Pieter Robert ("Rob") Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. This left-sided striker was instrumental as The Netherlands reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Born in Amsterdam, Rensenbrink started his career at DWS, an Amsterdam amateur club, before moving to Belgium first with Club Brugge, later with Anderlecht. Here he enjoyed his greatest club successes, winning the Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and 1978 (and runners-up in 1977), alongside fellow Total Footballer Arie Haan. He made his international debut for The Netherlands against Scotland in 1968, but picked up relatively few caps - playing in Belgium limited his international chances, as did competing with Johan Cruijff and Piet Keizer for the left-hand side forward positions. However, the appointment of Rinus Michels for the 1974 FIFA World Cup campaign by the KNVB helped Rensenbrink establish himself and he was included in the squad that travelled to West Germany. Club Brugge KV is a football club from Brugge, Belgium. ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Arie Haan (born November 16, 1948) is a Dutch football manager and a former player. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Rinus Michels (born February 9, 1928) is a Dutch football coach. ... Qualifying countries The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European...

The Dutch side that took part in the 1974 FIFA World Cup were the pinnacle of Total Football. Developed at Ajax Amsterdam by Rinus Michels and further refined by Stefan Kovacs (when Michels left for FC Barcelona), it consisted of footballers being extremely tactically aware, allowing them to change positions at high tempo - in its simplest terms, every player was comfortable in any other position. It also put high technical and physical demands on the players. Most of the 1974 team were made up of players from Ajax and Feyenoord, so Rensenbrink was an outsider and was unfamiliar with playing the system. His preferred position was up front on the left, but that was already Johan Cruijff's domain, he had to settle for the left-wing position in midfield, taking over from Ajax great Piet Keizer. He adapted well to the system, and missed only one game in the tournament (when Keizer played instead) and was only half-fit for the final after picking up an injury in what was effectively the semi-final against Brazil. Rinus Michels gambled on Rensenbrink's fitness and played him from start - however he only lasted until half-time and was replaced by René van de Kerkhof. The Netherlands took an early lead through a Johan Neeskens penalty, but goals from Paul Breitner and Gerd Müller gave West Germany a famous 2-1 victory. Qualifying countries The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. ... In football (soccer), Total Football is a system where a player who moves out of his position is replaced by another from his team, thus retaining their intended organisational structure. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Rinus Michels (born February 9, 1928) is a Dutch football coach. ... Stefan Kovacs (Hungarian: Kovács István, also known in Romanian as Stefan Covaci), (October 2, 1920 in TimiÅŸoara, Romania - May 12, 1995), is with 15 major titles one of the must successful association football coaches in the history of the game. ... Futbol Club Barcelona is a Catalan sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Feyenoord Rotterdam is a Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former star player, regarded as one of the greats of the game. ... Peter Johannes (Piet) Keizer (born June 14, 1943 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch professional football player. ... René van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond) is a former Dutch football player. ... Johannes (Johan) Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. ... Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, West Germany) was a German football player. ... Gerd “Der Bomber” Müller (IPA—German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ...

Rensenbrink stayed in the Dutch side during the qualifiers and finals of the 1976 European Football Championship. However, The Netherlands fell at the semi-final stage to Czechoslovakia, as much victims of infighting within the squad and with the coach Georg Knobel as the skill of the eventual winners. The 1976 European Football Championship (Euro 76) final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. ...

In the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina, The Netherlands again reached the final, but this time without Cruijff (who decided to retire from international football) and under the guidance of Ernst Happel rather than Michels. Out of the shadow of Cruijff, Rensenbrink found more room to showcase his own considerable talent, playing on the left-hand side of a front three alongside Johnny Rep and René van de Kerkhof. He scored a hat-trick in the opening game against Iran, another against Scotland which was goal number 1000 in World Cup history and a penalty in the 5-1 hammering of Austria. In the final itself, The Netherlands yet again met the hosts. In a tumultuous match, The Netherlands fell behind to a first-half Mario Kempes strike. After Dick Nanninga's equalizer 9 minutes from time, a long pass from the Dutch captain Ruud Krol in the last 30 seconds of normal time put Rensenbrink in the clear with only Ubaldo Fillol, the Argentinian keeper, to beat but with Rensenbrink at a poor shooting angle. Nevertheless, he managed to put the shot in - however the shot was deflected onto the post and bounced clear. Argentina profited from the let-off and scored twice in extra-time for a 3-1 victory and The Netherlands again had to settle for the runners-up spot. Rensenbrink played some of the qualifiers for Euro 80, but after earning his 46th cap in 1979 (a 2-0 defeat by Poland in a qualifier for Euro 80), he retired from international football at the age of 32 having scored 14 times for his country. In 1980, he left Anderlecht and wound down his career with a lucrative spell at Portland Timbers in the NASL, followed by a brief stay with Toulouse in France in 1981. Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Ernst Happel (November 29, 1925 – November 14, 1992) was an Austrian football player and coach. ... Nicholaas (Johnny) Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. ... René van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond) is a former Dutch football player. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Belville, Córdoba) is an Argentine former football striker. ... Dick Nanninga (born 17 January 1949) is a former Dutch footballer. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ... Ubaldo Matildo Fillol nicknamed El Pato (English: The Duck) is a an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. ... The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Portland Timbers are Portland, Oregons entry in the USL First Division, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Toulouse FC is a French football team, playing in the city of Toulouse. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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	Netherlands squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Geels | 2 Haan | 3 van Hanegem | 4 van Ierssel | 5 Israël | 6 Jansen | 7 de Jong | 8 Jongbloed | 9 Keizer | 10 R. van de Kerkhof | 11 W. van de Kerkhof | 12 Krol | 13 Neeskens | 14 Cruijff | 15 Rensenbrink | 16 Rep | 17 Rijsbergen | 18 Schrijvers | 19 Strik | 20 Suurbier | 21 Treytel | 22 Vos | Coach: Michels Jan (Johan) Boskamp (born October 21, 1948 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football manager and a former player. ... In football (soccer), the Belgian Golden Shoe (French: Soulier dOr, Dutch: Gouden Schoen) is an award given at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Jupiler League for the last year. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Julien Cools (born February 13, 1947) was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1977 while at Club Brugge. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European... Qualifying countries The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Arie Haan (born November 16, 1948) is a Dutch football manager and a former player. ... Willem (Wim) van Hanegem (born February 20, 1944) is a Dutch football player and coach. ... Marinus David Rinus Israël (born 19 March 1942) is a former Dutch football player and current coach. ... Wilhelmus Wim Marinus Anthonius Jansen (born October 28, 1946, Rotterdam) is a former Dutch Football player and manager. ... Theo de Jong (born on 11 August 1947) is a former Dutch footballer. ... Jan Jongbloed (born 25 November 1940 in Amsterdam) was a football goalkeeper with the Netherlands national football team at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, wearing the number 8 jersey. ... Peter Johannes (Piet) Keizer (born June 14, 1943 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch professional football player. ... René van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond) is a former Dutch football player. ... Willy van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond) is a former Dutch football player. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ... Johannes (Johan) Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former star player, regarded as one of the greats of the game. ... Nicholaas (Johnny) Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. ... Wim Rijsbergen is a football manager, and is currently in charge of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. ... Pieter (Piet) Schrijvers (born December 15, 1946) a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who obtained 46 caps for his national team in the years 1971–1984. ... Wilhemus L.J. Wim Suurbier (born 16 January 1945) is a former Dutch football player. ... Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Rinus Michels (born February 9, 1928) is a Dutch football coach. ...

	Netherlands squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Schrijvers | 2 Poortvliet | 3 Schoenaker | 4 van Kraay | 5 Krol | 6 Jansen | 7 Wildschut | 8 Jongbloed | 9 Haan | 10 R. van de Kerkhof | 11 W. van de Kerkhof | 12 Rensenbrink | 13 Neeskens | 14 Boskamp | 15 Hovenkamp | 16 Rep | 17 Rijsbergen | 18 Nanninga | 19 Doesburg | 20 Suurbier | 21 Lubse | 22 Brandts | Coach: Happel Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European... Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Pieter (Piet) Schrijvers (born December 15, 1946) a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who obtained 46 caps for his national team in the years 1971–1984. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ... Wilhelmus Wim Marinus Anthonius Jansen (born October 28, 1946, Rotterdam) is a former Dutch Football player and manager. ... Jan Jongbloed (born 25 November 1940 in Amsterdam) was a football goalkeeper with the Netherlands national football team at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, wearing the number 8 jersey. ... Arie Haan (born November 16, 1948) is a Dutch football manager and a former player. ... René van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond) is a former Dutch football player. ... Willy van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond) is a former Dutch football player. ... Johannes (Johan) Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. ... Jan (Johan) Boskamp (born October 21, 1948 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football manager and a former player. ... Nicholaas (Johnny) Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. ... Wim Rijsbergen is a football manager, and is currently in charge of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. ... Dick Nanninga (born 17 January 1949) is a former Dutch footballer. ... Willem (Pim) Doesburg (born October 28, 1943 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who obtained eight caps for his national team in the years 1967–1981. ... Wilhemus L.J. Wim Suurbier (born 16 January 1945) is a former Dutch football player. ... Ernie Brandts (born: 3 February 1956) is a former Dutch footballer. ... Ernst Happel (November 29, 1925 – November 14, 1992) was an Austrian football player and coach. ...