Wilhelmus Antonius "Willy" van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈʋɪli vɑn də ˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf]; born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Full name | Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951 (age 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Twente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1973 | Twente | 93 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1988 | PSV Eindhoven | 418 | (57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 511 | (71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1985 | Netherlands | 63 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Van de Kerkhof 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. He also played for the Netherlands at the Euro 1980. Overall, van de Kerkhof appeared 63 times for his country, scoring five goals.[1]
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.[2]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Twente | 1970–71 | Eredivisie | 27 | 6 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 34 | 7 | ||
1971–72 | 32 | 6 | – | 32 | 6 | |||||
1972–73 | 34 | 2 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||||
Total | 93 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 110 | 16 | ||||
PSV Eindhoven | 1973–74 | Eredivisie | 31 | 10 | – | 31 | 10 | |||
1974–75 | 32 | 7 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 39 | 9 | ||||
1975–76 | 33 | 6 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 41 | 8 | ||||
1976–77 | 31 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||
1977–78 | 32 | 5 | 12[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 44 | 6 | ||||
1978–79 | 30 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||||
1979–80 | 30 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 3 | ||||
1980–81 | 27 | 4 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||
1981–82 | 29 | 8 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 33 | 9 | ||||
1982–83 | 26 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||||
1983–84 | 23 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||||
1984–85 | 33 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||||
1985–86 | 29 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
1986–87 | 19 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||||
1987–88 | 12 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
Total | 418 | 57 | 67 | 8 | 486 | 65 | ||||
Career total | 511 | 71 | 84 | 10 | 597 | 81 |
PSV Eindhoven
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