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Willy van de Kerkhof

1951 - Today

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Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈʋɪli vɑn də ˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf]; born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother René were squad members of the Netherlands 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 1976 and Euro 1980. Overall, van de Kerkhof appeared 63 times for his national team, scoring five goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy van de Kerkhof is the 275th most popular soccer player (down from 242nd in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 168th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 275 out of 21,273. Before him are Edgar Davids, Yasukazu Tanaka, Gyula Grosics, Felix Magath, Peter Shilton, and Giampiero Boniperti. After him are Clarence Seedorf, Vittorio Pozzo, Kiyonosuke Marutani, Masahiro Hamazaki, Harald Schumacher, and Dražan Jerković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 62. Before him are Kathryn Bigelow, Jean-Claude Duvalier, René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Nikolai Patrushev, and Anjelica Huston. After him are Nicu Ceaușescu, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Blaise Compaoré, Sergei Skripal, Patrick Allen, and Queen Noor of Jordan.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 157 out of 1,646. Before him are Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Corry Brokken (1932), and Jeroen Krabbé (1944). After him are Frederick de Houtman (1571), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), Rachel Ruysch (1664), Bert van Marwijk (1952), and Roméo Dallaire (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 10. Before him are Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Arie Haan (1948), Ruud Krol (1949), Edwin van der Sar (1970), René van de Kerkhof (1951), and Johnny Rep (1951). After him are Piet Keizer (1943), Arjen Robben (1984), Robin van Persie (1983), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), Peter Bosz (1963), and Erik ten Hag (1970).

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