Rob Rensenbrink
Rob Rensenbrink was born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands on July 3rd, 1947 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 72, Rob Rensenbrink biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Pieter Robert ("Rob") Rensenbrink (born 3 July 1947) is a former Dutch footballer and member of the Dutch national football team that reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978.
He became a national treasure in Belgium whilst playing on the 1970s' great Anderlecht team.
With 25 goals, he is the UEFA Cup Winners Cup's all-time top scorer.
He was a natural dribbler as well as a cool finisher and a good passer, but he only missed two goals in his entire career.
He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or.
Personal life
Rensenbrink was married and lived in Oostzaan. He revealed in the summer of 2015 that he had been diagnosed with progressive muscular atrophy three years ago. He died on January 24, 2020, at the age of 24. He died as a result of a muscular disease diagnosis in 2012, according to Belgian news outlets.
Club career
Rensenbrink, a native of Amsterdam, began his playing career at DWS, an Amsterdam amateur club, before moving to Belgium's Club Brugge in 1969. He played for Anderlecht, where he loved his best club victories from 1971 to 1980. He twice won the Belgian Championships, the Belgian Cup five times, and the European Cup Winners' Cup twice (in 1976 and 1978, as well as being runner-up in 1977). Rensenbrink put on a good show in the 1976 final as Anderlecht defeated West Ham United 4–2 winners. He scored two goals, one from the penalty spot, and set up Francois Van der Elst for the fourth goal. Arie Haan, a Dutch internationalist compatriot, was one of his teammates. He left Anderlecht and started his career with a stint at Portland Timbers in the NASL, followed by a brief stay with Toulouse in 1981.
International career
Rensenbrink made his international debut for the Netherlands national football team against Scotland in 1968, but the Dutch national football team lost a few caps due to competition for the forward positions with Johan Cruijf and Piet Keizer. However, Rinus Michels was included in the 1974 FIFA World Cup team that traveled to West Germany for a short trip.
The Dutch team that participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup was the pinnacle of Total Football. Rensenbrink was an outsider and was unfamiliar with the procedures. He preferred a left-wing role in midfield, but Johan Cruijf's domain was already full, so he took over in midfield from Ajax player Piet Keizer. Since suffering a bout of injury during the semi-finals against Brazil, he missed one game in the tournament (when Keizer played instead) and was only half-fit for the final. Rinus Michels bet on Rensenbrink's fitness and played him from the start, but René van de Kerkhof replaced him after halftime. The Netherlands had an early lead thanks to a Johan Neeskens penalty, but West Germany defeated West Germany 2–1. Rensenbrink was named on the team of the tournament, but Ajax wanted him to be a back-up for Keizer after his performance. However, labor talks fell through, and he remained at Anderlecht.
Rensenbrink spent time in the Netherlands national team during the 1976 European Football Championship qualifiers and finals. However, the Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia.
The Netherlands reached the final of the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina, but this time without Cruijf (who decided to retire from international football) and under Ernst Happel's guidance rather than Michels. Rensenbrink, who appeared in Cruijf's shadow, found more space to showcase his own natural talent by playing on the left-hand side of a front three alongside Johnny René van de Kerkhof. In the 5–1 victory over Austria, he scored a hat-trick in the first game against Iran, scoring another goal against Scotland, marking goal number 1000 in World Cup history. The Netherlands also met the hosts in the final against Argentina. The Netherlands fell behind to a first-half Mario Kempes shot in an exciting match. Rensenbrink had a chance to score after Dick Nanninga's equalizer 9 minutes from time, but his shot from a narrow angle was blocked to the post and bounced straight. With Rensenbrink as the top goal scorer, it is almost certain that Holland would have won the World Cup if he had scored. Argentina won by three points in extra time for a 3-1 win, and the Netherlands were forced to settle for the runners' spot twice in extra time.
Rensenbrink played some of the qualifiers for Euro 80, but after losing his 46th cap in 1979 (a 2–0 loss to Poland in a qualifier for Euro 80), he resigned from international football at the age of 32 after scoring 14 times for his country. He and Eusébio are the only players to score the most goals from a penalty spot in a tournament (4 in 1978).
In March 2004, Pelé named him as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in the world. In 2008, he was voted Anderlecht's Best Ever Foreign Player.