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Johan Neeskens
Dutch football manager and player
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dead
- born
- 1951
- died
- 2024
- age at death
- 73
- known for
- association football player, association football coach, sports executive
1951 – 2024

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who johan neeskens is
Johannes Jacobus Neeskens was a Dutch football manager and player. A midfielder, he was an important member of the Netherlands national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time. In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony, while in 2017 he was included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.
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