The
1981 Edition of the Intercontinental Cup was the second in its ‘permanent’ home
in Tokyo.
The
participating teams were England’s Liverpool and Brazil’s Flamengo.
Liverpool
had won their third Champions Cup in six seasons by defeating Real Madrid (1-0)
on May 27, 1981.
Flamengo,
led by Zico, had defeated Chile’s Cobreloa in the Final of Copa Libertadores
(after three matches) just a few weeks before this encounter.
Bob
Paisley’s Liverpool had relied upon for a number of seasons on a nucleus of
players that included Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Alan Hansen, Graeme Souness and
Kenny Dalglish among others.
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(Teams entering the field, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
They
had lost their long serving goalkeeper Ray Clemence in the summer. The new
starter between the nets was Zimbabwe’s Bruce Grobbelaar.
Paulo
Cesar Carpeggiani’s Flamengo was an exciting attacking squad that included many
players present in Tele Santana’s excellent Brazil squad that would delight the
World in months time in the World Cup in Spain.
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1863, December 22, 1981
He
was followed to such an extent that the Liverpool defense exposed themselves.
Flamengo
took the lead early in the 13th minute. Zico sent a cross that
Thompson was unable to intercept. He jumped as high as he could but it fell for
Nunes who went on to score.
Flamengo
doubled up the lead in the 34th minute. Zico took a free kick that Bruce Grobbelaar was unable to hold. Lico shot the rebound
and Adilio followed up to score.
Just
a few minutes before halftime, Flamengo scored their third against a
disorganized Liverpool, Zico once more sent Nunes clear who scored his personal
second and Flamengo’s third.
(Zico and Souness, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
The
second half was uneventful as Flamengo held on to win comfortably
(unexpectedly) against such a solid side as Liverpool.
In
fact Liverpool had more possession throughout but it was Flamengo that had made
the most of its opportunities.
Photo
From: World Soccer, January 1982
(Zico’s
free kick and Adilio’s second goal, December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup,
Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
Photo
From: World Soccer, January 1982
(Zico’s free kick and Adilio’s second goal,
December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
Liverpool
Manager Bob Paisley felt Liverpool had been dull in the first half, physically
and mentally. Just like Nottingham Forest, the previous year, the long journey
had taken a toll on them. (a problem to be repeated by many European sides in
the years to come).
Incidentally
Flamengo had arrived in Japan one day after Liverpool and logically should have
been less prepared than their opponents.
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(The second goal by Adilio, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
Paisley
stated that Flamengo had been deserved winners, but their third goal was
suspiciously offside.
Craig
Johnston was the one Liverpool player to come out with some credit.
Zico
and two goal hero Nunes were named men of the match with Zico claiming the
Toyota car.
The
Flamengo delegation took the opportunity to pay tribute to the former Brazil
Manager Claudio Coutinho, who had been tragically killed in a scuba diving
accident the previous month.
At
this point in time, Zico was on top of the World and eyeing another World title
in a few months time (that unfortunately he missed out on).
Photo
From: World Soccer, February 1982
(Nunes,
December 13, 1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1863, December 22, 1981
(Zico, the player of the match, December 13,
1981, Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 73, January 1982
(Zico with the trophy, December 13, 1981,
Intercontinental Cup, Flamengo 3-Liverpool 0)
December 13, 1981
Clube
de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 3-Liverpool Football Club (England) 0
This
was the First Super Cup organized by UEFA following the success of the previous
years’ series.
These
second series for the winners of the two main European Club Competitions, once
again featured Holland’s Ajax Amsterdam after their third straight Champions
Cup triumph (defeating Juventus 1-0). Their opponents were the Italians of AC
Milan who had defeated England’s Leeds United in the Cup Winners Cup Final.
The
Dutch had retained the backbone of their squad. However, in the early stages of
the season, they had lost their inspirational star and most important player
Johann Cruyff. He had departed for a then record fee to Spain’s Barcelona.
Ajax
under George Knobel could nevertheless count upon stars such as Neeskens, Rep,
Suurbier and Keizer.
However,
Cruyff’s loss was to be felt as Ajax were eliminated in the Champions Cup in
the previous November by Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia.
They
also lagged behind in the League.
Cesare
Maldini’s Milan were still alive in European play but were also struggling in
the League.
In
the offseason they had lost key defender Roberto Rosato (to Genoa). Their main
acquisition had been the defender Aldo Maldera (from Bologna).
The
Milanese were still led by standard-bearer and Captain Giani Rivera
The
first leg was played on January 9th, 1974 at Milan’s San Siro
Stadium.
