Willy van de Kerkhof
Van de Kerkhof in 1974
Personal information
Full name Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof
Date of birth (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951
Place of birth Helmond, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Twente 93 (14)
1973–1988 PSV Eindhoven 418 (57)
Total 511 (71)
International career
1974–1985 Netherlands 63 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
Runner-up1978 Argentina
European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈʋɪli vɑn 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 1980. Overall, van de Kerkhof appeared 63 times for his national team, scoring five goals.[1]

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Twente 1970–71 Eredivisie 2767[lower-alpha 1]1347
1971–72 326326
1972–73 34210[lower-alpha 2]1342
Total 931417211016
PSV Eindhoven 1973–74 Eredivisie 31103110
1974–75 3277[lower-alpha 3]2399
1975–76 3368[lower-alpha 4]2418
1976–77 3114[lower-alpha 4]0351
1977–78 32512[lower-alpha 2]1446
1978–79 3034[lower-alpha 4]0343
1979–80 3024[lower-alpha 2]1343
1980–81 2744[lower-alpha 2]0314
1981–82 2984[lower-alpha 2]1339
1982–83 2622[lower-alpha 2]1283
1983–84 2334[lower-alpha 2]0273
1984–85 3324[lower-alpha 2]0372
1985–86 2904[lower-alpha 2]0310
1986–87 1932[lower-alpha 4]0213
1987–88 1214[lower-alpha 4]0161
Total 4185767848665
Career total 51171841059781

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

Netherlands

References

  1. Stokkermans, Karel (6 February 2008). "Willy van de Kerkhof – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. "Article: FIFA top 120 list". Associated Press. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  3. "1978 Tournoi de Paris". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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