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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Johannes Jacobus Neeskens[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heemstede, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 October 2024 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | RCH | 68 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1974 | Ajax | 124 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1979 | Barcelona | 140 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1984 | New York Cosmos | 94 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Groningen | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | South Florida Sun | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Löwenbrau (amateurs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Baar | 23 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | FC Zug | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1981 | Netherlands | 49 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | FC Zug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Stäfa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Singen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Netherlands (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | NEC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Australia (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Barcelona (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Galatasaray (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mamelodi Sundowns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johannes Jacobus Neeskens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑ ˈneːskəns]; 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.[3][4][5] In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony,[6] while in 2017 he was included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.[7]
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,[8] and Mamelodi Sundowns.
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- ^ "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Yorkhin, Michael (25 July 2017). "FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 60 to 51". FourFourtwo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Neeskens to lead Netherlands B team". UEFA.com. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.