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Johnny Rep Personal information Full name John Nicholaas Rep Date of birth 25 November 1951 Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands Playing position Right winger Youth career ZFC Zaandam Ajax Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1971–1975 Ajax 97 (41) 1975–1977 Valencia 55 (22) 1977–1979 Bastia 65 (33) 1979–1983 Saint-Étienne 131 (44) 1983–1984 PEC Zwolle 32 (5) 1984–1986 Feyenoord 43 (5) 1986–1987 Haarlem 5 (0) Total 428 (150) National team 1973–1981 Netherlands 42 (12) Teams managed 1994–1996 De Zwarte Schapen 1996–2001 Omniworld 2002–2005 Texel'94 2005–2007 Omniworld (scout) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).John Nicholaas "Johnny" Rep (born 25 November 1951 in Zaandam, North Holland) is a former Dutch footballer. He currently holds the all time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.
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Playing career
He played as a right-sided forward in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 (West Germany) and 1978 (Argentina). Rep scored the winning goal for Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup final in Belgrade. He also helped SC Bastia reach the finals of the 1978 UEFA Cup.
After his time in Bastia, Rep joined St-Etienne and was part of a side that included Michel Platini
Honours
- Ajax
- Dutch League Championship: (1) 1972–73
- European Cup: (1) 1972-73
- European Super Cup: (2) 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: (1) 1972
- Saint-Etienne
- French League Championship: (1) 1980-81
- Netherlands
Trivia
Rep is included in the 'Classic Netherlands' team in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 6 under the name of 'Rak'.
References
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