Willy van de Kerkhof
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Wilhelmus van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant), known as Willy, is a former Dutch football player.
Willy and his twin brother René were squad members of the Dutch national team that made the World Cup final in 1974 and became key players in the team that made the 1978 final. Overall, Willy appeared 63 times for his country, scoring five goals.
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
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Netherlands squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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1 Geels | 2 Haan | 3 van Hanegem | 4 van Ierssel | 5 Israël | 6 Jansen | 7 de Jong | 8 Jongbloed | 9 Keizer | 10 R. van de Kerkhof | 11 W. van de Kerkhof | 12 Krol | 13 Neeskens | 14 Cruijff | 15 Rensenbrink | 16 Rep | 17 Rijsbergen | 18 Schrijvers | 19 Strik | 20 Suurbier | 21 Treijtel | 22 Vos | Coach: Michels |
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Netherlands squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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1 Schrijvers | 2 Poortvliet | 3 Schoenaker | 4 van Kraay | 5 Krol | 6 Jansen | 7 Wildschut | 8 Jongbloed | 9 Haan | 10 R. van de Kerkhof | 11 W. van de Kerkhof | 12 Rensenbrink | 13 Neeskens | 14 Boskamp | 15 Hovenkamp | 16 Rep | 17 Rijsbergen | 18 Nanninga | 19 Doesburg | 20 Suurbier | 21 Lubse | 22 Brandts | Coach: Happel |
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