Twin brother of René van de Kerkhof.
Born: 16- 9-1951 in Helmond Country: Netherlands Caps: 63 (W34-D13-L16 - GF105-GA58 - %64.29) Goals: 5 Age First Cap: 22 yr 262 d 5- 6-1974 vs. Romania 0-0 Age Last Cap: 34 yr 30 d 16-10-1985 vs. Belgium 0-1 National Team Career: 11 yr 133 d
Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 5- 6-74 Rotterdam Romania 0-0
2 20-11-74 Rotterdam Italy 3-1 European Champ. Qual.
3 22-11-75 Roma Italy 0-1 European Champ. Qual.
4 25- 4-76 Rotterdam Belgium 5-0 European Champ. Qual.
5 22- 5-76 Brussel Belgium 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
6 16- 6-76 Zagreb Czechoslovakia 1-3 aet European Championship
7 19- 6-76 Zagreb Yugoslavia 3-2 aet European Championship
8 8- 9-76 Reykjavík Iceland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
9 13-10-76 Rotterdam N. Ireland 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
10 9- 2-77 London England 2-0
11 26- 3-77 Antwerpen Belgium 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
12 31- 8-77 Nijmegen Iceland 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
13 5-10-77 Rotterdam Soviet Union 0-0
14 12-10-77 Belfast N. Ireland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
15 26-10-77 Amsterdam Belgium 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
16 22- 2-78 Tel-Aviv Israel 2-1
17 5- 4-78 Tunis Tunisia 4-0
18 20- 5-78 Wien Austria 1-0
19 3- 6-78 Mendoza Iran 3-0 World Cup
20 7- 6-78 Mendoza Peru 0-0 World Cup
21 11- 6-78 Mendoza Scotland 2-3 World Cup
22 14- 6-78 Córdoba Austria 5-1 World Cup
23 18- 6-78 Córdoba West Germany 2-2 World Cup
24 21- 6-78 Buenos Aires Italy 2-1 World Cup
25 25- 6-78 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-3 aet World Cup
26 20- 9-78 Nijmegen Iceland 3-0 European Champ. Qual.
27 11-10-78 Bern Switzerland 3-1 European Champ. Qual.
28 20-12-78 Düsseldorf West Germany 1-3
29 24- 2-79 Milano Italy 0-3
30 28- 3-79 Eindhoven Switzerland 3-0 European Champ. Qual.
31 2- 5-79 Chorzów Poland 0-2 European Champ. Qual.
32 5- 9-79 Reykjavík Iceland 4-0 European Champ. Qual.
33 26- 9-79 Rotterdam Belgium 1-0
34 17-10-79 Amsterdam Poland 1-1 European Champ. Qual.
35 23- 1-80 Vigo Spain 0-1
36 26- 3-80 Paris France 0-0
37 11- 6-80 Napoli Greece 1-0 European Championship
38 14- 6-80 Napoli West Germany 2-3 European Championship
39 17- 6-80 Milano Czechoslovakia 1-1 European Championship
40 10- 9-80 Dublin Ireland 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
41 11-10-80 Eindhoven West Germany 1-1
42 19-11-80 Bruxelles Belgium 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
43 30-12-80 Montevideo Uruguay 0-2 Mundialito
44 6- 1-81 Montevideo Italy 1-1 Mundialito
45 25- 3-81 Rotterdam France 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
46 29- 4-81 Lefkosia Cyprus 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
47 1- 9-81 Zürich Switzerland 1-2
48 14- 4-82 Eindhoven Greece 1-0
49 1- 9-82 Reykjavík Iceland 1-1 European Champ. Qual.
50 22- 9-82 Rotterdam Ireland 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
51 7- 9-83 Groningen Iceland 3-0 European Champ. Qual.
52 21- 9-83 Brussel Belgium 1-1
53 12-10-83 Dublin Ireland 3-2 European Champ. Qual.
54 16-11-83 Rotterdam Spain 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
55 17-12-83 Rotterdam Malta 5-0 European Champ. Qual.
56 17-10-84 Rotterdam Hungary 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
57 14-11-84 Wien Austria 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
58 23-12-84 Lefkosia Cyprus 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
59 27- 2-85 Amsterdam Cyprus 7-1 World Cup Qualifier
60 1- 5-85 Rotterdam Austria 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
61 14- 5-85 Budapest Hungary 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
62 4- 9-85 Heerenveen Bulgaria 1-0
63 16-10-85 Bruxelles Belgium 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
63 34 13 16 105- 58 81 64.29
Records by Opponent Gls Pd W D L GF-GA Pts
Argentina 1 0 0 1 1- 3 0
Austria 1 4 2 1 1 7- 3 5
Belgium 8 5 1 2 12- 4 11
Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 1- 0 2
Cyprus 3 3 0 0 9- 1 6
Czechoslovakia 2 0 1 1 2- 4 1
England 1 1 0 0 2- 0 2
France 2 1 1 0 1- 0 3
Greece 2 2 0 0 2- 0 4
Hungary 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2
Iceland 1 6 5 1 0 16- 2 11
Iran 1 1 0 0 3- 0 2
Ireland 3 2 0 1 6- 5 4
Israel 1 1 0 0 2- 1 2
Italy 5 2 1 2 6- 7 5
Malta 1 1 0 0 5- 0 2
Northern Ireland 1 2 1 1 0 3- 2 3
Peru 1 0 1 0 0- 0 1
Poland 2 0 1 1 1- 3 1
Romania 1 0 1 0 0- 0 1
Scotland 1 0 0 1 2- 3 0
Soviet Union 1 0 1 0 0- 0 1
Spain 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2
Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7- 3 4
Tunisia 1 1 0 0 4- 0 2
Uruguay 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0
West Germany 1 4 0 2 2 6- 9 2
Yugoslavia 1 1 1 0 0 3- 2 2
Types of Matches
Friendlies 16
World Cup Qualifiers 17 1978:6 1982:4 1986:7
World Cup 7 1978:7
European Champ. Qual. 16 1976:4 1980:6 1984:6
European Championship 5 1976:2 1980:3
Mundialito 2
Total 63
Goals
Cap 7 1 goal
Cap 14 1 goal
Cap 22 1 goal
Cap 32 1 goal
Cap 38 1 goal
Total 5 goals
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Last updated: 6 Jan 2022
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