The home side had to contend with the
unavailability of striker Albertino Bigon. As a result, Rivera was deployed as
the number 9.
It was a somewhat dull match in a muddy
field. This may have been perhaps why Ajax changed their jerseys at halftime
(from white to yellow).
Ajax had chances but the state of the
pitch hindered their usual flowing play.
Ajax did score through Neeskens in the
first half, but was ruled out because of offside.
In the 77th minute Milan took
the lead. Villiam
Vecchi upfield kick reached Chiarugi and he ran clear to the goal. Ajax’s Horst
Blankenburg even attempted to pull him down, but Chiarugi went on and from the
edge of box took a hard shot to beat Stuy.
Photo
From: Ajax, De Complete Werken, Aflevering 27 AC Milan
(Luciano Chiarugi scoring Milan’s winner past
Stuy, January 9, 1974, UEFA Super Cup, AC Milan 1-Ajax Amsterdam 0)
The Second Leg took place the following
week at Amsterdam’s Olympisch Stadion on January 16th, 1974.
Ajax fielded an unchanged side, while
for Milan, the only change was the inclusion of Dario Dolci in
place of Alessandro
Turini.
It
had been reported that the Milan hierarchy including Technical Director, the
legendary Nereo Rocco, did not view this encounter with much importance. It was
said for them the upcoming League match vs. Bologna had taken precedence.
This
would show in Milan’s poor and uninterested display.
A
dominant Ajax took a comfortable two-goal lead by halftime.
In
the 26th minute, Jan Mulder scored through an indirect free kick
(his shot hit the post and went in).
Photo
From: Ajax, De Complete Werken, Aflevering 27 AC Milan
(Team
captains Piet keizer and Gianni Rivera, January 16, 1974, UEFA Super Cup, Ajax
Amsterdam 6-AC Milan 0 )
Piet
Keizer doubled the lead in the 35th minute. Johnny Rep took a free
kick from the right, Muhren headed it across for Keizer to score.
After halftime, Milan tried to pick up
the pace and had a few early chances.
But Ajax were in irresistible form and
with less than twenty minutes, the floodgates opened.
Photo
From: Ajax, De Complete Werken, Aflevering 27 AC Milan
(AC
Milan goalkeeper Villiam Vecchi, January 16, 1974, UEFA Super Cup, Ajax
Amsterdam 6-AC Milan 0 )
In the 71st minute, Keizer
took a short corner from the right side for Suurbier, who crossed it to
Hulshoff, who in turn headed it down for Neeskens to score.
Ten minutes later, Keizer sent in a
cross to an unmarked Rep in the box and he shot to the roof of the net.
Photo
From: Ajax, De Complete Werken, Aflevering 27 AC Milan
(January
16, 1974, UEFA Super Cup, Ajax Amsterdam 6-AC Milan 0 )
Just a few minutes later, Krol was
fouled by Schnellinger in the box. Gerrie Muhren scored from the spot.
With three minutes remaining, Arie Haan
scored the sixth after a scramble in the box.
Ajax had been so dominant that many
likened this match to a training session.
Despite the heavy loss, the busy Milan
goalkeeper Villiam Vecchi had been the best Milan player and probably saved
them from an even heavier loss.
Photo
From: Ajax, De Complete Werken, Aflevering 27 AC Milan
(January
16, 1974, UEFA Super Cup, Ajax Amsterdam 6-AC Milan 0 )
Photo
From: Ajax, De Complete Werken, Aflevering 27 AC Milan
(Ajax
playesr with the Super Cup trophy, January 16, 1974, UEFA Super Cup, Ajax
Amsterdam 6-AC Milan 0 )
This would be that last great
achievement of Ajax’s glorious side of the 70s. It would take another decade
for another generation (van Basten / Rijkaard) to achieve glory in Europe
(1987).
In a number of
years the star players such as Rep, Neeskens and others started leaving (just
like Cruyff) to weaken the squad (at least on the European stage).
As far as that
season, Ajax finished third in the League. AC Milan finished in a dismal
seventh place in the League.
They did reach
the Final of the Cup Winners Cup again that season, but lost in the Final to
East Germany’s Magdeburg (0-2).
January 9, 1974
Associazione
Calcio Milan (Italy) 1-Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Holland) 0
Uruguayans Julio Montero Castillo (the father) and Paolo Montero
(the son) represented Uruguay in the 60s-70s (for the father) and 90s and 2000s
(for the son).
They
both played as defenders and represented Uruguay in World Cups.
