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{{Short description|Dutch footballer (1947–2020)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rob Rensenbrink
| image = Rob Rensenbrink (1978).jpg
| caption = Rensenbrink in 1978
| full_name = Pieter Robert Rensenbrink
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|7|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|24|1947|7|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Oostzaan]], Netherlands
| height = 1.80 m{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Left winger]], [[forward (association football)|forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = OVVO Amsterdam
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1965 
| youthclubs2 = OSV
| years1 = 1965–1969
| clubs1 = [[AFC DWS|DWS]]
| caps1 = 120
| goals1 = 34
| years2 = 1969–1971
| clubs2 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| caps2 = 55
| goals2 = 24
| years3 = 1971–1980
| clubs3 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| caps3 = 262
| goals3 = 143
| years4 = 1980
| clubs4 = [[Portland Timbers (NASL)|Portland Timbers]]
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 1981–1982
| clubs5 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 1
| totalcaps = 467
| totalgoals = 208
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1979
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps1 = 46
| nationalgoals1 = 14<ref name="rsssf" />
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|NED}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 West Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 Argentina]]|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[UEFA Euro 1976|1976 Yugoslavia]]|}}
}}
'''Pieter Robert Rensenbrink''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈrɔp ˈrɛnsə(m)ˌbrɪŋk}}; 3 July 1947 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch [[association football|footballer]] and member of the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] that reached two [[FIFA World Cup]] finals, in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] and [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1978]]. A creative and prolific left [[winger (association football)|winger]] or [[forward (association football)|forward]], he became a legend in [[Belgium]] while playing in the great [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] side of the 1970s. He is the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]'s [[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers#All-time top scorers|all-time top scorer]], with 25 goals. A talented [[dribbling (association football)|dribbler]] as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two [[penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the [[Onze d'Or]] in 1976.

== Club career ==
[[File:Rob Rensenbrink 1969.jpg|thumb|Rob Rensenbrink in 1969]]
Born 3 July 1947, in [[Amsterdam]], Rensenbrink started his career at [[AFC DWS|DWS]], an Amsterdam amateur club, before moving to Belgian side [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] in 1969. Between 1971 and 1980 he played for [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] where he enjoyed his greatest club successes. In total when in [[Belgium]] he twice won the [[Belgian Pro League|Belgian Championships]], the [[Belgian Cup]] five times and at European club level the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] twice (in [[1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup|1976]] and [[1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup|1978]], as well as being runner-up in [[1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup|1977]]). Rensenbrink delivered a notable performance in the [[1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1976 final]] as Anderlecht ran out 4–2 winners against [[West Ham United]]. He scored two goals, one from the penalty spot and set up [[François Van der Elst]] for the fourth goal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOoZO89zctA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xOoZO89zctA |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=RSCA TV – Classic – 1976 – RSC Anderlecht vs West Ham United – UEFA Cup Winner's Cup Final|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Among his team mates was Dutch internationalist compatriot, [[Arie Haan]]. In 1980, he left Anderlecht and wound down his career with a spell at [[Portland Timbers (NASL)|Portland Timbers]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]], followed by a brief stay with [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] in [[France]] in 1981.

== International career ==
[[File:Aankomst Nederlands elftal op Schiphol nr. 18 Rensenbrin met dochter, nr. 19 Zw, Bestanddeelnr 929-7932.jpg|thumb|Rob Rensenbrink with his daughter at [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schiphol Airport]] following return from [[Argentina]] in 1978]]
Rensenbrink made his international debut for the [[Netherlands national football team]] against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 1968, but picked up relatively few caps due to competition for the forward positions with [[Johan Cruijff]] and [[Piet Keizer]]. However, [[Rinus Michels]] included him for the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] squad that made the short trip to [[West Germany]].

