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Rob Rensenbrink

{{Short description|Dutch footballer (1947–2020)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rob Rensenbrink

| image = Rob Rensenbrink (1978).jpg

| caption = Rensenbrink in 1978

| full_name = Pieter Robert Rensenbrink

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|7|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|24|1947|7|3|df=y}}

| death_place = Oostzaan, Netherlands

| height = 1.80 m{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

| position = Left winger, forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = OVVO Amsterdam

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1965

| youthclubs2 = OSV

| years1 = 1965–1969

| clubs1 = DWS

| caps1 = 120

| goals1 = 34

| years2 = 1969–1971

| clubs2 = Club Brugge

| caps2 = 55

| goals2 = 24

| years3 = 1971–1980

| clubs3 = Anderlecht

| caps3 = 262

| goals3 = 143

| years4 = 1980

| clubs4 = Portland Timbers

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 1981–1982

| clubs5 = Toulouse

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 1

| totalcaps = 467

| totalgoals = 208

| nationalyears1 = 1968–1979

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 46

| nationalgoals1 = 14

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|NED}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|1974 West Germany|}}

{{Medal|RU|1978 Argentina|}}

{{Medal|Comp|European Championship}}

{{Medal|3rd|1976 Yugoslavia|}}

}}

Pieter Robert Rensenbrink ({{IPA|nl|ˈrɔp ˈrɛnsə(m)ˌbrɪŋk}}; 3 July 1947 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium while playing in the great Anderlecht side of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or in 1976.

Club career

File:Rob Rensenbrink 1969.jpg

Born 3 July 1947, in Amsterdam, Rensenbrink started his career at DWS, an Amsterdam amateur club, before moving to Belgian side Club Brugge in 1969. Between 1971 and 1980 he played for Anderlecht where he enjoyed his greatest club successes. In total when in Belgium he twice won the Belgian Championships, the Belgian Cup five times and at European club level the European Cup Winners' Cup twice (in 1976 and 1978, as well as being runner-up in 1977). Rensenbrink delivered a notable performance in the 1976 final as Anderlecht ran out 4–2 winners against West Ham United. He scored two goals, one from the penalty spot and set up François Van der Elst for the fourth goal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOoZO89zctA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xOoZO89zctA |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=RSCA TV – Classic – 1976 – RSC Anderlecht vs West Ham United – UEFA Cup Winner's Cup Final|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}} Among his team mates was Dutch internationalist compatriot, Arie Haan. In 1980, he left Anderlecht and wound down his career with a spell at Portland Timbers in the NASL, followed by a brief stay with Toulouse in France in 1981.

International career

File:Aankomst Nederlands elftal op Schiphol nr. 18 Rensenbrin met dochter, nr. 19 Zw, Bestanddeelnr 929-7932.jpg following return from Argentina in 1978]]

Rensenbrink made his international debut for the Netherlands national football team against Scotland in 1968, but picked up relatively few caps due to competition for the forward positions with Johan Cruijff and Piet Keizer. However, Rinus Michels included him for the 1974 FIFA World Cup squad that made the short trip to West Germany.

The Dutch side that took part in the 1974 FIFA World Cup were the pinnacle of Total Football. Most of the 1974 team were made up of players from AFC Ajax and Feyenoord, so Rensenbrink was an outsider and was unfamiliar with playing the system. His preferred position was up front on the left, but that position was already Johan Cruijff's domain, so he played on the left-wing position in midfield, taking over from Ajax player Piet Keizer. He missed one game in the tournament (when Keizer played instead) and was only half-fit for the final after picking up an injury during the semi-final against Brazil. Rinus Michels gambled on Rensenbrink's fitness and played him from start – however he only lasted until half-time and was replaced by René van de Kerkhof. The Netherlands took an early lead through a Johan Neeskens penalty, but goals from Paul Breitner and Gerd Müller gave [[Germany national football team|

West Germany]] a 2–1 victory. Rensenbrink's performances saw him named to the team of the tournament and he was sought by Ajax as a replacement for Keizer. However, contract negotiations fell through and he remained at Anderlecht.{{cite web|title=Player Profile on Robbie Rensenbrink|url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6T25SWEpreFFtcDQ/edit?pli=1|website=World Soccer, 1977|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513110953/https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6T25SWEpreFFtcDQ/edit?pli=1|url-status=live}}

Rensenbrink stayed in the Netherlands national team during the qualifiers and finals of the 1976 European Football Championship. However, the Netherlands fell at the semi-final stage to Czechoslovakia.

In the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina, the Netherlands again reached the final, but this time without Cruijff (who decided to retire from international football) and under the guidance of Ernst Happel rather than Michels. Out of the shadow of Cruijff, Rensenbrink found more room to showcase his own considerable talent, playing on the left-hand side of a front three alongside Johnny Rep and René van de Kerkhof. He scored a hat-trick in the opening game against Iran, a penalty against Scotland which was goal number 1,000 in FIFA World Cup history and another spot-kick in the 5–1 win over Austria. In the final against Argentina, the Netherlands yet again met the hosts. The Netherlands fell behind to a first-half Mario Kempes strike. After Dick Nanninga's equalizer nine minutes from time, a long pass from the Dutch captain Ruud Krol in the last 30 seconds of normal time gave Rensenbrink a half-chance, but his shot from a very narrow angle hit the post and was cleared by a defender.[https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13169168.last-post-rensenbrink-plays-back-painful-miss/ 'Last post: Rensenbrink plays back painful miss']. The Herald, 9 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2024 Had he scored, it is almost certain that the Netherlands would have won the World Cup with Rensenbrink being top goal scorer. Argentina scored twice in extra-time for a 3–1 victory and the Netherlands again had to settle for the runners-up spot.{{cite web |url=https://www.theversed.com/71224/rob-rensenbrink-a-post-away-from-being-a-legend/#.7uT8eY6ZUS |title=Rob Rensenbrink: A Post Away From Being A Legend |last=Caple |first=Alex |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=The Versed |publisher=Clickon Media |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005249/https://www.theversed.com/71224/rob-rensenbrink-a-post-away-from-being-a-legend/#.7uT8eY6ZUS |url-status=live }}

Rensenbrink played some of the qualifiers for Euro 80, but after earning his 46th cap in 1979 (a 2–0 defeat by Poland in a qualifier for Euro 80), he retired from international football at the age of 32, having scored 14 times for his country. He along with Eusébio are the only players to score the most goals from a penalty spot in a tournament (4 in 1978).

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He was also named Anderlecht's greatest ever foreign player in 2008.

Personal life

Rensenbrink was married and lived in Oostzaan. In the summer of 2015, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with progressive muscular atrophy three years earlier.[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1016/Nederlands-voetbal/article/detail/4109277/2015/07/28/Rob-Rensenbrink-lijdt-aan-afgeleide-van-spierziekte-ALS.dhtml Rob Rensenbrink lijdt aan afgeleide van spierziekte ALS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930082248/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1016/Nederlands-voetbal/article/detail/4109277/2015/07/28/Rob-Rensenbrink-lijdt-aan-afgeleide-van-spierziekte-ALS.dhtml |date=30 September 2015 }} – Algemeen Dagblad {{in lang|nl}} He died on 24 January 2020, aged 72. Belgian news sources reported that he had been diagnosed with a muscular disease in 2012 which led to his death.{{Cite web|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/25/netherlands-forward-rob-rensenbrink-dies-at-age-72/|title=Netherlands forward Rob Rensenbrink dies at age 72|agency=Associated Press|date=26 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020|archive-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126111514/https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/01/25/netherlands-forward-rob-rensenbrink-dies-at-age-72/|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

= Club =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|DWS

|1965–66

|rowspan="4"|Eredivisie

|23

530colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–265
1966–67

|29

420colspan="2"|–20colspan="2"|–334
1967–68

|34

1030colspan="2"|–21colspan="2"|–3911
1968–69

|34

1543colspan="2"|–51colspan="2"|–4319
colspan="2"|Total

!120

3412300920014139
rowspan="3"|Club Brugge

|1969–70

|rowspan="2"|Belgian First Division

|27

10colspan="2"|–43colspan="2"|–3113
1970–71

|28

14colspan="2"|–62colspan="2"|–3416
colspan="2"|Total

!55

2400105006529
rowspan="10"|Anderlecht

|1971–72

|rowspan="9"|Belgian First Division

|30

16colspan="2"|–20colspan="2"|–3216
1972–73

|24

16colspan="2"|–44colspan="2"|–2820
1973–74

|29

20colspan="2"|–23colspan="2"|–3123
1974–75

|35

19colspan="2"|–63colspan="2"|–4122
1975–76

|35

23colspan="2"|–98colspan="2"|–4431
1976–77

|34

16colspan="2"|–974{{efn|Appearances in 1976 European Super Cup}}24323
1977–78

|24

18colspan="2"|–75colspan="2"|–3123
1978–79

|31

12colspan="2"|–202{{efn|Appearances in 1978 European Super Cup}}13312
1979–80

|20

3colspan="2"|–10colspan="2"|–213
colspan="2"|Total

!262

14300423043308176
Portland Timbers

|1980

|NASL

|18

6colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–186
Toulouse

|1981–82

|Division 2

|12

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–121
colspan="3"|Career total

