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Kamis, 31 Maret 2011

Timnas Tetap Dinomor Satukan

Keputusan pemerintah yang tidak lagi mengakui kepengurusan PSSI di bawah Nurdin Halid jangan sampai berefek buruk pada sepakbola nasional. Roda kompetisi dan kelangsungan tim nasional harus dinomorsatukan.
Pemain Timnas Indonesia
Awal pekan ini pemerintah melalui Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga menyatakan tidak lagi mengakui PSSI di bawah kepemimpinan ketua umum Nurdin Halid. Selain itu anggaran dana pada otoritas sepakbola nasional tersebut juga distop.
Keputusan tersebut diharapkan menyudahi kisruh yang terjadi di PSSI selama ini. Namun masalah lain kemudian muncul terkait penyelenggaraan roda kompetisi dan persiapan-persiapan timnas menghadapi beragam kompetisi internasional.

Kondisi tersebut menjadi hal yang paling dikhawatirkan pelaku sepakbola tanah air saat ini. Karenanya pemerintah harus memastikan kalau kompetisi dan timnas jadi prioritas utama dan harus mendapat perhatian lebih besar dalam kondisi sekarang ini.

"Saya tidak mau komentari kisruhnya, tapi yang ingin saya komentari apapun yang terjadi mari kita berkomitmen mengenai hajat kompetisi ini (Indonesia Super League) dan menyelesaikan kompetisi ini," ungkap pelatih Persija Jakarta Rahmad Darmawan pada wartawan di Senayan, Jakarta.

"Timnas juga perlu diurus dan itu yang penting. Jangan sampai kisruh ini membuat kompetisi rugi dan jangan sampai timnas tak sampai berangkat bertanding," lajut dia.

Mepora mengatakan kalau kompetisi resmi di bawah PSSI tetap berjalan dengan koordinasi bersama KONI/KOI. Namun sejauh ini menpora belum menjabarkan detil pelaksanaan kompetisi di bawah KONI/KOI tersebut.

Caroll Dan Suarez Akan Menakutkan

Luis Suarez dan Andy Caroll
Kedatangan Andy Carroll dan Luis Suarez sepertinya sudah menumbuhkan harapan serta semangat baru dalam skuad Liverpool. Sang skipper Steven Gerrard pun menilai Carroll dan Suarez bakal jadi duet yang menakutkan di Liga Inggris. 
Carroll adalah pemain yang paling menyita perhatian saat didatangkan dengan banderol 35 juta poundsterling  Meski belum mencetak gol di empat laganya bersama The Reds, namun Carroll masih dimaklumi karena ia sendiri baru sembuh dari cedera. 
Namun penampilannya bersama timnas Inggris dalam laga friendly kemarin di mana ia mencetak gol perdananya bisa jadi sinyal jika keran golnya bersama 'Si Merah' bakal segera terbuka. Hal itu tentunya diharapkan oleh seluruh pemain dan Liverpudlian tak terkecuali Gerrard.Pesepakbola 30 tahun itu menilai jika Carroll adalah penyerang bertalenta dan mempunyai kemampuan bagus di kotak penalti. Dengan adanya Carroll serangan Liverpool bisa makin bervariasi dan tidak seperti saat masih mengandalkan Fernando Torres untuk mencetak gol.

"Satu hal penting yang diingat dari Andy adalah dia sangat kuat di udara. Saya tahu dia adalah target man dan terkadang tim harus sadar jika kami terlalu sering memainkan bola panjang. Kami harus tetap mengalirkan bola," tutur Gerrard kepada talkSport

"Jika kami sedang dalam kesulitan atau sedang mengejar ketertinggalan maka kami boleh memainkan bola secara langsung. Sebuah hal bagus memilikinya di dalam tim. Dan inilah kenapa kami sangat senang dengan memiliknya karena kami bisa mempunyai alternatif," sambungnya.

Tentu Carrolll tak sendirian karena Liverpool punya Suarez juga yang telah menunjukkan unjuk kemampuan sejak kedatangannya dari Ajax Amsterdam. Dua gol yang sudah disumbangkannya serta aksi individunya bakal bikin dirinya bersama Carroll jadi pasangan ideal di lini depan The Anfield Gank.

"Kami bisa bermain bermain agak ke belakang, bisa memainkan bola-bola panjang dan dengan Suarez di sisinya, itu memberikan kami dimensi baru yang sangat luas Kami percaya kini kami mendapatkan pasangan paling menakutkan di Liga Primer," simpul Gerrard.

Kini Gerrard bisa berharap Suarez dan Carroll dapat segera menunjukkan aksinya saat Liverpool melawat ke kandang West Bromwich Albion akhir pekan ini.

Dari Biru Menjadi Merah?


Joe Cole di Liverpool
 

Jakarta - Tujuh tahun memperkuat tim London Chelsea, gelandang internasional Inggris Joe Cole memutuskan melanjutkan karirnya di Liverpool. Bisakah dia menjadi legenda lokal Anfield?
Cole masih dalam usia produktif, masih 28 tahun. Ia punya cukup waktu untuk menunjukkan semua kemampuan yang dimiliki untuk Liverpool, klub yang meminangnya dan memenangkan hatinya di saat menjadi free agent di musim panas ini.

Gaji 80 ribu poundsterling akan dialirkan ke rekeningnya saban minggu selama empat tahun. Demikian kontrak yang disepakati kedua pihak, dan dalam waktu dekat fans The Kop akan segera melihat Cole mengenakan seragam merah, setelah 10 tahun identik dengan biru.

