Johan Neeskens
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Johan Neeskens is a former Dutch footballer renowned as one of the world’s best midfielders of the 1970s, especially for his role in the Netherlands’ “Total Football” era and at clubs like Ajax and FC Barcelona.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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human ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| clubAchieved |
Copa del Rey winner with FC Barcelona
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European Cup winner with Ajax ⓘ Intercontinental Cup winner with Ajax ⓘ La Liga winner with FC Barcelona ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-09-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | Neeskens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Johannes Jacobus Neeskens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Johannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | assistant coach ⓘ |
| knownFor |
penalty taking
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powerful shooting ⓘ stamina and work rate ⓘ tackling and ball-winning ability ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
AFC Ajax
NERFINISHED
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FC Baar NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangers International (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best midfielders of the 1970s
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role in the Netherlands Total Football era ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam | 49 ⓘ |
| numberOfGoalsForNationalTeam | 17 ⓘ |
| occupation | football coach ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1974 FIFA World Cup
NERFINISHED
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1976 UEFA European Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 1978 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Heemstede, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsForNationalTeam | Netherlands national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
defensive midfielder
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midfielder ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | Total Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamAchieved |
1974 FIFA World Cup runner-up with Netherlands
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1976 UEFA European Championship third place with Netherlands ⓘ 1978 FIFA World Cup runner-up with Netherlands ⓘ |
| teammateOf |
Johan Cruyff
NERFINISHED
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Rob Rensenbrink NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruud Krol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAsCoachFor |
FC Barcelona (assistant)
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Galatasaray (assistant) ⓘ Netherlands national football team (assistant) NERFINISHED ⓘ PSV Eindhoven (assistant) ⓘ South African national football team (assistant) ⓘ |
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