
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:2 c
Germany vs. Netherlands
Euro 1988 - Semi Finals
Volksparkstadion
1988-06-25
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
Soviet Union vs. Netherlands
Euro 1988 - Final
Olympiastadion München
1988-09-14
Netherlands
Netherlands
Wales
Wales
1:0 c
Netherlands vs. Wales
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Olympisch Stadion
1988-10-19
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:0 c
Germany vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Olympiastadion München
1988-11-16
Italy
Italy
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:0 c
Italy vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Stadio Olimpico Roma
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Match Progress for Netherlands in 1988

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
44 21 11 12 101
Germany
Germany
33 9 13 11 56
France
France
22 7 3 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
18 11 4 3 33
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Austria
Austria
13 9 1 3 33
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Poland
Poland
12 8 4 0 22
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Hungary
Hungary
12 10 1 1 44
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Norway
Norway
10 5 4 1 13
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Finland
Finland
10 9 1 0 29
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 3 1 5 13
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 4 1 3 13
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Malta
Malta
7 7 0 0 36
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
7 7 0 0 22
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Saarland
Saarland
2 2 0 0 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
East Germany
East Germany
2 2 0 0 3
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
578 325 121 132 1,227

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