The Dutch side that took part in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] were the pinnacle of [[Total Football]]. Most of the 1974 team were made up of players from [[AFC Ajax]] and [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]], so Rensenbrink was an outsider and was unfamiliar with playing the system. His preferred position was up front on the left, but that position was already [[Johan Cruijff]]'s domain, so he played on the left-wing position in midfield, taking over from Ajax player [[Piet Keizer]]. He missed one game in the tournament (when Keizer played instead) and was only half-fit for the final after picking up an injury during the semi-final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. Rinus Michels gambled on Rensenbrink's fitness and played him from start – however he only lasted until half-time and was replaced by [[René van de Kerkhof]]. The Netherlands took an early lead through a [[Johan Neeskens]] penalty, but goals from [[Paul Breitner]] and [[Gerd Müller]] gave [[Germany national football team|
West Germany]] a 2–1 victory. Rensenbrink's performances saw him named to the team of the tournament and he was sought by Ajax as a replacement for Keizer. However, contract negotiations fell through and he remained at Anderlecht.<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile on Robbie Rensenbrink|url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6T25SWEpreFFtcDQ/edit?pli=1|website=World Soccer, 1977|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513110953/https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6T25SWEpreFFtcDQ/edit?pli=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Rensenbrink stayed in the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] during the qualifiers and finals of the [[1976 European Football Championship]]. However, the Netherlands fell at the semi-final stage to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]].

In the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] tournament in [[Argentina]], the Netherlands again reached the final, but this time without Cruijff (who decided to retire from international football) and under the guidance of [[Ernst Happel]] rather than Michels. Out of the shadow of Cruijff, Rensenbrink found more room to showcase his own considerable talent, playing on the left-hand side of a front three alongside [[Johnny Rep]] and [[René van de Kerkhof]]. He scored a [[hat-trick]] in the opening game against [[Iran national football team|Iran]], a penalty against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] which was goal number 1,000 in [[Football World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] history and another spot-kick in the 5–1 win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. In the final against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], the Netherlands yet again met the hosts. The Netherlands fell behind to a first-half [[Mario Kempes]] strike. After [[Dick Nanninga]]'s equalizer nine minutes from time, a long pass from the Dutch captain [[Ruud Krol]] in the last 30 seconds of normal time gave Rensenbrink a half-chance, but his shot from a very narrow angle hit the post and was cleared by a defender.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13169168.last-post-rensenbrink-plays-back-painful-miss/ 'Last post: Rensenbrink plays back painful miss']. ''The Herald'', 9 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2024</ref> Had he scored, it is almost certain that the Netherlands would have won the World Cup with Rensenbrink being top goal scorer. Argentina scored twice in extra-time for a 3–1 victory and the Netherlands again had to settle for the runners-up spot.<ref name=Caple>{{cite web |url=https://www.theversed.com/71224/rob-rensenbrink-a-post-away-from-being-a-legend/#.7uT8eY6ZUS |title=Rob Rensenbrink: A Post Away From Being A Legend |last=Caple |first=Alex |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=The Versed |publisher=Clickon Media |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005249/https://www.theversed.com/71224/rob-rensenbrink-a-post-away-from-being-a-legend/#.7uT8eY6ZUS |url-status=live }}</ref>

Rensenbrink played some of the qualifiers for [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 80]], but after earning his 46th cap in 1979 (a 2–0 defeat by Poland in a qualifier for [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 80]]), he retired from international football at the age of 32, having scored 14 times for his country. He along with [[Eusébio]] are the only players to score the most goals from a penalty spot in a tournament (4 in 1978).

He was named by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|top 125 greatest living footballers]] in March 2004. He was also named [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]'s greatest ever foreign player in 2008.

