Fathers and Sons in Oranje


There have been 9 Oranje players whose sons later made the national team of the Netherlands as well. One of them had two sons appearing for the national team.

Fathers and Sons in Oranje

Pairs listed according to aggregate number of caps. Fathers listed first.

    Name                                First       Last         Caps        Goals
  1.Danny/Daley BLIND                29- 4-1983   27- 3-2023 *   146            4
      Danny BLIND                      29- 4-1986   22- 6-1996      42            1
      Daley BLIND                       6- 2-2013   18-11-2023 *   104            3
  2.Jerry/Nigel DE JONG              21-11-1990   28- 3-2015 *    84            1
      Jerry DE JONG                    21-11-1990   17- 4-1991       3            0
      Nigel DE JONG                    31- 3-2004   28- 3-2015 *    81            1
  3.Patrick/Justin KLUIVERT          16-11-1994    6- 9-2018 *    81           40
      Patrick KLUIVERT                 16-11-1994    5- 6-2004      79           40
      Justin KLUIVERT                  26- 3-2018    6- 9-2018 *     2            0
  4.Martin/Ronald KOEMAN             12- 4-1964    9- 7-1994      79           14
      Martin KOEMAN                    12- 4-1964   12- 4-1994       1            0
      Ronald KOEMAN                    27- 4-1983    9- 7-1994      78           14
  5.Johan/Jordi CRUIJFF                7- 9-1966    5-10-1976      57           34
      Johan CRUIJFF                      7- 9-1966   26-10-1977      48           33
      Jordi CRUIJFF                     24- 4-1996    5-10-1996       9            1
  6.Frank/Steven BERGHUIS            20-12-1989   10- 9-2023 *    47            2
      Frank BERGHUIS                   20-12-1989   20-12-1989       1            0
      Steven BERGHUIS                  27- 5-2016   10- 9-2023 *    46            2
  7.Martin/Erwin KOEMAN              12- 4-1964   19- 1-1994      32            2
      Martin KOEMAN                    12- 4-1964   12- 4-1994       1            0
      Erwin KOEMAN                     27- 4-1983   19- 1-1994      31            2
  8.Wim/René VAN DER GIJP             30- 5-1954   29- 4-1987      16            2
      Wim VAN DER GIJP                  30- 5-1954   30- 5-1954       1            0
      René VAN DER GIJP                 22- 9-1982   29- 4-1987      15            2
  9.Jan/Youri MULDER                  5- 4-1967   28- 4-1999      14            4
      Jan MULDER                        5- 4-1967    2-12-1970       5            1
      Youri MULDER                     16-11-1994   28- 4-1999       9            3
 10.Jan EVERSE sr./jr.               16- 6-1949   30- 5-1975       5            0
      Jan EVERSE sr.                   16- 6-1949   11-12-1949       3            0
      Jan EVERSE jr.                   30- 4-1975   30- 5-1975       2            0

Record International Players - Netherlands

Brothers in Oranje


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Information up to date at December 31, 2023, when exactly 806 players had won at least one official cap for the Netherlands

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com)
Last updated: 22 Jan 2024

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