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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1997
1.84m
Average age in 1997
25.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Hiddink, Guus (Coach)

Hiddink Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Hiddink provided by Tony Hollner
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Hiddink, Guus (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-11-08
Place of Birth
Varsseveld (Netherlands)
Matches
7 (5 / 2)
Goto coach Guus Hiddink

Players of Netherlands in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
van der Sar, Edwin 1970-10-29 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 0 0 0 0
de Goey, Ed 1966-12-20 Goalkeeper England Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Numan, Artur 1969-12-14 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 7 0 0 0 0 0
Reiziger, Michael 1973-05-03 Right Back Spain FC Barcelona 6 1 0 0 0 0
de Boer, Frank 1970-05-15 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 3 0 0 0
Stam, Jaap 1972-07-17 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 1 0 0 0
van Bronckhorst, Giovanni 1975-02-05 Left Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 2 1 0 0 0
Vierklau, Ferdy 1973-04-01 Right Back Spain CD Tenerife 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bogarde, Winston 1970-10-22 Centre Back Spain FC Barcelona 0 2 0 0 0 0
de Kock, Johan 1964-10-25 Centre Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 0 1 0 0 0 0
Seedorf, Clarence 1976-04-01 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Madrid 7 0 0 0 0 0
Cocu, Phillip 1970-10-29 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jonk, Wim 1966-10-12 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 0 0 0 0
Winter, Aron 1967-03-01 Centre Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 5 1 1 0 0 0
de Boer, Ronald 1970-05-15 Right Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Zenden, Boudewijn 1976-08-15 Left Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0
van Gastel, Jean-Paul 1972-04-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 1 1 0 0 0
Witschge, Richard 1969-09-20 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bergkamp, Dennis 1969-05-10 Secondary striker England Arsenal FC 5 0 4 0 0 0
Kluivert, Patrick 1976-07-01 Centre Forward Italy AC Milan 5 0 2 0 0 0
van Hooijdonk, Pierre 1969-11-29 Centre Forward England Nottingham Forest 1 4 2 0 0 0
Bosman, John 1965-02-01 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 1 1 1 0 0 0
Overmars, Marc 1973-03-29 Left Winger England Arsenal FC 0 4 0 0 0 0
Makaay, Roy 1975-03-09 Centre Forward Spain CD Tenerife 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-26
France
France
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:1 c
France vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Parc des Princes
1997-03-29
Netherlands
Netherlands
San Marino
San Marino
4:0 c
Netherlands vs. San Marino
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Johan Cruijff ArenA
1997-04-02
Turkey
Turkey
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:0 c
Turkey vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu
1997-04-30
San Marino
San Marino
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:6 c
San Marino vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
San Marino Stadium
1997-06-04
South Africa
South Africa
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
South Africa vs. Netherlands
Friendly
FNB Stadium - Soccer City
1997-09-06
Netherlands
Netherlands
Belgium
Belgium
3:1 c
Netherlands vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1997-10-11
Netherlands
Netherlands
Turkey
Turkey
0:0 c
Netherlands vs. Turkey
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Johan Cruijff ArenA
7 Matches

Match Progress for Netherlands in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
46 21 12 13 102
Germany
Germany
34 9 14 11 57
France
France
23 7 4 12 38
Ireland
Ireland
19 11 4 4 34
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Poland
Poland
16 9 6 1 26
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Spain
Spain
13 5 3 5 24
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 2 6 14
Norway
Norway
11 6 4 1 15
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
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
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Uruguay
Uruguay
6 2 1 3 7
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 2 2 1 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 1 3 0 4
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
Albania
Albania
4 4 0 0 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
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
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
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 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
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 1 1 2
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
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
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
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
614 338 133 143 1,286

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