== Personal life ==
Rensenbrink was married and lived in [[Oostzaan]]. In the summer of 2015, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with [[progressive muscular atrophy]] three years earlier.<ref>[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1016/Nederlands-voetbal/article/detail/4109277/2015/07/28/Rob-Rensenbrink-lijdt-aan-afgeleide-van-spierziekte-ALS.dhtml Rob Rensenbrink lijdt aan afgeleide van spierziekte ALS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930082248/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1016/Nederlands-voetbal/article/detail/4109277/2015/07/28/Rob-Rensenbrink-lijdt-aan-afgeleide-van-spierziekte-ALS.dhtml |date=30 September 2015 }} – Algemeen Dagblad {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He died on 24 January 2020, aged 72. Belgian news sources reported that he had been diagnosed with a muscular disease in 2012 which led to his death.<ref name="OBIT">{{Cite web|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/25/netherlands-forward-rob-rensenbrink-dies-at-age-72/|title=Netherlands forward Rob Rensenbrink dies at age 72|agency=Associated Press|date=26 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020|archive-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126111514/https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/25/netherlands-forward-rob-rensenbrink-dies-at-age-72/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[AFC DWS|DWS]]
|[[Eredivisie 1965–66|1965–66]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Eredivisie]]
|23||5||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||5
|-
|[[Eredivisie 1966–67|1966–67]]
|29||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||33||4
|-
|[[Eredivisie 1967–68|1967–68]]
|34||10||3||0||colspan="2"|–||2||1||colspan="2"|–||39||11
|-
|[[Eredivisie 1968–69|1968–69]]
|34||15||4||3||colspan="2"|–||5||1||colspan="2"|–||43||19
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!120!!34!!12!!3!!0!!0!!9!!2!!0!!0!!141!!39
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
|[[Belgian First Division 1969–70|1969–70]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Belgian First Division]]
|27||10||||||colspan="2"|–||4||3||colspan="2"|–||31||13
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1970–71|1970–71]]
|28||14||||||colspan="2"|–||6||2||colspan="2"|–||34||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!24!!!!!!0!!0!!10!!5!!0!!0!!65!!29
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|[[Belgian First Division 1971–72|1971–72]]
|rowspan="9"|Belgian First Division
|30||16||||||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||32||16
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1972–73|1972–73]]
|24||16||||||colspan="2"|–||4||4||colspan="2"|–||28||20
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1973–74|1973–74]]
|29||20||||||colspan="2"|–||2||3||colspan="2"|–||31||23
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1974–75|1974–75]]
|35||19||||||colspan="2"|–||6||3||colspan="2"|–||41||22
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1975–76|1975–76]]
|35||23||||||colspan="2"|–||9||8||colspan="2"|–||44||31
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1976–77|1976–77]]
|34||16||||||colspan="2"|–||9||7||4{{efn|Appearances in [[1976 European Super Cup]]}}||2||43||23
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1977–78|1977–78]]
|24||18||||||colspan="2"|–||7||5||colspan="2"|–||31||23
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1978–79|1978–79]]
|31||12||||||colspan="2"|–||2||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[1978 European Super Cup]]}}||1||33||12
|-
|[[Belgian First Division 1979–80|1979–80]]
|20||3||||||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||21||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!262!!143!!!!!!0!!0!!42!!30!!4!!3!!308!!176
|-
|[[Portland Timbers (NASL)|Portland Timbers]]
|[[North American Soccer League 1980|1980]]
|[[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]
|18||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||6
|-
|[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
|[[1981–82 French Division 2|1981–82]]
|[[Ligue 2|Division 2]]
|12||1||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!467!!208!!12!!3!!0!!0!!61!!37!!4!!3!!544!!251
|}

{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="rsssf">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rensenbrink-intl.html "Rob Rensenbrink – International Appearances"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101065349/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rensenbrink-intl.html |date=1 November 2012 }}. ''[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]''. Retrieved 13 July 2012.</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|1968||3||0
|-
|1969||4||0
|-
|1970||1||0
|-
|1973||2||0
|-
|1974||12||4
|-
|1975||1||0
|-
|1976||6||3
|-
|1977||3||0
|-
|1978||12||7
|-
|1979||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!46!!14
|}

:''Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rensenbrink goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Rob Rensenbrink 
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|26 May 1974}}
|[[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|{{fb|Argentina}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Argentina, 26 May 1974|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-argentina-26-may-1974-232845/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|30 June 1974}}
|[[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]], Germany
|{{fb|East Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=East Germany vs. Netherlands |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15259/East_Germany_Netherlands.html|website=National Football Teams−|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|4 September 1974}}
|[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{fb|Sweden}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweden v Netherlands, 04 September 1974|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/sweden-v-netherlands-04-september-1974-232949/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|20 November 1974}}
|[[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|{{fb|Italy}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|[[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1976 qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Italy, 20 November 1974|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-italy-20-november-1974-233041/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|25 April 1976}}
|rowspan="3"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="3"|UEFA Euro 1976 qualification	
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Belgium, 25 April 1976|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-belgium-25-april-1976-233753/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|22 February 1978}}
|[[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], Israel
|{{fb|Israel}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Israel v Netherlands, 22 February 1978|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/israel-v-netherlands-22-february-1978-234618/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|3 June 1978}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] Argentina
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Iran}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="3"|[[1978 FIFA World Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands vs. Iran|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15289/Netherlands_Iran.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|11 June 1978}}
|Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Argentina	
|{{fb|Scotland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–3
|1978 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scotland vs. Netherlands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15293/Scotland_Netherlands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|14 June 1978}}
|[[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes|Estadio Córdoba]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina
|{{fb|Austria}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|1978 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Austria vs. Netherlands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15294/Austria_Netherlands.html|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|20 September 1978}}
|[[Goffertstadion]], [[Nijmegen]], Netherlands
|{{fb|Iceland}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1980 qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Iceland, 20 September 1978|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-iceland-20-september-1978-234910/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
[[File:Rob Rensenbrink (1974).jpg|thumb|Rob Rensenbrink in 1974]]
'''Club Brugge<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web|title=Club Brugge {{!}} Palmares|date=8 July 2017|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=18 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718221444/https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
*[[Belgian Cup]]: [[List of Belgian Cup winners|1969–70]]

