Player · Netherlands · Midfielder

René van de Kerkhof

Goals from 29 Aug 1973 to 18 Jun 1978

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Caps: 8
Starts: 7
Minutes: 610
Win % when playing: 37.5%
Goals: 4
Matches scored in: 4
Penalties: 0
Hat-tricks: 0
For their side: 58th of 194
Yellow cards: 1
Sent off: 0
Longest gap: 2.1 yrs
Minutes per goal: 610

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiers

197319741975197619771978

Tallest: 1 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 2 · Minute

What the goals did

Extended lead1

Pulled one back1

Winning goal1

Equaliser1

Netherlands with and without them

Netherlands's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.


With them	8	3	2	3	16	12	37.5%
Without them	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Played most alongside10


Johnny Rep	8
Rob Rensenbrink	8
Ruud Krol	8
Wim Jansen	8
Arie Haan	7
Willy van de Kerkhof	7
Jan Jongbloed	6
Jan Poortvliet	6
Johan Neeskens	6
Wim Suurbier	5

Faced most10


Bernd Hölzenbein	Germany	2
Berti Vogts	Germany	2
Rainer Bonhof	Germany	2
Sepp Maier	Germany	2
Alan Rough	Scotland	1
Alberto Tarantini	Argentina	1
Ali Parvin	Iran	1
Américo Gallego	Argentina	1
Andranik Eskandarian	Iran	1
Antonello Cuccureddu	Italy	1

Against4


Belgium	1	1
Germany	1	1
Iceland	1	1
Poland	1	1

At tournaments4

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.


FIFA World Cup 1978	1	1
FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	1	1
UEFA Euro qualification 1975	1	1
FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	1	1

Every goal4


18 Jun 1978	v Germany	2–2	82′	—	Equaliser	2–2	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
26 Oct 1977	v Belgium	1–0	4′	—	Winning goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
10 Sep 1975	v Poland	1–4	80′	—	Pulled one back	1–4	UEFA Euro qualification 1975
29 Aug 1973	v Iceland	8–1	46′	—	Extended lead	5–1	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Every match on record11

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.


25 Jun 1978	v Argentina	1–3	started	120	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Final
21 Jun 1978	v Italy	2–1	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
18 Jun 1978	v Germany	2–2	started	90	1	—	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
14 Jun 1978	v Austria	5–1	started, off 60′	60	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
11 Jun 1978	v Scotland	2–3	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
7 Jun 1978	v Peru	0–0	started, off 46′	46	—	Yellow	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
3 Jun 1978	v Iran	3–0	started, off 70′	70	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage
26 Oct 1977	v Belgium	1–0	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
10 Sep 1975	v Poland	1–4	—	—	1	—	UEFA Euro qualification 1975
7 Jul 1974	v Germany	1–2	came on 46′	44	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1974 · Final
29 Aug 1973	v Iceland	8–1	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.