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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1989
1.82m
Average age in 1989
25.6
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1989
No jersey in 1989

Coaches in 1989

Libregts, Thijs (Coach)

Libregts Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Libregts, Thijs (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-01-04
Place of Birth
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Matches
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach Thijs Libregts

Players of Netherlands in 1989

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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hiele, Joop 1958-12-25 Goalkeeper Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
Snelders, Theo 1963-12-07 Goalkeeper Scotland Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Menzo, Stanley 1963-10-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Koeman, Ronald 1963-03-21 Libero Spain FC Barcelona 8 0 3 0 0 0
van Aerle, Berry 1962-12-08 Right Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 0 0 0 0
van Tiggelen, Adri 1957-06-16 Left Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 6 0 0 0 0 0
Rutjes, Graeme 1960-03-26 Centre Back Belgium KV Mechelen 4 1 1 0 0 0
Reekers, Rob 1966-05-07 Defender Germany VfL Bochum 1 2 0 0 0 0
Koot, Adick 1963-08-16 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0
Silooy, Sonny 1963-08-31 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sturing, Edward 1963-06-13 Defender Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 1 0 0 0 0 0
Blind, Danny 1961-08-01 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wouters, Jan 1960-07-17 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 2 0 0 0
Rijkaard, Frank 1962-09-30 Defensive Midfielder Italy AC Milan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Koeman, Erwin 1961-09-20 Left Midfielder Belgium KV Mechelen 4 0 1 0 0 0
Vanenburg, Gerald 1964-03-05 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hofkens, Wim 1958-03-17 Defensive Midfielder Belgium KV Mechelen 3 1 0 0 0 0
Winter, Aron 1967-03-01 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 0 0 0 0
Witschge, Rob 1966-08-23 Left Midfielder France AS Saint-Étienne 1 2 0 0 0 0
Gullit, Ruud 1962-09-01 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Milan 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fräser, Henk 1966-07-07 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 0 0 0 0 0
Krüzen, Hendrie 1964-11-24 Left Midfielder Belgium KV Kortrijk 1 0 0 0 0 0
Latuheru, Bart 1965-11-08 Right Midfielder Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 1 0 0 0 0 0
Laamers, Martin 1967-08-02 Right Midfielder Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 0 1 0 0 0 0
van Basten, Marco 1964-10-31 Centre Forward Italy AC Milan 4 1 2 0 0 0
Kieft, Wim 1962-11-12 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 0 1 0 0 0
Bosman, John 1965-02-01 Centre Forward Belgium KV Mechelen 3 2 2 0 0 0
Huistra, Peter 1967-01-18 Left Winger Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 3 1 0 0 0 0
van't Schip, John 1963-12-30 Left Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ellerman, Juul 1965-10-07 Striker Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 1 0 0 0 0
van Loen, John 1965-02-04 Centre Forward Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 2 1 0 0 0
Berghuis, Frank 1967-05-02 Left Winger Netherlands FC Volendam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Roy, Bryan 1970-02-12 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eijkelkamp, René 1964-04-06 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Groningen 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 1989

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1989-01-04
Israel
Israel
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
Israel vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Ramat Gan Stadium
1989-03-22
Netherlands
Netherlands
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Philips Stadion
1989-04-26
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
1:1 c
Netherlands vs. Germany
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1989-05-31
Finland
Finland
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:1 c
Finland vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Helsingin olympiastadion
1989-09-06
Netherlands
Netherlands
Denmark
Denmark
2:2 c
Netherlands vs. Denmark
Friendly
Olympisch Stadion
1989-10-11
Wales
Wales
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:2 c
Wales vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Racecourse Ground
1989-11-15
Netherlands
Netherlands
Finland
Finland
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Finland
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1989-12-20
Netherlands
Netherlands
Brazil
Brazil
0:1 c
Netherlands vs. Brazil
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
8 Matches

Match Progress for Netherlands in 1989

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
45 21 12 12 102
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
Poland
Poland
15 9 5 1 25
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Norway
Norway
10 5 4 1 13
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 3 1 5 13
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
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
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
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
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
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
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 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
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
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