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Also known as Pieter Robert ("Rob") Rensenbrink

Dutch association football player

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Rob Rensenbrink was a Dutch association football player who competed for the Netherlands. Born in Amsterdam in 1947, he played as a wing half and began his professional career in 1965. Throughout his career, he was a member of several sports teams, including AFC DWS, Club Brugge K.V., Portland Timbers, and Toulouse FC. He represented his country in major international tournaments, participating in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 1976.

Rensenbrink stood 178 centimeters tall and weighed 76 kilograms. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and spoke Dutch. He passed away in Amsterdam on January 24, 2020. The cause of his death was progressive muscular atrophy, a medical condition he suffered from.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
AU
Active from
1933
Active to
2021-05-23

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Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Key facts

1980
Portland Timbers
Full name
Pieter Robert Rensenbrink
Date of birth
( 1947-07-03 ) 3 July 1947
Place of birth
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date of death
24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) (aged 72)
Place of death
Oostzaan , Netherlands
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Left winger forward
0000 1965
OSV
Years
Team
1965 1969
DWS
1969 1971
Club Brugge
1971 1980
Anderlecht
1981 1982
Toulouse
1968 1979
Netherlands

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pieter Robert 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 FIFA World Cup finals, in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium while 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 in 1976.

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