Legendary Players & Icons
26 entries in the Netherlands National Team compendium.
Legendary Players & Icons — Era Chart
Marco van BastenMarco van Basten is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker forRuud GullitRuud Gullit was a long-time captain of the Netherlands national team, leading them to the Edwin van der SarThe Dutch giant who set a world record for consecutive league clean sheets and won two ChaDennis BergkampDennis Bergkamp was selected for the Netherlands national team in 1990, following prolificClarence SeedorfThe only player to win the UEFA Champions League with three clubs — Ajax, Real Madrid, andWesley SneijderThe most capped Dutch player of all time, who led Oranje to the 2010 World Cup Final.Arjen RobbenThe flying winger who cut inside to define a generation of Dutch football.Johan CruyffThe Dutch footballer who gave his name to the Johan Cruyff Shield.Ruud van NistelrooyThe all-time Dutch top scorer in Champions League history, with 35 goals in 70 appearancesFrank RijkaardThe defensive midfielder who anchored the Netherlands to Euro 1988 glory.Patrick KluivertThe striker who scored 40 goals in 79 appearances for the Netherlands, joint top scorer atJohan NeeskensThe steel-hard midfielder who was 'worth two men in midfield,' according to teammate SjaakFrank de BoerThe stoic captain who anchored the Dutch defense through two World Cup semi-final runs.Robin van PersieRobin van Persie is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who represenEdgar DavidsThe Pitbull who anchored the Oranje midfield with grit and goggles.Willem van HanegemThe left foot that kept Total Football turning while the world watched Cruyff dance.Ronald KoemanRonald Koeman is one of the most physically imposing and emotionally charged figures in thWim SuurbierThe unyielding wall behind Total Football — the defender who made the dreamers safe.Ruud KrolThe flying right-back whose long hair and overlapping runs defined a generation of Oranje.René EijkelkampThe quiet heartbeat in the orange — a name Dutch terraces still whisper with pride.Gerald vanenburgThe General who never stopped running while the whole world watched the stars.John BosmanThe quiet engine behind the most beautiful team the world had ever seen.Jaap StamThe ball is mine, and you are not taking it from me.Johnny RepThe fastest man in orange, and the one whose goal still stings forty-five years on.Ronald de BoerThe twin who never let the ball pass him unchallenged — Oranje's iron heart for a decade.Mark van BommelThe midfielder who hit the ball like a cannon and led Oranje to the very edge of glory.
Browse Legendary Players & Icons in the interactive codex →