Johan Neeskens

Also known as Johannes Jacobus Neeskens, Neeskens

Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)

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Johan Neeskens was a Dutch football player and later manager who lived from 1951 to 2024 and had a significant career in the sport. He is notable for his contributions to football during his playing and managerial career in the Netherlands.

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1985: South Florida Sun
Full name: Johannes Jacobus Neeskens
Date of birth: ( 1951-09-15 ) 15 September 1951
Place of birth: Heemstede , Netherlands
Date of death: 6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) (aged 73)
Place of death: Algeria
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Midfielder
Years: Team
1968 1970: RCH
1970 1974: Ajax
1974 1979: Barcelona
1979 1984: New York Cosmos
1984 1985: Groningen
1985 1986: Kansas City Comets (indoor)
1986 1987: Löwenbrau (amateurs)
1987 1990: Baar
1990 1991: FC Zug

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Johan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Heemstede
Place of death: Algiers
Languages spoken: English language
Participant in: UEFA Euro 1976
Sport: indoor soccer
Member of team: Netherlands national association football team
Position played: midfielder
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: Netherlands
Mass: 76
Image: Johan Neeskens 1974.jpg
Height: 173
Number of children: 5

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Commons category: Johan Neeskens
date of birth: 1951-09-15
end of work period: 1991-00-00
coach of sports team: Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 1
start of work period: 1968-00-00
birth name: Johannes Jacobus Neeskens
name in native language: Johan Neeskens
date of death: 2024-10-06
cause of death: myocardial infarction

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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. In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony, while in 2017 he was included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.

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