'''Anderlecht<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811052208/https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
*[[Belgian First Division]]: [[Belgian First Division 1971–72|1971–72]], [[Belgian First Division 1973–74|1973–74]]
*Belgian Cup: [[List of Belgian Cup winners|1971–72]], [[List of Belgian Cup winners|1972–73]], [[List of Belgian Cup winners|1974–75]], [[List of Belgian Cup winners|1975–76]]
*[[Belgian League Cup]]: 1973, 1974
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup|1975–76]], [[1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup|1977–78]]; runner-up: [[1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup|1976–77]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]]: [[1976 European Super Cup|1976]], [[1978 European Super Cup|1978]]
*[[Amsterdam Tournament]]: 1976<ref name="Yashin Award">{{cite web|title=Amsterdam Tournament|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsterdam.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003195533/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/amsterdam.html#90|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Tournoi de Paris]]: 1977<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs|date=7 September 2017 |url=http://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/|access-date=8 November 2020|language=fr-FR|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409073508/https://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Jules Pappaert Cup]]: 1977'''<ref name="eurosport324">{{cite web|title=Jules Pappaert Cup|date=October 2018|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=12 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181743/https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
*[[Belgian National Sports Merit Award|Belgian Sports Merit Award]]: 1978<ref name="eurosport42">{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506183747/https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Toulouse'''
*[[French Division 2|Division 2]]: [[1981–82 French Division 2|1981–82]]<ref name="eurosport422">{{cite web|title=Toulouse Football Club – Palmarès|url=https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/toulouse.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024211523/https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/toulouse.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Netherlands'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: runner-up [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]],<ref name="Yashin Award22">{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup 1974|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517171634/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2018}}</ref> [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<ref name="Yashin Award23">{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup 1978|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517170604/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Football Championship]]: third place [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]<ref name="Yashin Award24">{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1976|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1976/matches/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614050141/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1976/matches/round=193/match=3693/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Tournoi de Paris]]: 1978<ref>{{cite news|title = 1978 Tournoi de Paris|url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tiparis.html|work = RSSSF|accessdate = 28 February 2017|archive-date = 13 July 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220713143811/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tiparis.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Belgian First Division top scorers|Belgian First Division top scorer]]: 1972–73'''<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web|title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse|url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018174912/https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<ref>{{cite web |author= Billy Hawkins |date= 22 May 2018 |title= FROM THE ARCHIVE 1974 World Cup All-Star Team: Who were the players voted best in West Germany? |url= https://talksport.com/football/377071/1974-world-cup-all-star-team-who-were-players-voted-best-west-germany-180605283599/ |website= Talk Sport |access-date= 16 November 2025}}</ref>, [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<ref>{{cite web |author= Billy Hawkins  |date= 22 May 2018 |title= FROM THE ARCHIVE 1978 World Cup All-Star Team: Who were the players voted best in Argentina? |url= https://talksport.com/football/377117/1978-world-cup-all-star-team-who-were-players-voted-best-argentina-180606283630/ |website= Talk Sport |access-date= 16 November 2025}}</ref>
*[[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorer]]: (25 goals)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec2tops.html|title=Cup Winners Cup Topscorers|access-date=16 November 2025|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
*[[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] Footballer of the season: 1975–76<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://footballgreatones.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/ksuf-92.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823170312/https://footballgreatones.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/ksuf-92.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-23 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=footballgreatones.files.wordpress.com}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Golden Shoe]]: 1976<ref name="Yashin Award2">{{cite web|title=Winnaars Gouden Schoen|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=6 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206094652/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or]]: 1976<ref name="eurosport334">{{cite web|title=Voetbalvolgers rouwen om 'slangenmens' Rensenbrink: 'Juweel van een voetballer'|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/913742/voetbalvolgers-rouwen-om-overleden-rensenbrink-dutch-prince-behind-cruijff-.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022044327/https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/913742/voetbalvolgers-rouwen-om-overleden-rensenbrink-dutch-prince-behind-cruijff-.