page_title: Johan Neeskens
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Johan Neeskens / International career
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. ADN-ZB-Mittelstädt-16.7.74-wen-München: X. Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft- Endspiel BRD gegen Niederlande 2:1 am 7.7.74- Johannes Cruyff (Niederlande) bringt mit diesem Elfmeterschuß seine Mannschaft 1:0 in Führung. BRD-Torwart Sepp Maier hat sich die verkehrte Ecke ausgesucht. Information added by Wikimedia users.Anmerkung: Der niederländische Elfmeterschütze ist nicht Cruyff, sondern de:Johan Neeskens.
context_page_description: Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered to be one of the greatest Dutch 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 has been included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.
  After his retirement in 1991, Neeskens was the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona but was sacked along with Rijkaard at the end of the 2007–08 season. He later became head coach of the Dutch B national team until June 2009, at which date he has been appointed as the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Galatasaray SK.
context_section_description: Neeskens was capped 49 times for his country, scoring 17 goals. He made his debut against East Germany, and played a crucial role in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, playing in central midfield. Neeskens scored the opening goal of the 1974 World Cup final against West Germany with a penalty kick after only two minutes of play.
  Four years later, Neeskens was a crucial player for the Dutch (despite a rib injury suffered in the Scotland defeat), in the absence of Cruyff who had retired from international football in 1977. The Netherlands again reached the final, only to lose again to the host nation, this time Argentina, going down 3–1 after extra time (the score at the end of regulation was 1–1). He played his final international game in 1981 in a 2–0 defeat against France in a qualifier for the 1982 World Cup.
caption: Neeskens scoring the opening goal in the 1974 World Cup final against West Germany
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