Johan Neeskens
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Johannes Jacobus Neeskens (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 15 September 1951 – 6 October 2024) 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.[1][2][3] In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony,[4] while in 2017 he was included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.[5]
After his retirement in 1991, Neeskens was assistant manager to Guus Hiddink with the Dutch and Australian national teams, and to Frank Rijkaard for the Netherlands, Barcelona and Galatasaray. He was also head coach of NEC Nijmegen, the Netherlands B national team,[6] and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Early life
Neeskens was born in Heemstede in North Holland on 15 September 1951. In his childhood, marked by his parents' divorce, he slept in a corridor due to lack of space.[7]
Neeskens was gifted at sports as a child, including gymnastics and baseball. He represented the Netherlands at a youth European Championship in the latter sport.[7]
Club career
Neeskens started his career at Racing Club Heemstede in 1968, before being spotted by Rinus Michels and signed for Ajax in 1970.[8] The youngster impressed at right-back, playing in that position for Ajax in the 1971 European Cup Final win against Panathinaikos. During the 1971–72 season, Neeskens took up more of a central midfield role, in support of Johan Cruyff. He adapted well to his new central midfield role because he was a tireless runner, had great technical skills and scored his fair share of goals. Ajax completed a hat-trick of European Cup wins between 1971 and 1973, and Neeskens moved on to FC Barcelona in 1974 to join Cruyff and Michels. There he was nicknamed Johan Segon (Johan the Second).[8]
While his time at Barcelona was relatively unsuccessful for the club (one cup title in 1978, and the 1979 Cup Winners' Cup), he was hugely popular amongst the fans. In 1979 he accepted an offer from the New York Cosmos, spending five years at the club. He earned the equivalent of 600,000 Dutch guilders (roughly $300,000) per year at the club.[9] Having been absent without reason for the third time, he was given a nine-month suspension by manager Hennes Weisweiler in late 1980.[9] The Cosmos released him in October 1984. He also played for FC Groningen during the 1984–85 season. In June 1985, he signed with the South Florida Sun of the United Soccer League.[10] The USL collapsed six games into the 1985 season. On 15 August 1985, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[11]
Neeskens then played for FC Baar (1988–90) and FC Zug in Switzerland, finally retiring in 1991.[12][13]
International career
Neeskens was capped 49 times for the Netherlands national team, scoring 17 goals. He made his debut against East Germany in 1970, and played a crucial role in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, playing in central midfield.[7]
In 1974 World Cup qualification, Neeskens scored a hat-trick in a 9–0 win over Norway and also neutralised the attacking threat of Paul Van Himst against Belgium; the latter performance was criticised as a "disgrace" in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant for having committed 13 fouls.[9] At the tournament in West Germany, he scored two penalties against Bulgaria, and a goal in a 2–0 win over reigning champions Brazil to put the Netherlands into the final.[7] Neeskens scored the opening goal of the 1974 World Cup final against West Germany with a penalty kick after only two minutes of play.[14]
Four years later, Neeskens was a crucial player for the Netherlands (despite a rib injury suffered in the Scotland defeat), in the absence of Cruyff who had retired from international football in 1977. The Netherlands again reached the final, only to lose again to the host nation, this time Argentina, going down 3–1 after extra time (the score at the end of regulation was 1–1).[9]
Neeskens's international appearances were fewer in number after he moved to the New York Cosmos. He declined the key UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against East Germany in November 1979, citing physical and emotional exhaustion.[9] After his nine-month ban for club absences was lifted, he was reintroduced to the national squad by manager Kees Rijvers in late 1981 for two qualifiers to the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was cheered in a 3–0 home win over Belgium, but the team lost 2–0 away to France in his final game and missed out on the final tournament.[9]
Coaching career
Guus Hiddink appointed Neeskens as assistant coach for the Netherlands in 1995.[9] They led the team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[15] He remained in the role under successor Frank Rijkaard, who led the national team in its co-hosting of Euro 2000.[16] In 2000 he was appointed coach of Dutch side NEC Nijmegen, leading them to their first European appearance in twenty years in 2003, but was fired in December 2004 with the team in 14th place.[17]
In December 2005, Neeskens was appointed assistant coach of the Australia national team, once again at the request of Guus Hiddink, the Socceroos's manager.[15] He worked alongside Hiddink and Graham Arnold as part of their World Cup 2006 campaign, and was desired by Football Australia to replace Russia-bound Hiddink after the tournament.[18]
After the 2006 World Cup, Neeskens returned to FC Barcelona to replace Henk ten Cate in the club's technical staff, reuniting with Rijkaard.[18] In May 2008, Rijkaard was dismissed with one year remaining of his contract after finishing third in La Liga, with his assistants Neeskens and Eusebio Sacristán leaving with him.[19]
Neeskens joined Frank Rijkaard at Galatasaray as his assistant manager in 2009, and left the club alongside Rijkaard in October 2010.[20] He became the coach of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns in 2011. He was sacked in December 2012 with the team second from bottom after 12 games and having lost the League Cup final to Bloemfontein Celtic.[21]
Style of play
Speaking of Neeskens, the UEFA website stated that the "steel-hard midfielder was a tireless runner yet also had nice technique and scored goals, helping to set the stage for Cruyff to shine. A box-to-box midfielder with incredible stamina, great mentality, and a powerful shot, Neeskens excelled at pressuring opponents to regain possession. "He was worth two men in midfield," said teammate Sjaak Swart."[22]
Neeskens had begun his career as a right-back for Heemstede, but was moved into midfield by Ajax manager Ștefan Kovács. He played in the Total Football team designed by Kovács's predecessor Rinus Michels, in which players were expected to change position fluidly.[7]
Personal life and death
Neeskens was married twice: to Marianne Schiphof in 1974 with whom he had a son, and to Swiss-born Marlis von Reding in 1985, with whom he had two daughters and a son.[9][7][23] With another woman he also had a son, John, whom he never publicly acknowledged and who also became a professional footballer.[24]
