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Johan Neeskens

Dutch football manager and player (1951-2024) · Netherlands · Footballers · Died at 73

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Johannes Jacobus Neeskens was a Dutch football manager and player. A midfielder, he was an important member of the Netherlands national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time.

A life in dates

2024Died6 October 20241990Zug 94Club1990-19911985Fort Lauderdale SunClubKansas City CometsClub1985-19861984FC GroningenClub1984-19851979New York CosmosClub1979-19841974Fc BarcelonaClub1974-19791970AFC AjaxClub1970-1974Netherlands national association football teamClub1970-19811968RCHClub1968-19701951Born15 September 1951

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Zug 941990-1991
Kansas City Comets1985-1986
Fort Lauderdale Sun1985-1985
FC Groningen1984-1985
New York Cosmos1979-1984
Fc Barcelona1974-1979
AFC Ajax1970-1974
Netherlands national association football team1970-1981
RCH1968-1970

Career record

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1990-199110
1985-1986231
1985-198511
1984-198570
1979-19849417
1974-197914035
1970-197412433
1970-19814917
1968-1970681

About this person

Johannes Jacobus Neeskens was a Dutch football manager and player. A midfielder, he was an important member of the Netherlands national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time. In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony, while in 2017 he was included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1951 to 2024 · aged 73

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