) Johnny Rep in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Nicholaas Rep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZFC Zaandam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | Ajax | 97 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Valencia | 55 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Bastia | 65 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Saint-Étienne | 131 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | PEC Zwolle | 32 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Feyenoord | 43 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Haarlem | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 428 | (150) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1981 | Netherlands | 42 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | De Zwarte Schapen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Omniworld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Texel'94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Omniworld (scout) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Nicholaas Rep (born 25 November 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.
Playing career
Rep played as a right-footed striker in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 (West Germany) and 1978 (Argentina). He scored the winning goal for Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup final in Belgrade, and also helped SC Bastia reach the finals of the 1978 UEFA Cup.
After his time in Bastia, Rep joined AS Saint-Étienne[1] and was part of a side that included Michel Platini.
Honours
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Super Cup: 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
Bastia
Saint-Étienne
- French League Championship: 1980–81
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
Individual
- French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1977–78[2]
Trivia
Rep is included in the 'Classic Netherlands' team in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 6 under the name of 'Rak'.
Rep is the namesake of a Cork, Ireland indie-pop band, Jonny Rep. He also has a song in his honour, written by French rock band, Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne.
References
- ^ http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2011/06/21/johnny-rep-les-verts-and-oranje-legend/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
External links
- Johnny Rep at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Johnny Rep at BDFutbol
- Johnny Rep – FIFA competition record