Penyerang legendaris Ian Rush begitu antusias pada perekrutan Cole. Di mata dia, Cole adalah pemain yang mengagumkan, tipikal gelandang skillfull dan cerdas yang mampu mendobrak barisan pertahanan tim-tim lawan. Dulu ia pernah disebut-sebut sebagai 'The Next Paul Gascoigne'.

Liverpool, katanya, memang memiliki penyerang-penyerang muda. Akan tetapi saat ini mereka lebih memerlukan pemain yang berpengalaman, dan Cole adalah pemain itu.

"Joe bisa bermain di belakang Torres. Orang tak tahu posisi dia karena dia bisa bermain di kiri, kanan atau di dekat striker. Saya rasa ini perekrutan yang hebat," tutur Rush kepada televisi Liverpool.

"Secara skill, dia yang terbaik di Inggris. Tak ada yang lebih baik daripada dia. Saya yakin Roy Hodgson akan memainkan dia di tiap laga, terlebih jika dia sedang bermain baik."

Cole diyakini meninggalkan Chelsea karena tidak benar-benar menjadi starter reguler di dalam skuad bertabur bintang itu. Padahal publik Stamford Bridge sangat menyukai dia.

Pemain jebolan West Ham United ini adalah angkatan "pertama" di era Chelsea "kaya". Ketika Roman Abramovich membeli klub tersebut di musim panas 2003, Cole adalah bintang lokal yang dibeli selain Wayne Bridge dan Glen Johnson.

Bertahun-tahun membela The Blues, karir Cole turun naik. Ia cukup sering dibebat cedera, terkena sistem rotasi, tapi kerap menjadi penentu permainan tim. Puncak pengakuan pada permainan dia adalah ketika terpilih sebagai Chelsea Player of the Year tahun 2008.

Cole kini sudah meninggalkan London dan berlabuh di kota pelabuhan dengan klub yang memiliki sejarah luar biasa. Tantangan sudah di depan mata dia, sebagaimana Hodgson memberi kostum bernomor tujuh, nomor yang dulu dipakai dua pemain terbesar The Reds: Kevin Keegan dan Kenny Dalglish.

Dirk Kuyt Sedang On Fire


Dirk Kuyt
Jakarta - Fans Liverpool boleh jadi masih menunggu produktivitas duet striker barunya, Luis Suarez dan Andy Carroll. Tapi sambil menunggu itu, mereka dapat menikmati Dirk Kuyt yang sedang on fire.




Semenjak dimainkan sebagai winger oleh Liverpool, walaupun sejatinya adalah penyerang, koleksi gol Kuyt mungkin tidak terlalu banyak. Sejauh ini capaian terbaiknya dalam satu musim bersama The Reds adalah 15 gol, di musim 2008/2009 di semua kompetisi.

Meski demikian Kuyt termasuk pemain tak tergantikan di Anfield. Dalam empat musim pertamanya di Inggris, dari total 152 pertandingan Premier League, ia cuma absen 11 kali saja. Di musim ini ia sudah main 25 kali dari 30 laga yang sudah dilakoni anak-anak Merseyside.

Yang sedang menjadi catatan buat pria Belanda 30 tahun itu adalah dia sedang rajin membuat gol. Dari delapan aksi terakhirnya, baik bersama klub maupun timnasnya, ia sudah menghasilkan delapan gol.

Yang terhebat buat Kuyt adalah ketika mencetak tiga gol alias hat-trick ke gawang Manchester United pada 6 Maret lalu. "Best feeling ever to score my first hat trick @ Anfield against united!!!" demikian ia mengekspresikan kebahagiannya kala itu, lewat akun twitter-nya.

Tiga dari empat gol terakhirnya dibuat Kuyt saat membela Belanda di babakkualifikasi Piala Eropa 2012. Hari Jumat lalu ia mencetak satu gol untuk membantu timnya mengalahkan tuan rumah Hongaria 4-0, dan dua lainnya dilesakkan ke gawang tim yang sama di Amsterdam, saat "Singa Oranye" menang 5-3.

Setelah dua kali berturut-turut tampil di level internasional, Kuyt akan kembali ke klubnya untuk melanjutkan perjuangannya di Premiership, satu-satunya kompetisi yang masih dilakoni mereka di musim ini. Tiga laga terdepan mereka adalah melawan West Brom (2/4), Manchester City (11/4), dan Arsenal (17/4).

Stop Kehilangan Poin Penting, Spurs!

Tottenham Hot Spurs

Coba tengok catatan berikut: empat laga terakhir di Premier League dilalui Spurs tanpa pernah menang. Mereka menorehkan hasil tiga kali imbang dan satu kali kalah. Satu hasil imbang diraih dari Arsenal, sesama penghuni papan atas, namun hasil lainnya didapat dari tim-tim yang relatif lebih kecil.

Spurs, penghuni posisi lima klasemen, takluk 1-3 di tangan Blackpool, yang duduk di urutan 15. Selanjutnya, mereka ditahan 3-3 oleh Wolverhampton (posisi 18) dan 0-0 oleh West Ham United (posisi 17). Spurs hanya berhasil memetik dua poin dari ketiganya.

Mengingat ambisi mereka untuk bisa kembali bermain di Liga Champions musim depan, kehilangan poin dari tim yang lebih kecil harus dihentikan. Namun, anehnya, mereka tak pernah memiliki masalah ketika bermain melawan sesama tim papan atas.

"Tottenham masih dalam proses berkembang. Dalam tiga pertandingan terakhir melawan Blackpool, Wolves dan West Ham, kami hanya mendapatkan dua poin," ujar Van der Vaart di Daily Mail.

