Johnny Rep

{{short description|Dutch former professional footballer (born 1951)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Johnny Rep

| image = Johnny_Rep_1974.jpg

| caption = Rep in 1974

| fullname = John Nicholaas Rep

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zaandam, Netherlands

| height =

| position = Right winger

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs1 = ZFC Zaandam

| youthclubs2 = Ajax

| years1 = 1971–1975

| clubs1 = Ajax

| caps1 = 97

| goals1 = 41

| years2 = 1975–1977

| caps2 = 55

| goals2 = 22

| clubs2 = Valencia

| years3 = 1977–1979

| clubs3 = Bastia

| caps3 = 65

| goals3 = 33

| years4 = 1979–1983

| clubs4 = Saint-Étienne

| caps4 = 131

| goals4 = 44

| years5 = 1983–1984

| clubs5 = PEC Zwolle

| caps5 = 32

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1984–1986

| clubs6 = Feyenoord

| caps6 = 43

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 1986–1987

| clubs7 = Haarlem

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 428

| totalgoals = 150

| nationalyears1 = 1973–1981

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 42

| nationalgoals1 = 12

| manageryears1 = 1994–1996

| managerclubs1 = De Zwarte Schapen

| manageryears2 = 1996–2001

| managerclubs2 = Omniworld

| manageryears3 = 2002–2005

| managerclubs3 = Texel'94

| manageryears4 = 2005–2007

| managerclubs4 = Omniworld (scout)

| medaltemplates =

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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.

Playing 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.{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1978| title =Se llama rep y vive del gol| publisher=Goles Mundial, June 1978, Issue #1538| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.sportal.de/enttaeuschte-fans-des-hamburger-sv-gruenden-eigenen-klub-1-2014061038720900000| trans-title=It's called rep and it lives on goals| access-date = 13 March 2023}}

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{{Cite web|url=http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2011/06/21/johnny-rep-les-verts-and-oranje-legend/|title = Johnny Rep: Les Verts and Oranje Legend|date = 21 June 2011}} and was part of a side that included Michel Platini.

Personal life

He said he liked to distract himself by reading books by Harold Robbins and by playing cards.

Honours

Ajax

Bastia

UEFA Cup runner-up: 1978

Saint-Étienne

French League Championship: 1980–81

Netherlands

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978
UEFA European Championship third place: 1976
Tournoi de Paris: 1978{{cite news|title = 1978 Tournoi de Paris|url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tiparis.html|work = RSSSF|accessdate = 28 February 2017}}

Individual

French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1977–78{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France - Footballer of the Year |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015 }}

Trivia

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 in his honour, written by French rock band Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne.