Willy van de Kerkhof

In this Dutch name, the surname is van de Kerkhof, not Kerkhof.

Willy van de Kerkhof

Van de Kerkhof in 1974
Personal information
Full name	Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof
Date of birth	(1951-09-16) 16 September 1951
Place of birth	Helmond, Netherlands
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1973	Twente	93	(14)
1973–1988	PSV Eindhoven	418	(57)
Total		511	(71)
International career
1974–1985	Netherlands	63	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing Netherlands FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1974 West Germany Runner-up 1978 Argentina European Championship 1976 Yugoslavia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈʋɪli vɑn də ˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf]; born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother René were squad members of the Netherlands 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 1976 and Euro 1980. Overall, van de Kerkhof appeared 63 times for his national team, scoring five goals.

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Twente	1970–71	Eredivisie	27	6			7	1	34	7
	1971–72		32	6			–		32	6
	1972–73		34	2			10	1	34	2
	Total		93	14			17	2	110	16
PSV Eindhoven	1973–74	Eredivisie	31	10			–		31	10
	1974–75		32	7			7	2	39	9
	1975–76		33	6			8	2	41	8
	1976–77		31	1			4	0	35	1
	1977–78		32	5			12	1	44	6
	1978–79		30	3			4	0	34	3
	1979–80		30	2			4	1	34	3
	1980–81		27	4			4	0	31	4
	1981–82		29	8			4	1	33	9
	1982–83		26	2			2	1	28	3
	1983–84		23	3			4	0	27	3
	1984–85		33	2			4	0	37	2
	1985–86		29	0			4	0	31	0
	1986–87		19	3			2	0	21	3
	1987–88		12	1			4	0	16	1
	Total		418	57			67	8	486	65
Career total			511	71			84	10	597	81

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1974	2	0
	1975	1	0
	1976	6	1
	1977	6	1
	1978	13	1
	1979	6	1
	1980	9	1
	1981	4	0
	1982	3	0
	1983	5	0
	1984	3	0
	1985	5	0
Total		63	5

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Van de Kerkhof goal.

List of international goals scored by Willy van de Kerkhof

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 June 1976	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	2–0	3-2	UEFA Euro 1976
2	12 October 1977	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	1–0	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	14 June 1978	Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina	Austria	5–1	5–1	1978 FIFA World Cup
4	5 September 1979	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1980 qualification
5	14 June 1980	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy	West Germany	2–3	2–3	UEFA Euro 1980

Honours

Willy van de Kerkhof in 1978

PSV Eindhoven

• Eredivisie: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
• KNVB Cup: 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88
• European Cup: 1987–88
• UEFA Cup: 1977–78

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
• UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
• Tournoi de Paris: 1978