Johnny Rep

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Image:John Rep.jpg Nicholaas ("Johnny") Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. He currently holds the all time record for FIFA World Cup goals for Holland with 7.

He played as a right-sided forward in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 and 1978, going twice to the finals (against West Germany in 1974, and Argentina in 1978). Rep scored the winning goal for Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup Final in Belgrade. He also helped the SC Bastia team to reach the finals in its memorable 1978 run in the UEFA Cup.

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AFC Ajax (1971–1975)
Valencia CF (1975–1977)
SC Bastia (1977–1979)
AS Saint-Étienne (1979–1983)
PEC Zwolle (1983–1984)
Feyenoord (1984–1986)
Haarlem (1986–1987)

Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	Netherlands squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1 Geels \| 2 Haan \| 3 van Hanegem \| 4 van Ierssel \| 5 Israël \| 6 Jansen \| 7 de Jong \| 8 Jongbloed \| 9 Keizer \| 10 R. van de Kerkhof \| 11 W. van de Kerkhof \| 12 Krol \| 13 Neeskens \| 14 Cruijff \| 15 Rensenbrink \| 16 Rep \| 17 Rijsbergen \| 18 Schrijvers \| 19 Strik \| 20 Suurbier \| 21 Treytel \| 22 Vos \| Coach: Michels

Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	Netherlands squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1 Schrijvers \| 2 Poortvliet \| 3 Schoenaker \| 4 van Kraay \| 5 Krol \| 6 Jansen \| 7 Wildschut \| 8 Jongbloed \| 9 Haan \| 10 R. van de Kerkhof \| 11 W. van de Kerkhof \| 12 Rensenbrink \| 13 Neeskens \| 14 Boskamp \| 15 Hovenkamp \| 16 Rep \| 17 Rijsbergen \| 18 Nanninga \| 19 Doesburg \| 20 Suurbier \| 21 Lubse \| 22 Brandts \| Coach: Happel