"Namun, seharusnya kami bisa mendapatkan sembilan poin, dan itu adalah sebuah kebodohan. Kami bermain dengan baik melawan klub-klub yang lebih besar, tapi kacau ketika melawan klub-klub yang lebih kecil."

Akhir pekan ini, Sabtu (2/4/2011), Spurs akan kembali menghadapi klub yang berposisi lebih rendah: Wigan Athletic (posisi 20). Akankah The Lilywhites kehilangan poin lagi? Atau malah ini justru awal dari sebuah perbaikan.

Persija Ditahan Imbang Di Gelora Bung Karno

Bermain imbang 1-1 dengan Persipura Jayapura di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK) Senayan, Kamis (31/3) sore, kerugian bagi tim Persija Jakarta. Salah antisipasi cara bermain tim Mutiara Hitam menjadi faktor dalam meraih hasil yang kurang menggembirakan itu.
“Kami mematok tiga poin dengan asumsi bisa menang di kandang. Tapi, faktanya kami hanya bisa bermain imbang, dan ini kerugian besar bagi kita,” kata pelatih tim Persija Rahmad Darmawan, usai memimpin timnya bertanding di ajang Liga Super Indonesia (LSI) 2010/11.
“Gagal meraih poin penuh bukan berarti akhir dari segalanya,” kata RD, sapaan Rahmad Darmawan. Tapi, lanjut mantan pelatih Sriwijaya FC itu, timnya tak akan pernah berhenti mengejar tim-tim favorit seperti Persipura dalam upaya merebut trofi Presiden.
Boaz Salossa(Putih) berusaha melewati pemain Persija
“Jika kami gagal di tikungan Senayan, kan masih ada di tikungan berikutnya. Kita bisa ambil di tikungan itu untuk mengejar poin sehingga kami bisa terus menipiskan jarak dengan Persipura,” kata RD.
Rahmad Darmawan mengakui, dia salah mengantisipasi cara bermain Persipura sehingga tim asuhan Jacksen F. Tiago itu nyaris menguasai pertandingan sejak awal hingga menit ke-50. Tapi, setelah gol Titus Bonai pada menit ke-49, membuka mata RD untuk mengubah strategi.
Menurut dia, terjadi gap antara lini tengah dengan lini depan. Bola sering tidak sampai dari lini tengah ke lini depan. Tapi, setelah Bambang Pamungkas masuk menggantikan Leo sahputra, Aliyudin (M. Ilham) dan Agus Indra (Olive Makor) masuk, Persija tampil lebih percaya diri.
Tekanan pemain Persija ke jantung pertahanan Persipura, merepotkan partahanan Persipura yang dikawal Bio Paulin dkk. Serangan Persija berkali-kali dilakukan dari sayap kiri pertahanan Persipua sehingga berkali-kali merai peluang, tapi tidak bisa dimaksimalkan menjadi gol.
Persija VS Persipura di Gelora Bung Karno
Kebuntuan mencetak gol terpecahkan setelah tandukan Agu Casmir dari sepakpojok tak bisa diantisipasi kiper Persipura yang dikawal Yoo Jae Hoon, 1-1. Skor itu bertahan hingga pertandingan berakhir.
Jacksen F. Tiago mengatakan, dia bersyukur bisa dapat satu poin di kandang Persija. Menurut dia, laga tersebut penting bagi Persipura untuk mengamankan jarak dari tim mana pun dalam perburuan gelar juara. “Seandainya tadi kami kalah, Persija tentu akan lebih dekat dengan kami,” kata Jacksen.
Menurut Jacksen, pemainnya sudah tampil maksimal. Bahkan, peluang yang mereka dapat dua kali menerpa tiang gawang Persija yang dikawal Hendro Kartiko, yakni dari Boaz Solossa dan Titus Bonai.
Dengan hasi itu, Persipura mengoleksi 41 poin dari 19 kali pertandingan, dan aman di posisi puncak. Sedangkan Persija Jakarta yang menempati urutan ke-tiga, membukukan 33 angka dari 18 kali pertandingan yang sudah dimainkannya.

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Carmelo Anthony Menyelamatkan Knicks Dari New Jersey

New York Knicks


Carmelo Anthony menyelamatkan timnya dari kekalahan saat menghadapi New Jersey Nets. Torehan 39 poin forward 26 tahun membuat New York Knicks menang dengan skor akhir 120-116, Kamis (31/3/20011).

Tampil di kandang sendiri Madison Square Garden, Knicks dibuat tak berdaya oleh tamunya pada dua kuarter awal. Nets menyudahi babak pertama dengan keunggulan 10 poin.

Pada kuarter ketiga Knicks berhasil bangkit. Mereka perlahan menyusul dan membuat kedudukan hanya selisih setengah bola 21-92.

Pertandingan semakin sengit di kuarter penutup. Kejar mengejar poin tak dapat terelakkan. Ketika laga tesisa 01: 08 menit kedudukan masih 114-114, namun tiba-tiba Melo melakukan jump shot yang bersarang telak ke dalam ring Nets sekaligus membawa Nets unggul 116-114.

Knicks terus menambah keunggulan lewat free throw Toney Douglas dan Chauncey Billups. Sementara Nets hanya mampu menambah dua poin melalui Kris Humphries. Knicks meraih kemenangan 120-116. Sementara Nets harus pulang dengan kepala tertunduk.

Melo menjadi pengumpul angka terbanyak dengan 39 poin. Torehan serupa juga dibuatnya pada pertandingan sebelumnya. Billups menyusul di tempat kedua dengan raihan 30 poin.

Lucas Setia Di "The Reds"

Peran Lucas Leiva semakin tidak tergantikan di Liverpool. Manajemen The Reds memberikan kontrak dengan durasi panjang kepada Leiva, untuk tetap bertahan di Anfield. 
Pemain 24 tahun tersebut datang ke Liverpool dari Gremio pada musim 2007. Namun, Leiva baru bisa merasakan sebagai starter dua musim kemudian. Pada Februari lalu, Leiva mencatatkan 100 kali pertandingan buat Liverpool. 
Lucas Leiva
Kubu Liverpool sendiri tidak terlalu spesifik menjelaskan kontrak kerjanya dengan Leiva. Hanya yang pasti, The Reds sudah memagarinya untuk tidak terbang ke klub lain.

"Kami semua terkesan dengan penampilan Lucas. Dia mampu dengan cepat menunjukan kemampuan serta bisa beradaptasi. Kami sepakat memperpanjang kontraknya karena kami membutuhkan Lucas di lapangan," jelas pelatih Kenny Dalglish seperti dilansir Goal, Kamis (31/3/2011).

"Sejujurnya, sejak saya datang ke Anfield pada Januari lalu, Lucas adalah asset klub dan tim ini. Permainannya sangat bagus dan bisa mengimbangi lini tengah kami," lanjut Dalglish.

Sementara itu, direktur sepakbola Liverpool Damien Comolli, juga menyatakan hal yang senada dengan Dalglish. Pada intimya, The Reds membutuhkan tenaga Lucas dan memberikannya kontrak panjang untuk tidak disentuh klub lain.

Belanda Pesta Gol di Amsterdram Arena

Pemain Belanda Mencetak gol

Belanda melanjutkan rekor tak terkalahkan di babak kualifikasi grup E Euro 2012. Mereka berhasil mengalahkan Hungaria dalam pertandingan panen gol di Amsterdam Arena, Rabu (30/3/2011).Delapan gol tercipta pada partai tersebut. Belanda mencatatkan kemenangan 5-3 dan semakin mengukuhkan posisinya di puncak klasemen dengan raihan 18 poin.

Laga baru berjalan 13 menit, Belanda langsung memimpin. Tendangan sudut Wesley Sneijder ke tiang jauh berhasil disambar dengan cekatan Robin van Persie untuk membuat skor berubah menjadi 1-0.

Hungaria sendiri baru bisa menyamakan kedudukan menjadi 1-1 pada awal babak kedua, tepatnya menit ke-47. Gol dicetak oleh pemain yang merumput bersama Bari, Gergely Rudolf.

Hasil tersebut membuat kepercayaan diri pemain Hungaria bertambah. Puncaknya, pada menit ke-50 mereka berhasil membalikkan kedudukan menjadi 1-2. Kali ini giliran Zoltan Gera yang mencatatkan nama di papan skor. Pemain asal Fulham menyambut umpan silang Balazs Dzsudzsak.

Belanda tidak tinggal diam. Menerapkan permainan khas total football, mereka sukses menyeimbangkan kembali angka manjadi 2-2 pada menit ke-60 melalui kaki Sneijder.

12 menit berselang Belanda balik unggul. Bomber veteran Ruud van Nistelrooy menunjukkan tajinya usai menerima umpan matang dari Dirk Kuyt.

Tiga menit kemudian Hungaria kembali membalas. Gol lagi-lai dicetak oleh Gera. Pemain 31 tahu lolos dari perangkap offside dan dengan tenang mengarahkan bola ke pojok kiri gawang untuk mengubah kedudukan menjadi 3-3.

Kondisi itu tidak lantas membuat Belanda patah arang. Mereka terus menggeber serangan dan hasilnya pada menit ke-78 sebuah gol kembali tercipta. Kuyt menyambut crossing Ibrahim Affelay dengan sebuah tendangan voli yang langsung menerobos masuk ke gawang Hungaria serta mengubah kedudukan menjadi 4-3.

Tidak selesai sampai di situ, pada menit ke-82 penyerang Liverpool kembali menambah pundi-pundi gol. Kuyt melepaskan tendangan chip jarak jauh dan langsung masuk ke gawang lawan serta mengubah skor menjadi 5-3. Hasil itu menjadi penutup laga di markas Ajax Amsterdam itu.

Susunan Pemain:
Belanda
- Vorm, Van Der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Pieters, De Jong, Afellay, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Kuyt, van Persie

Hungaria - Fulop, Lazar, Vanczak, Juhasz, Laczko, Vadocz, Dzsudzsak, Pinter, Rudolf, Priskin, Gera

Trio Milan Kembali

Pemain AC Milan latihan
Kabar baik untuk AC Milan jelang duel sengit kontra Inter Milan akhir pekan ini. Trio Rosssoneri terlihat mulai mengikuti latihan penuh.Alexandre Pato, Kevin-Prince Boateng dan Mark van Bommel akhirnya membuat allenatore Massimiliano Allegri sedikit lega. Ketiganya terlihat dalam sesi latihan bersama skuad Milan lainnya, Kamis (30/3/2011) waktu setempat.

Padahal sebelumnya Allegri merasa cemas tak bisa menurunkan kekuatan terbaik lantaran ketiga pemain tersebut masuk ruang perawatan. Pato dan Boateng mendapat cedera ringan pekan lalu, sementara Van Bommel terpaksa meninggalkan Timnas Belanda lebih awal akibat cedera.

