René van de Kerkhof
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| René van de Kerkhof | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Reinier van de Kerkhof | |
| Date of birth | September 16, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| FC Twente | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1970-1973 1973-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1988 1988-1989 1970-1989 |
FC Twente PSV Apollon Smyrnis Seiko Helmond Sport FC Eindhoven Total |
99 (34) 278 (85) 23 (3) ? (?) 61 (8) 30 (3) 491 (133) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1973-1982 | Netherlands | 47 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Reinier "René" van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football player, who played for FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven.
René and his twin brother Willy 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, René appeared 47 times for his country, scoring five goals.
In 1984-85, he played for Seiko in Hong Kong.
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
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