Neeskens died while in Algeria on 6 October 2024, at the age of 73.[25] He was in the country as part of a KNVB coaching project, and had suffered a heart attack.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RCH | 1968–69[26][27] | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| 1969–70[26][27] | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| Ajax | 1970–71[27] | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | 9Template:Efn | 2 | – | 48 | 5 | ||
| 1971–72[27] | Eredivisie | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | 8Template:Efn | 0 | – | 41 | 12 | |||
| 1972–73[27] | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 7Template:Efn | 0 | 3Template:Efn | 1 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 1973–74[27] | Eredivisie | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | – | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 37 | 15 | ||
| Total | 124 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 169 | 40 | ||
| Barcelona | 1974–75[28] | La Liga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 7Template:Efn | 1 | – | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1975–76[28] | La Liga | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 9Template:Efn | 6 | – | 41 | 18 | |||
| 1976–77[28] | La Liga | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 8Template:Efn | 1 | – | 41 | 9 | |||
| 1977–78[28] | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 7Template:Efn | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 1978–79[28] | La Liga | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 9Template:Efn | 0 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| Total | 140 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 44 | ||
| New York Cosmos | 1979[26] | NASL | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | ||||||
| 1980[26] | NASL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||||||
| 1981[26] | NASL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
| 1982[26] | NASL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| 1983[26] | NASL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||||||
| 1984[26] | NASL | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 94 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 107 | 20 | ||||||||
| Groningen | 1984–85[27] | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| South Florida Sun | 1985Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | USL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kansas City Comets | 1985–86[26] | MISL | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
| Löwenbrau | 1986–87 | |||||||||||||
| Baar | 1987–88[26] | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1988–89[26] | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1989–90[26] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Zug | 1990–91[26] | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career total | 450+ | 91+ | 21+ | 4+ | 64+ | 11+ | 5+ | 2+ | 553+ | 110+ | ||||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1973 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 13 | 9 | |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 17 | |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Neeskens goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 16 February 1972 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Greece | flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg | flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg | flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg | flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg | flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg | flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg | link alias-army = Hellenic Army | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg | link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force | flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg | link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg | link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy | link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces | link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 30 August 1972 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Czechoslovakia | flag alias = Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Bohemia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval_Ensign_of_Czechoslovakia_1935-1939_1945-1955.svg | link alias-naval = Czechoslovakian Naval Forces | link alias-army = Czechoslovak Army | flag alias-navy = Naval_Ensign_of_Czechoslovakia_1935-1939_1945-1955.svg | link alias-navy = Czechoslovakian Naval Forces | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 November 1972 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Norway | flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg | flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-state = | flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Norwegian Army | flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg | link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces | border-war = | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg | border-naval = | link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg | link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center" rowspan="3"|9–0 || rowspan="3"|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 29 August 1973 | De Adelaarshorst Deventer, Netherlands | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Iceland | flag alias = Flag of Iceland.svg | flag alias-old = Hvítbláinn.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | border-naval = | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Iceland (1918-1944).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-navy = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | link alias-naval = Icelandic Coast Guard | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Icelandic Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | link alias-coast guard = Icelandic Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|8–1 || 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 26 May 1974 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Argentina | flag alias = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-alt = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Belgrano (1812).svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-1819 = Flag of Argentina (1818).svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-1829 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg | flag alias-1835 = Flag of Argentina (1840).svg | flag alias-1850 = Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg | link alias-naval = Argentine Navy | link alias-coast guard = Argentine Naval Prefecture | flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of Argentina.svg | link alias-marines = Argentine Naval Infantry Command | link alias-air force = Argentine Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of Argentina (3-2).svg | link alias-army = Argentine Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of Argentina.svg | link alias-navy = Argentine Navy | empty = Argentina XV national rugby union team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly | |||||||||||