Hadirnya tiga punggawa Rossoneri di Milanelo mencuatkan kabar bahwa ketiganya siap diturunkan dalam partai besar bertajuk Derby della Madonnina.
Sementara itu hanya Andrea Pirlo dan Filippo Inzaghi yang masih dalam perawatan intensif dan tetap latihan terpisah dengan skuad lainnya.

Besar kemungkinan Pato diduetkan dengan kompatriotnya, Robinho, karena Zlatan Ibrahimovic harus absen akibat sanksi tiga laga yang diterimanya beberapa waktu lalu.

Rabu, 30 Maret 2011

Netherland National Football Team "English Version"

The Netherlands National Football Team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The manager is Bert van Marwijk. The team was first assembled in 1905. The football team is colloquially referred to as 'Het Nederlands Elftal' (The Dutch Eleven), 'Holland', referring to a region in the Netherlands, and 'Oranje', a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau.[citation needed]
The Dutch hold the record for losing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the tournament, after finishing as runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 2010, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. Since July 2010, the team is currently number 2 in the FIFA world rankings and Elo; and it is one of the strongest football teams ever in Europe and the world. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing.[citation needed]
The Oranje are generally considered to be the best national football team never to have won the World Cup.

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[edit] History

Dutch squad for their first international match
The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1, but because the match was for a trophy (the "Coupe van den Abeele"), the game went into extra time, in which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 1–4 for the Dutch side.[2]
The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after returning in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.[citation needed]

[edit] Total Football

They came out of this wilderness in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say "The only team I’ve seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me…. Their ‘carousel’ style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."[3]
In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before any German had even touched the ball. However, supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans.
The Dutch team before their 2–1 loss to West Germany in the final of the 1974 World Cup
By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of fighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.
In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final of a World Cup, only to be beaten again by the host, this time Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruyff, Willem van Hanegem, and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol, Wim Jansen, Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with PeruScotland. In the second group phase, however, the Netherlands topped a group including Italyextra time goals from Argentina. Unfortunately for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1. and a loss to and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. However, the Dutch finished as runners up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two
Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession.

[edit] European Champions

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for the Euro '88 tournament. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands went on to qualify for the semi-final by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten), and Republic of Ireland (1–0). For many Dutch football supporters, the most important match in the tournament was the semi-final against West Germany, the host country, considered a revenge for the lost 1974 World Cup final (also in West Germany). Marco van Basten, who would later become national team coach, scored in the 89th minute of the game to sink the German side. The game is also remembered for its post-match shenanigans, including Ronald Koeman, who, in front of the German supporters, provocatively pretended to wipe his backside with the shirt of Olaf Thon as if it were toilet paper, an action Koeman later regretted.[4] The Netherlands won the final with a convincing victory over the USSR, a rematch on the round robin game, through a header by Ruud Gullit and a volley by van Basten. This was the national team's first major tournament win and it restored them to the forefront of international football for the next three years after almost a decade in the wilderness.
Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, the tournament was not a success. Van Basten failed to score, as he was frequently marked by opposing defenders, while Gullit was ineffective having not fully recovered from injury. The Dutch managed to advance despite drawing all three group games, meeting their arch-rivals West Germany in the round of 16. The match is most remembered for the spitting-incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands lost 2–1.
The team subsequently reached the semi-finals in the Euro '92, which was noted for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark, with Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout being saved by Peter Schmeichel. This was to be van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious injury shortly after, eventually conceding defeat and retiring at the age of 30 in 1995.
In the 1994 World Cup, in the absence of the chronically injured van Basten and the striking Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with three goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil.

[edit] 1996–2004

At Euro '96, after drawing 0–0 with Scotland and beating Switzerland 2–0, they faced the hosts England in the pool A decider, with both teams on 4 points. After 62 minutes, with Scotland beating Switzerland 1–0, the Netherlands were 4–0 down and looked like finishing third behind Scotland on goal difference and going out of the tournament, but Patrick Kluivert converted a Dennis Bergkamp assist and scored in the 78th minute to see the Dutch finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals, drawing 0–0 and being eliminated 5–4 on penalties.
The Netherlands at Euro 96 in a match against Scotland.
In the 1998 World Cup, Netherlands, whose team included Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, and Patrick Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final, a rematch of the 1978 final. Near the end of regular time, after an unsuccessful dive to draw a penalty, Argentinian Ariel Ortega head-butted Edwin van der Sar.[5] Ortega was sent off and the Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality — he touched down a 60-yard (55 m) pass from Frank de Boer then reverse-flicked it inside Roberto Ayala and finally volleyed it past the Argentine goalkeeper. In the semi-final, the Netherlands took Brazil to a penalty shootout after a late Kluivert goal tied the match 1–1, but Brazil won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the final. Netherlands lost the third place match 2–1 to upstart Croatia. Soon after the World Cup exit manager Guus Hiddink resigned after two tournaments in charge and was replaced by legendary ex-midfielder Frank Rijkaard.
Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and were one of the favourites coming into the tournament. Getting all three wins in the group stage, including a win over reigning World Cup champions France, they then crushed Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals, with Kluivert getting a hat-trick. In the semi-finals, their opponents, Italy, went down to ten men in the first half and the Netherlands were awarded two penalty kicksFrancesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout (in addition to his penalty saves in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp, who failed to score during the tournament, retired from the national team after Euro 2000 (partly due to his fear of flying2002 World Cup which was to be held in East Asia.) Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press after the defeat to the Italians as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game. Rijkaard resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Van Gaal is credited with initially bringing through the backbone of this Dutch side whilst manager of Ajax durting the mid ninieties, including Edwin van der Sar, Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluivert and the de Boer twins. but failed to convert either chance. Italian goalkeeper effectively ruling him out from the
Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup
Surprisingly the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, with crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, the latter of which eliminated them from the Finals tournament. Van Gaal resigned at the conclusion of the Netherlands' unsuccessful campaign.
Dick Advocaat returned to coach the Netherlands for a second time and led the team to the semifinals of Euro 2004 but lost to Portugal and, after receiving criticism for his tactics and player changes, stepped down. This was to be the end for the many of the team's World Cup veterans (mostly made up of the Ajax generation of 1995.) Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Jaap Stam, and Patrick Kluivert had either retired or were not selected for the upcoming World Cup by new coach Marco van Basten.

[edit] World Cup 2006–2010

Training in Germany
The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1–0) and the Côte d'Ivoire (2–1) and drawing Argentina (0–0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with seven points, but the Argentinians had a superior goal difference and finished first as a result. The Dutch were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal, in a match that produced 16 yellow cards (which matched the World Cup record for most cautions in one game set in 2002) and set a new World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side) and was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press.[6] Despite criticism surrounding his selection policy and the lack of attacking football from his team, Marco van Basten was offered a two-year extension to his contract by the Dutch FA, which would allow him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. The move was widely regarded as a vote of confidence in van Basten and his assistants by the KNVB[7] officials.
Netherlands – France at Euro 2008
The Netherlands began their Euro 2008 campaign with a win in Luxembourg on 2 September 2006. On 8 September 2007, the Oranje beat Bulgaria at the Amsterdam ArenA on goals by Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. On 12 September 2007, the Netherlands won a hard fought victory against Albania, with van Nistelrooy scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. This win took the Dutch squad into second place in Group G, on par with Romania for points, but behind on goal differential. The Oranje were beaten 1–0 in Romania on 13 October 2007, but four days later, the Netherlands' 2–0 victory over Slovenia, while rivals Bulgaria could only draw in Albania, left the Dutch needing one win from their last two games, at home to Luxembourg and away to Belarus, to qualify for Euro 2008.
The Netherlands played their first game in 2008 against Croatia in Split. The team, without Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie, Clarence Seedorf, Orlando Engelaar, and Arjen Robben, won the match 3–0. The first goal was scored by John Heitinga on a header, while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored the second goal on an assist from Tim de Cler. The final goal came from Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. The team used a new formation under Marco van Basten, scrapping the previously used 4–3–3 formation for a 4–2–3–1.
The Dutch team was a participant in the "Group of Death", together with France, Italy, and Romania. They began Euro 2008 with a 3–0 win over World Cup Champion Italy in Bern on 9 June 2008. This was the Netherlands' first victory over Italy since 1978. In their second group match against France on 13 June 2008, the Netherlands won convincingly with a 4–1 score. The Dutch closed out an incredible group stage campaign with a 2–0 win over Romania. However, they lost in the quarter-final to former coach Guus Hiddink's Russia by 3–1, despite a late 86th minute equalizer by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Netherlands – Denmark at the 2010 World Cup
The Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, winning all eight games and becoming the first European team to qualify for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, CameroonJapan in Group E. On June 14 the Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. On June 19th they then beat Japan 1–0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder. They were the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 after a 2–1 victory from Denmark over Cameroon. In the first knockout round they faced Slovakia. At the end it was 2–1 victory after goals from Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. The conceded goal came in injury time from a penalty taken by Róbert Vittek. They advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 victory over the favoured Brazilians on July 2, 2010. Brazil, who had held a 1-0 lead at the half, was the favourite to win the cup, had never lost in 37 World Cup matches (35-0-2) in which they had held a halftime lead. The first Dutch goal was originally ruled an own goal by Felipe Melo, but was later officially changed to a goal by Wesley Sneijder. The second came from a corner kick headed into the net by Wesley SneijderSpain with a score of 1–0 after extra time in what was to be Giovanni van Bronckhorst's last match in professional football. and despite being the shortest player on the field. In the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch lost the final to




Teamv · d · e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 6 6 0 0 21 5 +16 18
 Sweden 4 3 0 1 11 5 +6 9
 Hungary 6 3 0 3 15 13 +2 9
 Moldova 5 2 0 3 6 5 +1 6
 Finland 4 1 0 3 10 6 +4 3
 San Marino 5 0 0 5 0 29 −29 0



[edit] Last 10 and known next games

Date Venue Opponent Competition Result
July 6, 2010 Cape Town Stadium,  South Africa  Uruguay WCF2010 3–2 W
July 11, 2010 Soccer City,  South Africa  Spain WCF2010 0–1 L
August 11, 2010 Donbass Arena,  Ukraine  Ukraine Friendly match 1–1 D
September 3, 2010 Stadio Olimpico,  San Marino  San Marino ECQ2012 0–5 W
September 7, 2010 De Kuip,  Netherlands  Finland ECQ2012 2–1 W
October 8, 2010 Zimbru Stadium,  Moldova  Moldova ECQ2012 0–1 W
October 12, 2010 Amsterdam ArenA,  Netherlands  Sweden ECQ2012 4–1 W
November 17, 2010 Amsterdam ArenA,  Netherlands  Turkey Friendly match 1–0 W
February 09, 2011 Philips Stadion,  Netherlands  Austria Friendly match 3-1 W
March 25, 2011 Stadium Puskas Ferenc,  Hungary  Hungary ECQ2012 0-4 W
March 29, 2011 Amsterdam ArenA,  Netherlands  Hungary ECQ2012 5-3 W
June 4, 2011 Estádio Serra Dourada,  Brazil  Brazil Friendly match
August 10, 2011 Wembley Stadium,  England  England Friendly match
September 2, 2011 Philips Stadion,  Netherlands  San Marino ECQ2012
September 6, 2011 Helsinki Olympic Stadium,  Finland  Finland ECQ2012
October 7, 2011 De Kuip,  Netherlands  Moldova ECQ2012
October 11, 2011 Råsunda Stadium,  Sweden  Sweden ECQ2012
November 15, 2011 HSH Nordbank Arena,  Germany  Germany Friendly match
May 22, 2012 Allianz Arena,  Germany Germany FC Bayern Munich Friendly match
KEY: WCF2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup; ECQ2012 = UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

