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Netherlands Nederland

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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1981
1.82m
Average age in 1981
25.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1981
No jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Baan, Rob (Coach)

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Baan, Rob (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-04-01
Place of Birth
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Rob Baan

Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)

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Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-02-18
Day of Death
2013-03-07
Place of Birth
Elst (Netherlands)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Jan Zwartkruis

Rijvers, Kees (Coach)

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Rijvers, Kees (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-05-27
Day of Death
2024-03-04
Place of Birth
Breda (Netherlands)
Height
1.65m
Matches
6 (5 / 1)
Goto coach Kees Rijvers

Players of Netherlands in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Schrijvers, Piet 1946-12-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 0 0 0
van Breukelen, Hans 1956-10-04 Goalkeeper Netherlands FC Utrecht 3 0 0 0 0 0
Doesburg, Pim 1943-10-28 Goalkeeper Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0
Metgod, Johnny 1958-02-27 Centre Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 5 1 2 0 0 0
Hovenkamp, Hugo 1950-10-05 Left Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 5 0 1 0 0 0
Wijnstekers, Ben 1955-08-31 Right Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Italy SSC Napoli 5 0 0 0 0 0
van de Korput, Michel 1956-09-18 Centre Back Italy Torino Calcio 3 0 0 0 0 0
Stevens, Huub 1953-11-29 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 1 0 0 0 0
Brandts, Ernie 1956-02-03 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0
Poortvliet, Jan 1955-09-21 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0
Molenaar, Keje 1958-09-29 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ophof, Edo 1959-05-21 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spelbos, Ronald 1954-07-08 Centre Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Janssen, Willy 1960-02-19 Defender Netherlands NAC Breda 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zondervan, Romeo 1959-03-03 Defender England West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mühren, Arnold 1951-06-02 Left Midfielder England Ipswich Town 5 0 2 0 0 0
Peters, Jan 1954-08-18 Centre Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 4 1 1 0 0 0
Thijssen, Frans 1952-01-23 Centre Midfielder England Ipswich Town 4 0 1 0 0 0
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 0 0 0 0 0
van de Kerkhof, René 1951-09-16 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 2 0 0 0 0
Neeskens, Johan 1951-09-15 Centre Midfielder USA New York Cosmos 2 0 0 0 0 0
Valke, Michel 1959-08-24 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0
Arntz, Peter 1953-02-05 Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jol, Martin 1956-01-16 Defensive Midfielder England West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rijkaard, Frank 1962-09-30 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jonker, Jos 1951-04-23 Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gullit, Ruud 1962-09-01 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Haarlem FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rep, Johnny 1951-11-25 Right Winger France AS Saint-Étienne 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ling, Tscheu La 1956-01-06 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 2 0 0 0 0
van Kooten, Cees 1948-08-20 Striker Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Deventer 4 1 2 0 0 0
Geels, Ruud 1948-07-28 Secondary striker Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 1 1 0 0 0
Vermeulen, Pierre 1956-03-16 Left Winger Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tol, Pier 1958-07-12 Striker Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 1 0 0 0 0
Schapendonk, Cees 1955-12-24 Centre Forward Netherlands MVV Maastricht 1 0 1 0 0 0
Kieft, Wim 1962-11-12 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tahamata, Simon 1956-05-26 Left Winger Belgium Standard Liège 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nanninga, Dick 1949-01-17 Centre Forward Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 0 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 1981

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-01-06
Italy
Italy
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:1 c
Italy vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1981-02-22
Netherlands
Netherlands
Cyprus
Cyprus
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Cyprus
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Stadion Oosterpark
1981-03-25
Netherlands
Netherlands
France
France
1:0 c
Netherlands vs. France
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1981-04-29
Cyprus
Cyprus
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:1 c
Cyprus vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Makario Stadium
1981-09-01
Switzerland
Switzerland
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:1 c
Switzerland vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Hardturm Stadion
1981-09-09
Netherlands
Netherlands
Ireland
Ireland
2:2 c
Netherlands vs. Ireland
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1981-10-14
Netherlands
Netherlands
Belgium
Belgium
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Belgium
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1981-11-18
France
France
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:0 c
France vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Parc des Princes
8 Matches

Match Progress for Netherlands in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
45 21 12 12 102
Germany
Germany
33 9 13 11 56
France
France
22 7 3 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
18 11 4 3 33
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Poland
Poland
16 9 6 1 26
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Norway
Norway
10 5 4 1 13
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 3 1 5 13
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 7
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Saarland
Saarland
2 2 0 0 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 6
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 1 1 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
600 335 128 137 1,275

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