nationalcaps birth_date years caps goals image_size nationalyears image name fullname caption birth_place nationalteam totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
63 16 september 1951 1973 -- 1988 1970 -- 1988 93 418 14 57 240 1973 -- 1986 willy van de kerkhof 1975.jpg willy van de kerkhof wilhelmus antonius van de kerkhof willy van de kerkhof in 1975 helmond , netherlands netherlands 511 511 71 5 fc twente fc twente psv midfielder willy van de kerkhof

willy van de kerkhof

wilhelmus `` willy '' antonius van de kerkhof -lrb- ; born 16 september 1951 -rrb- is a former dutch footballer .
van de kerkhof and his twin brother rené were squad members of the dutch national team that made the world cup final in 1974 and became key players in the team that made the 1978 final .
he also played for the netherlands at the euro 1980 .
overall , van de kerkhof appeared 63 times for his country , scoring five goals .
he was named by pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in march 2004 .