[edit] Colours

Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange2006 World Cup match at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart colours of the national team at a
The Netherlands national football team famously play in a bright orange shirt. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from the coat of arms of the Dutch founding father William of Orange-Nassau. The top red band of the current flag was originally orange. The current Dutch away shirt is white, with two thin lines outlining a chevron containing the colours of the Dutch flag. Occasionally, orange socks are worn instead of light blue socks, such as in the qualifier against Scotland on March 28, 2009.
Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018.

[edit] Competitive record

[edit] FIFA World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3
France 1938 Round 1 14th 1 0 0 1 0 3
Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 3
Argentina 1978 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 15 10
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990 Round of 16 15th 4 0 3 1 3 4
United States 1994 Quarter-Final 7th 5 3 0 2 8 6
France 1998 Fourth Place 4th 7 3 3* 1 13 7
South Korea Japan2002 Did Not Qualify
Germany 2006 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 3 2
South Africa 2010 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6
Brazil 2014 To be determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total 9/19 3 Finals 43 22 10 11 71 44

[edit] UEFA European Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960 Did Not Enter
Spain 1964 Did Not Qualify
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Third Place 2 1 0 1 4 5
Italy 1980 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 4
France 1984 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1988 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 3
Sweden 1992 Semi-Final 4 2 2* 0 6 3
England 1996 Quarter-Final 4 1 2* 1 3 4
Belgium Netherlands2000 Semi-Final 5 4 1* 0 13 3
Portugal 2004 Semi-Final 5 1 2* 2 7 6
Austria Switzerland2008 Quarter-Final 4 3 0 1 10 4
Poland Ukraine2012 To be determined
France 2016
Total 8/13 32 17 8 7 55 32

[edit] Summer Olympics

Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
United Kingdom 1908 Third place 2 1 0 1 2 4
Sweden 1912 Third place 4 3 0 1 17 8
Belgium 1920 Third place 4 2 0 2 9 10
France 1924 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 11 7
Netherlands 1928 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
United Kingdom 1948 First Round 2 1 0 1 6 5
Finland 1952 Preliminary Round 1 0 0 1 1 5
People's Republic of China 2008 Quarter Finals 4 1 2 1 4 4
Total 8/31 23 10 3 10 50 45
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
**Gold background color indicates the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.'

[edit] Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Manager Netherlands Bert van Marwijk
Assistant Manager Netherlands Phillip Cocu
Coach Netherlands Ernest Faber
Goalkeeping Coach

Fitness Coach

Physiotherapists

U-23 Manager

U-20 Manager

U-17 Manager

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

The following players were named as part of the squad for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Hungary on March 25 and March 29.
Caps and goals as of 29 March 2011.
0Number0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Michel Vorm October 20, 1983 (age 27)(1983-10-20) 7 0 Netherlands Utrecht
16 GK Sander Boschker October 20, 1970 (age 40)(1970-10-20) 1 0 Netherlands Twente

2 DF Gregory van der Wiel February 3, 1988 (age 23)(1988-02-03) 24 0 Netherlands Ajax
3 DF John Heitinga November 15, 1983 (age 27)(1983-11-15) 68 6 England Everton
4 DF Joris Mathijsen April 5, 1980 (age 30)(1980-04-05) 70 3 Germany Hamburger SV
5 DF Erik Pieters July 8, 1988 (age 22)(1988-07-08) 8 0 Netherlands PSV
12 DF Khalid Boulahrouz December 28, 1981 (age 29)(1981-12-28) 31 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
13 DF Ron Vlaar February 16, 1985 (age 26)(1985-02-16) 4 0 Netherlands Feyenoord

6 MF Nigel de Jong November 30, 1984 (age 26)(1984-11-30) 52 1 England Manchester City
8 MF Rafael van der Vaart(C) February 11, 1983 (age 28)(1983-02-11) 90 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
10 MF Wesley Sneijder June 9, 1984 (age 26)(1984-06-09) 76 21 Italy Internazionale
11 MF Ibrahim Afellay April 2, 1986 (age 24)(1986-04-02) 34 3 Spain Barcelona
14 MF Urby Emanuelson June 16, 1986 (age 24)(1986-06-16) 14 0 Italy Milan
15 MF Kevin Strootman February 13, 1990 (age 21)(1990-02-13) 2 0 Netherlands Utrecht

7 FW Dirk Kuyt July 22, 1980 (age 30)(1980-07-22) 76 21 England Liverpool
9 FW Robin van Persie August 6, 1983 (age 27)(1983-08-06) 54 21 England Arsenal
17 FW Eljero Elia February 13, 1987 (age 24)(1987-02-13) 20 2 Germany Hamburger SV
18 FW Ruud van Nistelrooy July 1, 1976 (age 34)(1976-07-01) 70 35 Germany Hamburger SV

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months and are still available for call up.
Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Maarten Stekelenburg September 22, 1982 (age 28)(1982-09-22) 40 0 Netherlands Ajax Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
GK Jelle ten Rouwelaar December 24, 1980 (age 30)(1980-12-24) 0 0 Netherlands NAC Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011
GK Piet Velthuizen November 3, 1986 (age 24)(1986-11-03) 1 0 Spain Hércules Qualifying match vs SwedenSweden, October 12, 2010

DF Hedwiges Maduro February 13, 1985 (age 26)(1985-02-13) 15 0 Spain Valencia Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
DF Peter Wisgerhof November 19, 1979 (age 31)(1979-11-19) 2 0 Netherlands Twente Friendly vs Austria Austria, February 9, 2011
DF Vurnon Anita April 4, 1989 (age 21)(1989-04-04) 3 0 Netherlands Ajax Qualifying match vs FinlandFinland, September 7, 2010
DF Jeffrey Bruma November 13, 1991 (age 19)(1991-11-13) 1 0 England Leicester City Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF Glenn Loovens October 22, 1983 (age 27)(1983-10-22) 2 0 Scotland Celtic Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF Dirk Marcellis April 13, 1988 (age 22)(1988-04-13) 3 0 Netherlands AZ Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF Edson Braafheid April 8, 1983 (age 27)(1983-04-08) 8 0 Germany Hoffenheim World Cup 2010
DF André Ooijer July 11, 1974 (age 36)(1974-07-11) 55 3 Netherlands Ajax World Cup 2010

MF Mark van Bommel (C) April 22, 1977 (age 33)(1977-04-22) 68 10 Italy Milan Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
MF Stijn Schaars January 11, 1984 (age 27)(1984-01-11) 13 0 Netherlands AZ Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
MF Theo Janssen July 27, 1981 (age 29)(1981-07-27) 5 0 Netherlands Twente Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
MF Royston Drenthe April 8, 1987 (age 23)(1987-04-08) 1 0 Spain Hércules Friendly vs Turkey Turkey, November 17, 2010
MF Wout Brama August 21, 1986 (age 24)(1986-08-21) 3 0 Netherlands Twente Qualifying match vs SwedenSweden, October 12, 2010
MF Demy de Zeeuw May 26, 1983 (age 27)(1983-05-26) 27 0 Netherlands Ajax Qualifying match vs SwedenSweden, October 12, 2010
MF Siem de Jong January 28, 1989 (age 22)(1989-01-28) 1 0 Netherlands Ajax Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 11, 2010
MF Leroy Fer January 5, 1990 (age 21)(1990-01-05) 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 11, 2010
MF Otman Bakkal February 27, 1985 (age 26)(1985-02-27) 1 0 Netherlands PSV World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
MF Orlando Engelaar August 24, 1979 (age 31)(1979-08-24) 14 0 Netherlands PSV World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
MF David Mendes da Silva August 4, 1982 (age 28)(1982-08-04) 7 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad

FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar August 12, 1983 (age 27)(1983-08-12) 42 26 Germany Schalke 04 Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
FW Arjen Robben January 23, 1984 (age 27)(1984-01-23) 52 15 Germany Bayern Munich Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011INJ
FW Jeremain Lens November 24, 1987 (age 23)(1987-11-24) 4 1 Netherlands PSV Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011
FW Luuk de Jong August 27, 1990 (age 20)(1990-08-27) 1 0 Netherlands Twente Qualifying match vs HungaryHungary, March 29, 2011
FW Ryan Babel December 19, 1986 (age 24)(1986-12-19) 40 5 Germany Hoffenheim Friendly vs Turkey Turkey, November 17, 2010
FW Roy Beerens December 22, 1987 (age 23)(1987-12-22) 1 0 NetherlandsHeerenveen Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
FW Ricky van Wolfswinkel January 27, 1989 (age 22)(1989-01-27) 1 0 Netherlands Utrecht Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
Notes
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

[edit] Past managers

[edit] Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

[edit] Most capped players

#↓ Player↓ National career↓ Matches↓ Goals↓ Total career↓
1. Edwin van der Sar 1995–2008 130 0 1988-2011
2. Frank de Boer 1990–2004 112 13 1988-2005
3. Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1996–2010 106 6 1993-2010
4. Phillip Cocu 1996–2006 101 10 1988-2008
5. Rafael van der Vaart 2001–present 90 17 2000-present
6. Clarence Seedorf 1994–2008 87 11 1992-present
7. Marc Overmars 1993–2004 86 17 1990-2009
8. Aron Winter 1987–2000 84 6 1986-2003
9. Ruud Krol 1969–1983 83 4 1968-1986
10. Patrick Kluivert 1994–2004 79 40 1994-2008
Dennis Bergkamp 1990–2000 79 37 1986-2006
Last updated: 29 Mar 2011
Source: voetbalstats.nl (Dutch)

[edit] Most goals scored

#↓ Player↓ National career↓ Goals↓ Matches↓ Average↓ Total career↓
1. Patrick Kluivert 1994–2004 40 79 0.51 1994-2008
2. Dennis Bergkamp 1990–2000 37 79 0.47 1986-2006
3. Ruud van Nistelrooy 1998–present 36 71 0.51 1994-present
4. Faas Wilkes 1946–1961 35 38 0.92 1940-1964
5. Abe Lenstra 1940–1959 33 47 0.70 1935-1963
Johan Cruyff 1966–1977 33 48 0.69 1964-1984
7. Beb Bakhuys 1928–1937 28 23 1.22 1925-1947
8. Kick Smit 1935–1946 26 29 0.90 1924-1950
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2006–present 26 42 0.62 2002-present
10. Marco van Basten 1983–1992 24 58 0.41 1981-1995
Last updated: 29 March 2011
Source: voetbalstats.nl (Dutch)

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