| 8 | 23 June 1974 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Bulgaria | flag alias = Flag of Bulgaria.svg | flag alias-digital = Flag of Bulgaria (digital).svg | flag alias-1878 = Flag of Bulgaria.svg | flag alias-1947 = Flag of Bulgaria (1946–1948).svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg | flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg | flag alias-naval-1879 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg | flag alias-naval-1949 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg | flag alias-naval-1955 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg | flag alias-naval-1991 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-naval = Bulgarian Navy | flag alias-army = War flag of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-army = Bulgarian Land Forces | link alias-air force = Bulgarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-navy = Bulgarian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"| 4–1 || rowspan="2"| 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 30 June 1974 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = East Germany | flag alias = Flag of East Germany.svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Germany.svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg | link alias-navy = Volksmarine | flag alias-naval = Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg | link alias-naval = Volksmarine | flag alias-army = Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg | link alias-army = Land Forces of the National People's Army | flag alias-military = Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg | link alias-military = National People's Army | link alias-air force = Air Forces of the National People's Army | flag alias-EUA = German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg | link alias-tennis = Germany {{{mw}}} Cup team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1974 FIFA World Cup Group A | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 July 1974 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1974 FIFA World Cup Group A | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 July 1974 | Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = West Germany | flag alias = Flag of Germany.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Germany (state).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Germany.svg | link alias-naval = German Navy | flag alias-air force =Flag of Germany (state).svg | link alias-air force = German Air Force | flag alias-army = Colour of Germany.svg | link alias-army = German Army | flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Germany.svg | link alias-navy = German Navy | border-naval = | border-navy = | link alias-football = Germany national football team | link alias-field hockey = Germany national field hockey team | link alias-tennis = Germany {{{mw}}} Cup team | link alias-basketball = Germany national basketball team | link alias-rugby union = Germany national rugby union team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || 1974 FIFA World Cup final | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 4 September 1974 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Sweden | flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg | flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg | flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg | link alias-army = Swedish Army | link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force | link alias-naval = Swedish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | link alias-navy = Swedish Navy | link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | border-naval-1815 = | border-naval-1844 = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"| Friendly | |||||||||||
| 14 | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 25 September 1974 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Finland | flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg | flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg | flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg | flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg | flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg | flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg | flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg | border-naval-1918 = | flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg | border-naval-1920 = | link alias-naval = Finnish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg | link alias-navy = Finnish Navy | link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force | flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg | link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces | flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg | link alias-army = Finnish Army | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | ||||||||||
| 16 | 15 October 1975 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Poland | flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg | border-naval-1919 = | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg | border-naval-1946 = | flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg | flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg | link alias-naval = Polish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Polish Navy | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-marines = | link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Polish Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Polish Land Forces | size = | size flag alias-naval = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px | size flag alias-air force = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
| 17 | 25 April 1976 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Belgium | flag alias = Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | flag alias-government = Government Ensign of Belgium.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Belgium.svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Belgium (1830).svg | flag alias-1858 = Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg | link alias-army = Belgian Land Component | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg | link alias-naval = Belgian Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg | link alias-air force = Belgian Air Component | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg | link alias-navy = Belgian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|5–0 || UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
Honours
- Eredivisie: 1971–72, 1972–73
- KNVB Cup: 1970–71, 1971–72
- European Cup: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
- European Super Cup: 1972, 1973
Barcelona[31]
New York Cosmos[31]
Netherlands[31]
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
- Tournoi de Paris: 1978[32]
Individual
- FUWO European Team of the Season: 1972[33]
- Sport Ideal European XI: 1974,[34] 1975[35]
- 1974 FIFA World Cup Silver Boot[31][36]
- 1974 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team[37]
- Don Balón Award (La Liga Foreign Player of the Year): 1975–76[38]
- La Liga Team of The Year: 1976,[39] 1977,[40] 1979[41]
- FIFA 100[42]
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze): 2020[43]
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External links
- Johan Neeskens at Voetbal International Template:In lang
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- Johan Neesken's USA soccer league stats at nasljerseys.com
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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