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Ballon d'Or]]: runner-up 1976,<ref name="Yashin Award3">{{cite web|title=Ballon d'Or 1976|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1976-franz-beckenbauer/423402|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173728/http://www.francefootball.fr/news/1976-franz-beckenbauer/423402|url-status=live}}</ref> third place 1978<ref name="Yashin Award32">{{cite web|title=Ballon d'Or 1978|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1978-kevin-keegan/423412|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=5 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605095238/http://www.francefootball.fr/news/1978-kevin-keegan/423412|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or|Onze de Onze]]: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979<ref>{{Cite web|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704020132/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Sport Ideal European XI'': 1976,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/unofficial-european-ideal-teams-1971-1980.1985633/ |website=BigSoccer |title=Sport 1976|access-date=4 June 2024 }}</ref> 1977,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1977/12/31/pagina-3/1402284/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo |title=Sport 1977 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611013132/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1977/12/31/pagina-3/1402284/pdf.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 1978<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/01/03/pagina-16/1043654/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo |title=Sport 1978 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613020027/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/01/03/pagina-16/1043654/pdf.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot]]: [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/awards/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307173827/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/awards/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2015|title=1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Awards|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup]] Most Assists: [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<ref>{{cite news|title=World Cup 1978|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1978/wc78statistics.html|agency=Planetworldcup.com|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828000155/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1978/wc78statistics.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or|Onze de Bronze]]: 1978, 1979<ref name="eurosport335">{{cite web|title=101 voetbaliconen: (81) Rob Rensenbrink|url=http://101voetbalmomenten.nl/101-voetbaliconen-81-rob-rensenbrink/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021021503/http://101voetbalmomenten.nl/101-voetbaliconen-81-rob-rensenbrink/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[France Football]]'s [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] Top-100 1930–1990 46th: 1994<ref>{{Cite web|title=France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930-1990|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ff-wc100.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=6 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006124042/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ff-wc100.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players: 1996<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820050916/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#planete50|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref name="Yashin Award6">{{cite web|title=FIFA 100|url=http://www.bestfootballplayersever.com/fifa100.php|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=20 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220002720/http://www.bestfootballplayersever.com/fifa100.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Placar]]'s 100 World Cup Stars 42nd: 2005<ref>{{Cite web|title=Os 100 Craques das Copas (Placar Magazine)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/placwc100.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 December 2021|archive-date=20 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620013430/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/placwc100.html}}</ref>
*Best Foreign Player in the Belgian First Division of All Time: 2007<ref name="eurosport337">{{cite web|date=25 January 2020|title=Club, Anderlecht en Oranje rouwen om slangenmens Robbie Rensenbrink|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2019/06/18/obit-robbie-rensenbrink/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155641/https://sporza.be/nl/2019/06/18/obit-robbie-rensenbrink/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Best RSC Anderlecht Player of All Time: 2008<ref name="eurosport33">{{cite web|date=16 May 2008|title=Rensenbrink beste speler van Anderlecht allertijden|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/rensenbrink-beste-speler-van-anderlecht-allertijden~b54e10dd/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021110009/https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/rensenbrink-beste-speler-van-anderlecht-allertijden~b54e10dd/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*The Best Golden Shoe Team: 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Het beste Gouden Schoen-elftal ooit|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/go6356m2g|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026040855/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/go6356m2g|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Scorer of the 1000th World Cup goal<ref name="eurosport336">{{cite web|title=World Cup countdown: Tragic hero scores the competition's 1000th goal|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/world-cup-countdown-tragic-hero-scores-the-competitions-1000th-goal-19500337|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023124039/https://onefootball.com/en/news/world-cup-countdown-tragic-hero-scores-the-competitions-1000th-goal-19500337|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[La Dernière Heure|DH]] The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever: 2020<ref name="eurosport3722">{{cite web|title=La Dernière Heure {{!}} Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden|url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/515537/anderlechtfans-kiezen-hun-topelftal-aller-tijden|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109122258/https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/515537/anderlechtfans-kiezen-hun-topelftal-aller-tijden|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Pro League]] Hall of Fame: 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2025 |title=Twee absolute legendes erbij: Robbie Rensenbrink en Raoul Lambert treden toe tot de Hall of Fame |trans-title=Two absolute legends added: Robbie Rensenbrink and Raoul Lambert join the Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250526_96637678 |website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]] |language=nl}}</ref>

== References ==
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* [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Rensenbrink.Rob.htm Portland Timbers stats]
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