Photo
From: World Soccer, June 1993
(Paolo
Montero at Juventus)
Photo
From: Panini, World Cup 1970
(Julio Montero Castillo)
2- Ernst
and Paul Kozlicek
Austrian brothers Ernst and Paul Kozlicek represented Austria in
the 1950s and 60s. The elder Kozlicek (also referred as Kozlicek I) played for
the National team in the 50s, while the younger (also referred as Kozlicek II)
represented Austria in the 50s and 60s.
Holland
had failed to qualify for the Finals of a major Tournament in almost a decade when
it started its 1988 Euros qualifiers in the Fall of 1986.
They
had missed out on the two last World Cups (1982 and 1986), as well as the last
Euros (1984).
Its
last participation to any Finals had been the 1980 Euros which had signaled the
end of the 70s glorious generation.
However,
resurgence was on the horizon symbolized by two stars that many were tipping to
be future greats.
Ajax
striker Marco van Basten and PSV Eindhoven’s Ruud Gullit were the leaders of a
young generation on the rise that included the likes of Frank Rijkaard (a
childhood friend of Gullit), as well as Ronald Koeman and Gerald vanenburg.
In
the previous year, former Legend Johann Cruyff had returned to Ajax and had
instilled greater ambition on van Basten and his Ajax teammates.
Ruud
Gullit had joined PSV Eindhoven the previous year from Feyenoord and had led
them to the League Title.
The
two clubs would form the nucleus of this new Holland that was to be managed by
former 70s Manager Rinus Michels (who returned to the helm after an interim by
Leo Beenhakker following Michels’ Medical issues).
As
the season (1986/87) would progress the Gullit/van Basten duo would be linked
with Serie A’s AC Milan and would join them for the following season.
Holland’s
qualifiers started on October 15th, 1986 at Budapest. The other
teams in the Group were Hungary, Poland, Greece and Luxembourg.
Hungary
were still shell-shocked from the (0-6) drubbing at the hands of the Soviet
Union during the World Cup and would struggle for decades.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, October 15, 1986, EC Qualifier,
Hungary 0-Holland 1)
In
the end the Dutch won through a van Basten strike in the second half after a
combination play by Jan Wouters and Gullit had drawn the goalkeeper out for van
Basten to tap into an empty net.
Photo
From: Футбол-Хоккей, №42, 19.10.86
(Marco van Basten, October 15, 1986, EC
Qualifier, Hungary 0-Holland 1)
The
score could have been higher as Holland were clearly dominant. Another goal by
van Basten was ruled out due to an infraction.
Holland
had started well winning away from home and looked forward for its next match
at home vs. a declining Poland side that included veteran Zbigniew Boniek.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland
squad, November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland 0-Poland 0)
Photo From: Foot Magazine , Issue 63, December 1986
(Ruud
Gullit and Pawlak, November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland 0-Poland 0)
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 133, January 1987
(Ruud
Gullit, November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland 0-Poland 0)
Leading
up to the match, Ajax Manager Cruyff had been critical of Michels for using so
many of his players for National Team duty to the detriment of his own club’s
interests. Ajax were the team on the rise with many technical players and it
made sense that most would be selected from there as opposed to PSV that relied
on foreign players such as Belgium’s Eric Gerets and Denmark’s Ivan Nielsen and
Frank Arnesen.
Photo From: Foot Magazine , Issue 63, December 1986
(November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland
0-Poland 0)
Photo From: Foot Magazine , Issue 63, December 1986
(Marco
van Basten, November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland 0-Poland 0)
In
any case, the Dutch failed to capitalize on their dominance against the Poles
and came away dissatisfied with a scoreless tie at home.
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 139, July 1987
(Ruud Gullit, November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier,
Holland 0-Poland 0)
Photo From: Foot Magazine , Issue 63, December 1986
(November
19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland 0-Poland 0)
Photo From: Foot Magazine , Issue 63, December 1986
(November
19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Holland 0-Poland 0)
The
next match, on December 21st, was away at Cyprus and nothing less
than a victory was expected.
Michels
recalled Ajax veteran Arnold Muhren to the National Team and he would remain a
vital element of the team. The former Ipswich and Manchester United midfielder,
now in his late 30s, had found a new lease on life at Cruyff’s Ajax. He was the
experienced member in an otherwise young Ajax side.
Gullit
gave the Dutch the lead, heading in a free kick taken by Adri van Tiggelen.
Ajax striker Johnny Bosman, who was deputizing for the injured clubmate van
Basten, scored the second with another header from a cross by Gullit from the
right side.
This
match was veteran Simon Tahamta’s last match for Holland.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, December 21, 1986, EC Qualifier,
Cyprus 0-Holland 2)
Holland’s
next qualifier was in the new year (1987) on March 25th vs. Greece
at Rotterdam.
By
now Gullit and van Basten’s impending transfers to AC Milan had been
confirmed. Gullit’s transfer was
especially a topic of discussion due to its record fee.
The
Ajax and PSV dominance was exemplified in Holland’s starting lineup that
featured players from the two teams only (7 Ajax+4 PSV).
The
Dutch were heavily favored at home vs. the Greeks. However, the Greeks came
away with a point. They scored early in the game after Dimitris Saravakos had
lobbed over van Breukelen from outside of the box after being sent clear.
Photo
From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей,
№13---29.03.87
(Ruud Gullit, March 25, 1987, EC Qualifier,
Holland 1-Greece 1)
Marco
van Basten tied up the score in the second half by volleying from close range
after a corner by Muhren from the right had been headed across by Spelbos.
This
match also marked Aron Winter’s debut for Holland who came in the closing
stages of the match. Despite never really being a full starter, he would remain
a feature in the Dutch National Team for over a decade.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, March 25, 1987, EC Qualifier,
Holland 1-Greece 1)
The
other noteworthy feature of this match was Michels’ positioning of Ronald
Koeman who was developing into one of Europe’s best players. This was the first
qualifier that he was positioned as sweeper (switching from the midfield). He
would become one of the best Liberos of the game.
The
Dutch bounced back for their next qualifier at home vs. Hungary on April 29th.
The Dutch produced a positive display to erase the disappointment of the Greece
match. By this point, Dutch Football was very much in trend with Ajax having
qualified for the Cup Winners Cup Final (they would defeat Lokomotiv Leipzig in
May to lift the trophy).
Starting
goalkeeper Hans van Breuekelen was dropped for this match in favor of Joop
Hiele, perhaps as a warning to shape up.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier,
Holland 2-Hungary 0)
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 2143, May 5, 1987
(April
29, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 0)
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 2143, May 5, 1987
(April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary
0)
Ruud
Gullit gave Holland the lead in the 37th minute by heading in a
cross from John van’t Schip from the left side.
Just
a few minutes later, Ajax veteran Arnold Muhren doubled the lead by with a
volley from the edge of the box after the Hungarian defense had cleared a
Gerald vanenburg cross. The Dutch had been absolutely dominant with Gullit, van
Basten and Frank Rijkaard at the top of their game.
Photo
From: World Soccer, October 1989
(Holland
squad, April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 0)
Photo
From: Mondial, new series, Issue 88, July 1987
(April
29, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 0)
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 2143, May 5, 1987
(Gerald
Vanenburg, April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 0)
Holland’s
next qualifier was almost six months later on October 14, 1987, away at Poland,
A
number of developments had taken place in the intervening months.
Ruud
Gullit had taken to the Serie A with delight and had adapted better than most
would have imagined.
In
contrast, Frank Rijkaard had a tumultuous summer, which would force him to miss
the Fall qualifiers. He was in a contract dispute with Ajax and had even signed
two valid contracts with both Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. In the end, the
authorities ruled that he had to stay at Ajax, but the club would have to pay
PSV compensation. This affected his season and he quarreled with Manager Johann
Cruyff (Rijkaard eventually left the club by midseason).
PSV
Eindhoven were in irresistible form in the Dutch League and abroad and Berry
van Aerle benefited from the team’s fortunes to earn his first cap vs. Poland
(and remain as a starter).
Strangely
Gullit started with a jersey numbered 8 (he usually played as number 10) with
Muhren taking the number 10 jersey.
Ruud
Gullit, in excellent form, scored two near identical goals minutes apart to
enhance his growing stature (His excellent from would earn him the Ballon d’Or
on December).
Both
goals came from crosses from the right side. For the first one, Gullit scored
with a diving header from vanenburg’s cross. For the second, Debutant van Aerle
supplied the cross from the right and this time Gullit scored with his feet.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, October 14, 1987, EC Qualifier,
Poland 0-Holland 2)
Photo
from: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(Poland squad, October 14, 1987, EC Qualifier,
Poland 0-Holland 2)
Two
weeks later, the Dutch took on Cyprus; in a match that was seen as nothing more
than a formality but events took a dramatic turn that could have derailed
Holland’s qualification prospects.
First
Holland had to deal with the long-term injury of Marco van Basten. He would
miss the majority of the season. This gave an opportunity to his former Ajax
teammate Johnny Bosman to step into the breach.
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 144, December 1987
(October
28, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 8-Cyprus 0)
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 144, December 1987
(October 28, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland
8-Cyprus 0)
Then
in the match itself, a flare from the stands struck Cypriot goalkeeper Andros
Charitou in the early stages of the match. Antonis Kleftis substituted him in
the third minute.
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 150, June 1988
(Ronald Koeman, October 28, 1987, EC
Qualifier, Holland 8-Cyprus 0)
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 150, June 1988
(Johnny Bosman, October 28, 1987, EC
Qualifier, Holland 8-Cyprus 0)
The
Cyprus squad left the field in protest and returned only after the Dutch and
UEFA Officials convinced them.
The
Dutch unsurprisingly won (8-0) with Johnny Bosman scoring five goals in the
process.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland
squad, October 28, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 8-Cyprus 0)
On
November 12th, 1987, UEFA awarded Cyprus 3-0 win over Holland due to
the incident. After the Dutch appealed, it was decided to replay the match in
an empty stadium.
PSV
Eindhoven’s Hans Gillhaus earned his first cap in this match (that was
nullified). Ajax defender Ronald Spelbos also played his last match for Holland
(that was nullified, so his last ‘Official’ match was the previous encounter
vs. Poland).
Photo From: Onze, Issue 150, June 1988
(Ruud
Gullit, December 9, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Cyprus 0)
Photo From: Foot Magazine , Issue 79, May 1988
(Ruud
Gullit, December 9, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Cyprus 0)
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 145, January 1988
(December 9, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland
4-Cyprus 0)
The
replay vs. Cyprus took place on December 9th behind closed doors at
De Meer at Amsterdam. This time Bosman scored three goals on their route for a comfortable
(4-0) win.
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland
squad, December 9, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Cyprus 0)
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 150, June 1988
(Holland
squad, December 9, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Cyprus 0)
Photo
From: Foot Magazine, Issue 76, February 1988
(December
9, 1987, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Cyprus 0)
Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 94,
January 1988
(Gerald Vanenburg, December 9, 1987, EC
Qualifier, Holland 4-Cyprus 0)
The
Dutch already qualified took the opportunity to experiment for their Final
qualifier vs. Greece on the following week.
Joop
Lankhaar and Hendrie Krüzen earned their first caps as did John de Wolf in the
second half. Feyenoord defender Sjaak Troost also earned a rare start in this
experimental squad, where the recently capped PSV striker Hans Gillhaus scored
twice in Holland’s (3-0) away win.
Photo
From: de Internationals, de Historie van Oranje, Authors Matty Verkamman, Henri
van der Steen, John Volkers
(Joop
Lankhaar, December 16, 1987, EC Qualifier, Greece 0-Holland 3)
Photo
From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland
squad, December 16, 1987, EC Qualifier, Greece 0-Holland 3)
The
Dutch qualified from their Group unbeaten having won six matches and drawn two
with one of the best records of the qualifiers.
By
the time of the 1988 Euros, Ronald Koeman’s brother Erwin would also make a
return for the National Team after a solid season with Belgian side Mechelen,
as would striker Wim Kieft who was in sensational form with PSV Eindhoven after
returning from the Serie A.
More
importantly Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten would also make their return to
the National Team and the rest is history.
1988
UEFA European Chanpionship Qualifiers- Group 5
October
15, 1986
Hungary
0-Holland 1
Venue: Budapest - Nepstadion
Attendance:20,000
Referee: Yury Savchenko (USSR)
Goalscorers:
(Hungary):
None
(Holland):
Marco van Basten 68
Lineups:
Hungary:
1-Joszef
Szendrei (Újpesti
Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
2-Sandor Sallai(Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
3-Attila
Pinter (Ferencvárosi
Torna Club- Budapest)
4-Tamas
Preszeller(Raba Eto Gyor)
5-Jozsef Kardos (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
6-Imre
Garaba (captain)
(Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
7-Kalman
Kovacs (Budapesti
Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
8-Antal
Roth (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club) (12-Joszef Keller (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) 46th)
11-Johannes
Nicolaas ‘John’ van't Schip (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
10-Rudi
Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (14-Johannes Paulus ‘Hans’ Gillhaus (Philips
Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 74th)
9-Johannes
Jacobus ’John’ Bosman (Amsterdamse Football Club
Ajax-Amsterdam)
Coach:
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus ‘Rinus’ Michels
Other
Substitutes:
Johannes
Frederik ‘Joop’ Hiele (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
Hennie
Ingemar Meijer (Amsterdamse
Football Club Ajax)
Jacob
‘Sjaak’ Troost (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
Aron
Mohamed Winter (Amsterdamse
Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
