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Willem van Hanegem
Dutch footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈʋɪm vɑn ˈɦaːnəɣɛm]; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former football player and coach who played as a midfielder. Over 20 years he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as a European Cup and a UEFA trophy, all with Feyenoord. He was also a finalist in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. As a manager, he won the league and cup with Feyenoord. He was the Dutch national team's assistant coach. His last job as manager was for FC Utrecht, from 2007 to 2008. Complete midfielder, he played as a playmaker in front of the defense. He has arched legs, always slightly bent and moved with his chin on his chest. Van Hanegem was nicknamed "de Kromme", translated as "the hunchback". He had a strong character and was rocky and fearless in tackling. He stood for tactical clarity. He made perfect throws with the outside of the left foot. He was also called "Crooked", "the backhand". He scored goals often on free-kick giving the ball extremely high speed. He is widely considered as one of the best Dutch football players in history.
![]() Van Hanegem in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Willem van Hanegem | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1944-02-20) 20 February 1944 (age 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Breskens, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1962 | Velox SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1966 | Velox SC | 109 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1968 | Xerxes | 68 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1976 | Feyenoord | 247 | (88) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1979 | AZ'67 | 75 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1979 | Chicago Sting | 27 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1981 | FC Utrecht | 54 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1983 | Feyenoord | 51 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 631 | (180) | |||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1979[1] | Netherlands | 52 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | USV Holland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | FC Wageningen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Al-Hilal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | AZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Netherlands (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | FC Utrecht | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |