John Nicholaas Rep (born 25 November 1951) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for

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goals for the

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with 7.

Playing career

Rep played as a right-footed striker in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 (West Germany) and 1978 (Argentina). He scored the winning goal for

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against

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in the 1973 European Cup Final in

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and also helped

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reach the finals of the 1978 UEFA Cup. His pairing with Rob Rensenbrink was seen as an offensive powerhouse. He said that his time at Valencia was not good and that the only thing they helped him do was "learn Spanish". He claimed that

suited him best. After his time in Bastia, Rep joined

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and was part of a side that included

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Personal life

He said he liked to distract himself by reading books by

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and by playing cards.

Honours

Ajax *

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: 1971–72, 1972–73 *

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: 1971–72, 1972–73 *

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

* Intercontinental Cup:

Bastia *

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runner-up:

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

Saint-Étienne * French League Championship: 1980–81 Netherlands *

runner-up:

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third place:

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

* Tournoi de Paris: 1978 Individual *

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Foreign Player of the Year: 1977–78

Trivia

Rep is included in the "Classic Netherlands" team in the football video game '' Pro Evolution Soccer 6'' under the name of "Rak". Rep is the namesake of the Irish

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band Jonny Rep. He also has a song in his honour, written by French rock band Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne.

References

External links

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