Johan 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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- 1951-09-15
- Died
- 2024-10-06
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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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1951 births1974 FIFA World Cup players1978 FIFA World Cup players2024 deaths20th-century Dutch sportsmenAFC Ajax playersCatalonia men's international guest footballersDutch expatriate football managersDutch expatriate men's footballersDutch expatriate sportspeople in AustraliaDutch expatriate sportspeople in SpainDutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland