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Rob Rensenbrink
Dutch association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rob Rensenbrink (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔp ˈrɛnsə(m)ˌbrɪŋk]; 3 July 1947 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium whilst playing in the great Anderlecht side of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or. Considered as one of the greatest Dutch players of all time. Rensenbrink was widely regarded to be one of the best left wingers of the 1970s.
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Date of birth | (1947-07-03)3 July 1947[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 January 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Oostzaan, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger, forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1954–1965 | DWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1969 | DWS | 120 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1971 | Club Brugge | 55 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1980 | Anderlecht | 262 | (143) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Portland Timbers | 18 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Toulouse | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 467 | (208) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1979 | Netherlands | 46 | (14[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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