Johnny Rep
Dutch footballer (born 1951)
John Nicholaas Rep (born 25 November 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.
01Playing 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 Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup Final in Belgrade and also helped SC Bastia 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 SC Bastia suited him best. After his time in Bastia, Rep joined AS Saint-Étienne and was part of a side that included Michel Platini.
02Personal life
He said he liked to distract himself by reading books by Harold Robbins and by playing cards.
03Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 1971-72 | Eredivisie | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | , | 11 | 2 | |
| 1972-73 | Eredivisie | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 21 | |
| 1973-74 | Eredivisie | 33 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 | |
| 1974-75 | Eredivisie | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | , | 36 | 11 | ||
| Total | 98 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 124 | 50 | ||
| Valencia | 1975-76 | La Liga | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | , | , | 26 | 14 | ||
| 1976-77 | La Liga | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | , | , | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 55 | 22 | 0 | 0 | , | , | 55 | 22 | ||||
| Bastia | 1977-78 | Division 1 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | , | 43 | 23 | |
| 1978-79 | Division 1 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 1 | , | , | 40 | 16 | |||
| Total | 65 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | , | 83 | 39 | |||
| Saint-Étienne | 1979-80 | Division 1 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | , | 46 | 23 | |
| 1980-81 | Division 1 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | , | 49 | 20 | ||
| 1981-82 | Division 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | , | 43 | 9 | ||
| 1982-83 | Division 1 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | , | 40 | 9 | ||
| Total | 131 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 12 | , | 178 | 61 | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 1983-84 | Eredivisie | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | , | , | 33 | 7 | ||
| Feyenoord | 1984-85 | Eredivisie | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | , | 21 | 4 | |
| 1985-86 | Eredivisie | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | , | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Haarlem | 1986-87 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | , | , | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 428 | 150 | 48 | 15 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 530 | 187 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 12 | |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rep goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 May 1973 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Spain | 1-0 | 3-2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 June 1974 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Germany | Uruguay | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 2-0 | |||||
| 4 | 23 June 1974 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Netherlands | Bulgaria | 3-0 | 4-1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 5 | 26 June 1974 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Argentina | 3-0 | 4-0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 6 | 22 May 1976 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1-1 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
| 7 | 26 March 1977 | Bosuil Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 31 August 1977 | Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands | Iceland | 3-0 | 4-1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 11 June 1978 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Scotland | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 10 | 14 June 1978 | Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | Austria | 3-0 | 5-1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 11 | 4-0 | |||||
| 12 | 14 June 1980 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy | West Germany | 1-3 | 2-3 | UEFA Euro 1980 |
04Honours
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1971-72, 1972-73
- European Cup: 1971-72, 1972-73
- European Super Cup: 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
Bastia
Saint-Étienne
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
- Tournoi de Paris: 1978
Individual
- French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1977-78
05Trivia
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 indie pop band Jonny Rep.
He also has a song named in his honour, written by French rock band Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne. In 2024, Wilfred Genee released the single Johnny Rep, an adaptation of the single Johnny Däpp by Austrian DJ Lorenz Büffel.
Sources and credits
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- Johnny Rep 1974.jpg by Mieremet, Rob / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
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