Rob Rensenbrink

Pieter Robert "Rob" Rensenbrink (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔp ˈrɛnsə(m)ˌbrɪŋk]; 3 July 1947 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium while playing in the great Anderlecht sides of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or in 1976.

Rob Rensenbrink
Rensenbrink in 1978
Personal information
Full name Pieter Robert Rensenbrink
Date of birth (1947-07-03)3 July 1947
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 24 January 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 72)
Place of death Oostzaan, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Youth career
OVVO Amsterdam
0000–1965 OSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1969 DWS 120 (34)
1969–1971 Club Brugge 55 (24)
1971–1980 Anderlecht 262 (143)
1980 Portland Timbers 18 (6)
1981–1982 Toulouse 12 (1)
Total 467 (208)
International career
1968–1979 Netherlands 46 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
Runner-up1978 Argentina
European Championship
1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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