Willy van de Kerkhof

Willy van de Kerkhof
Personal information
Willy van de Kerkhof in 1975
Full name	Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof
Date of birth	(1951-09-16) 16 September 1951
Place of birth	Helmond, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	FC Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1973	FC Twente	93	(14)
1973–1988	PSV	418	(57)
Total		511	(71)
National team
1973–1986	Netherlands	63	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Wilhelmus "Willy" Antonius van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmɵs ˈʋɪli ɑnˈtoːnijəs fɑn də ˈkɛrkɦɔf];^[1] born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother René 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. He also played for the Netherlands at the Euro 1980. Overall, Van de Kerkhof appeared 63 times for his country, scoring five goals.^[2]

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1970–71	Twente	Eredivisie	27	6
1971–72			32	6
1972–73			34	2
1973–74	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	31	10
1974–75			32	7
1975–76			33	6
1976–77			31	1
1977–78			32	5
1978–79			30	3
1979–80			30	2
1980–81			27	4
1981–82			29	8
1982–83			26	2
1983–84			23	3
1984–85			33	2
1985–86			29	0
1986–87			19	3
1987–88			12	1
Total	Netherlands		510	71
Career total			510	71

Honours

Club

PSV Eindhoven
- Eredivisie: (6): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
- KNVB Cup: (3): 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88
- UEFA Cup: 1977–78
- European Cup: 1987–88

International

Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup:
  - Runner-up: (2) 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Championship:
  - Third Place: 1976

References

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↑ Van in isolation: [vɑn].
↑ Stokkermans, Karel (6 February 2008). "Willy van de Kerkhof – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
↑ "Article: FIFA top 120 list". AP. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-01.

FIFA 100
UEFA	Baggio Ballack Banks Baresi Van Basten Beckenbauer Beckham Bergkamp Bergomi Best Boniek Boniperti Breitner Buffon Butragueño Cantona Ceulemans Charlton Cruyff Dalglish Dasayev Davids Del Piero Desailly Deschamps Emre Eusébio Facchetti Figo Fontaine Gullit Hagi Henry Kahn Keane Keegan R. van de Kerkhof W. van de Kerkhof Klinsmann Kluivert Kopa B. Laudrup M. Laudrup Lineker Luis Enrique Maier Maldini Masopust Matthäus Müller Nedvěd Neeskens Nesta Van Nistelrooy Owen Papin Pfaff Pirès Platini Puskás Raúl Rensenbrink Rijkaard Rivera Rossi Rui Costa Rummenigge Rüştü Schmeichel Seedorf Seeler Shearer Shevchenko Stoichkov Šuker Thuram Totti Trésor Trezeguet Van der Elst Vieira Vieri Zidane Zoff
CONMEBOL	Carlos Alberto Batistuta Cafu Crespo Cubillas Di Stéfano Falcão Figueroa Francescoli Júnior Kempes Maradona Passarella Pelé Rivaldo Rivelino Roberto Carlos Romário Romero Ronaldinho Ronaldo Djalma Santos Nílton Santos Saviola Sívori Sócrates Valderrama Verón Zamorano Zanetti Zico
CAF	Diouf Milla Okocha Abedi Pelé Weah
CONCACAF	Akers Hamm Sánchez
AFC	Hong Nakata

Netherlands squads

Netherlands squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Geels 2 Haan 3 Van Hanegem 4 Van Ierssel 5 Israël 6 Jansen 7 De Jong 8 Jongbloed 9 Keizer 10 R. van de Kerkhof 11 W. van de Kerkhof 12 Krol 13 Neeskens 14 Cruijff (c) 15 Rensenbrink 16 Rep 17 Rijsbergen 18 Schrijvers 19 Strik 20 Suurbier 21 Treijtel 22 Vos Coach: Michels

Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1976 Third Place
1 Schrijvers 2 Suurbier 3 Rijsbergen 4 Van Kraay 5 Krol 6 Neeskens 7 Jansen 8 Rep 9 Cruijff (c) 10 W. van de Kerkhof 11 Rensenbrink 12 Van Hanegem 13 Geels 14 Peters 15 R. van de Kerkhof 16 Arntz 17 Ruiter 18 Jongbloed 19 Kist 20 Meutstege Coach: Knobel

Netherlands squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Schrijvers 2 Poortvliet 3 Schoenaker 4 Van Kraay 5 Krol (c) 6 Jansen 7 Wildschut 8 Jongbloed 9 Haan 10 R. van de Kerkhof 11 W. van de Kerkhof 12 Rensenbrink 13 Neeskens 14 Boskamp 15 Hovenkamp 16 Rep 17 Rijsbergen 18 Nanninga 19 Doesburg 20 Suurbier 21 Lubse 22 Brandts Coach: Happel

Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1980
1 Schrijvers 2 Wijnstekers 3 Van de Korput 4 Hovenkamp 5 Krol (c) 6 Poortvliet 7 R. van de Kerkhof 8 W. van de Kerkhof 9 Kist 10 Haan 11 Otto 12 Rep 13 Nanninga 14 Koster 15 Stevens 16 Doesburg 17 Vreijsen 18 Thijssen 19 Zondervan 20 Van Breukelen 21 Brandts 22 Metgod Coach: Zwartkruis

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