!467

20812300613743544251

{{notelist}}

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rensenbrink-intl.html "Rob Rensenbrink – International Appearances"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101065349/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rensenbrink-intl.html |date=1 November 2012 }}. RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="10"|Netherlands

|1968

30
196940
197010
197320
1974124
197510
197663
197730
1978127
197920
colspan="2"|Total4614

:Scores and results list Netherland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rensenbrink goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Rob Rensenbrink

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|26 May 1974}}

|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands

|{{fb|Argentina}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Argentina, 26 May 1974|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-argentina-26-may-1974-232845/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|30 June 1974}}

|Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

|{{fb|East Germany}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|1974 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=East Germany vs. Netherlands |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15259/East_Germany_Netherlands.html|website=National Football Teams−|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|{{dts|4 September 1974}}

|Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden

|{{fb|Sweden}}

|style="text-align:center"|5–1

|style="text-align:center"|5–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Sweden v Netherlands, 04 September 1974|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/sweden-v-netherlands-04-september-1974-232949/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|4

|{{dts|20 November 1974}}

|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands

|{{fb|Italy}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|style="text-align:center"|3–1

|UEFA Euro 1976 qualification

|{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Italy, 20 November 1974|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-italy-20-november-1974-233041/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|5

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|25 April 1976}}

|rowspan="3"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands

|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Belgium}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–0

|rowspan="3"|UEFA Euro 1976 qualification

|rowspan="3"|{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Belgium, 25 April 1976|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-belgium-25-april-1976-233753/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|6

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

style="text-align:center"|7

|style="text-align:center"|5–0

style="text-align:center"|8

|{{dts|22 February 1978}}

|Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel

|{{fb|Israel}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Israel v Netherlands, 22 February 1978|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/israel-v-netherlands-22-february-1978-234618/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|9

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|3 June 1978}}

|rowspan="3"|Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Argentina

|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Iran}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–0

|rowspan="3"|1978 FIFA World Cup

|rowspan="3"|{{Cite web|title=Netherlands vs. Iran|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15289/Netherlands_Iran.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|10

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

style="text-align:center"|11

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

style="text-align:center"|12

|{{dts|11 June 1978}}

|Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Argentina

|{{fb|Scotland}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–3

|1978 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Scotland vs. Netherlands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15293/Scotland_Netherlands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|13

|{{dts|14 June 1978}}

|Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina

|{{fb|Austria}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|5–1

|1978 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Austria vs. Netherlands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15294/Austria_Netherlands.html|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|14

|{{dts|20 September 1978}}

|Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands

|{{fb|Iceland}}

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

|UEFA Euro 1980 qualification

|{{Cite web|title=Netherlands v Iceland, 20 September 1978|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/netherlands-v-iceland-20-september-1978-234910/|website=11v11|access-date=25 October 2024}}

Honours

File:Rob Rensenbrink (1974).jpg

Club Brugge{{cite web|title=Club Brugge {{!}} Palmares|date=8 July 2017|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=18 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718221444/https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis|url-status=live}}

Anderlecht{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811052208/https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares|url-status=live}}

  • Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74
  • Belgian Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
  • Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
  • European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78; runner-up: 1976–77
  • European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
  • Amsterdam Tournament: 1976{{cite web|title=Amsterdam Tournament|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsterdam.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003195533/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/amsterdam.html#90|url-status=live}}
  • Tournoi de Paris: 1977{{Cite web|title=Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs|date=7 September 2017 |url=http://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/|access-date=8 November 2020|language=fr-FR|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409073508/https://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/|url-status=live}}
  • Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977{{cite web|title=Jules Pappaert Cup|date=October 2018|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=12 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181743/https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6|url-status=live}}
  • Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506183747/https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232|url-status=live}}

Toulouse

  • Division 2: 1981–82{{cite web|title=Toulouse Football Club – Palmarès|url=https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/toulouse.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024211523/https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/toulouse.html|url-status=live}}

Netherlands

  • FIFA World Cup: runner-up 1974,{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup 1974|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517171634/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany1974/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2018}} 1978{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup 1978|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517170604/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2018}}
  • UEFA European Football Championship: third place 1976{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1976|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1976/matches/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614050141/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1976/matches/round=193/match=3693/index.html|url-status=live}}
  • 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|archive-date = 13 July 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220713143811/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tiparis.html|url-status = live}}

Individual

  • Belgian First Division top scorer: 1972–73{{cite web|title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse|url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018174912/https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/|url-status=live}}
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1974, 1978{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup Awards » All-Star Team|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=30 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html|url-status=live}}
  • European Cup Winners' Cup top scorer: 1975–76{{Cite web|title=Cup Winners Cup Topscorers|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec2tops.html|access-date=8 November 2020|website=RSSSF|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002022346/http://rsssf.com/ec/ec2tops.html|url-status=live}}
  • Belgian Golden Shoe: 1976{{cite web|title=Winnaars Gouden Schoen|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=6 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206094652/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213|url-status=live}}
  • Onze d'Or: 1976{{cite web|title=Voetbalvolgers rouwen om 'slangenmens' Rensenbrink: 'Juweel van een voetballer'|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/913742/voetbalvolgers-rouwen-om-overleden-rensenbrink-dutch-prince-behind-cruijff-.html|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022044327/https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/913742/voetbalvolgers-rouwen-om-overleden-rensenbrink-dutch-prince-behind-cruijff-.html|url-status=live}}
  • Ballon d'Or: runner-up 1976,{{cite web|title=Ballon d'Or 1976|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1976-franz-beckenbauer/423402|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173728/http://www.francefootball.fr/news/1976-franz-beckenbauer/423402|url-status=live}} third place 1978{{cite web|title=Ballon d'Or 1978|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1978-kevin-keegan/423412|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=5 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605095238/http://www.francefootball.fr/news/1978-kevin-keegan/423412|url-status=live}}
  • Onze de Onze: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979{{Cite web|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704020132/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|url-status=live}}
  • Sport Ideal European XI: 1976,{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/unofficial-european-ideal-teams-1971-1980.1985633/ |website=BigSoccer |title=Sport 1976|access-date=4 June 2024 }} 1977,{{cite web |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1977/12/31/pagina-3/1402284/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo |title=Sport 1977 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611013132/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1977/12/31/pagina-3/1402284/pdf.html |url-status=live }} 1978{{cite web |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/01/03/pagina-16/1043654/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo |title=Sport 1978 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613020027/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/01/03/pagina-16/1043654/pdf.html |url-status=live }}
  • FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1978{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/awards/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307173827/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/awards/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2015|title=1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina – Awards|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=31 March 2015}}
  • FIFA World Cup Most Assists: 1978{{cite news|title=World Cup 1978|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1978/wc78statistics.html|agency=Planetworldcup.com|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828000155/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1978/wc78statistics.html|url-status=live}}
  • Onze de Bronze: 1978, 1979{{cite web|title=101 voetbaliconen: (81) Rob Rensenbrink|url=http://101voetbalmomenten.nl/101-voetbaliconen-81-rob-rensenbrink/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021021503/http://101voetbalmomenten.nl/101-voetbaliconen-81-rob-rensenbrink/|url-status=live}}
  • France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990 46th: 1994{{Cite web|title=France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930-1990|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ff-wc100.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-date=6 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006124042/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ff-wc100.html|url-status=live}}
  • Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players: 1996{{Cite web|title=The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820050916/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#planete50|url-status=live}}
  • FIFA 100: 2004{{cite web|title=FIFA 100|url=http://www.bestfootballplayersever.com/fifa100.php|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=20 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220002720/http://www.bestfootballplayersever.com/fifa100.php|url-status=live}}
  • Placar's 100 World Cup Stars 42nd: 2005{{Cite web|title=Os 100 Craques das Copas (Placar Magazine)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/placwc100.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 December 2021|archive-date=20 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620013430/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/placwc100.html}}
  • Best Foreign Player in the Belgian First Division of All Time: 2007{{cite web|date=25 January 2020|title=Club, Anderlecht en Oranje rouwen om slangenmens Robbie Rensenbrink|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2019/06/18/obit-robbie-rensenbrink/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155641/https://sporza.be/nl/2019/06/18/obit-robbie-rensenbrink/|url-status=live}}
  • Best RSC Anderlecht Player of All Time: 2008{{cite web|date=16 May 2008|title=Rensenbrink beste speler van Anderlecht allertijden|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/rensenbrink-beste-speler-van-anderlecht-allertijden~b54e10dd/|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021110009/https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/rensenbrink-beste-speler-van-anderlecht-allertijden~b54e10dd/|url-status=live}}
  • The Best Golden Shoe Team: 2011{{cite web|title=Het beste Gouden Schoen-elftal ooit|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/go6356m2g|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026040855/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/go6356m2g|url-status=live}}
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorer: (25 goals){{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
  • Scorer of the 1000th World Cup goal{{cite web|title=World Cup countdown: Tragic hero scores the competition's 1000th goal|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/world-cup-countdown-tragic-hero-scores-the-competitions-1000th-goal-19500337|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023124039/https://onefootball.com/en/news/world-cup-countdown-tragic-hero-scores-the-competitions-1000th-goal-19500337|url-status=live}}
  • DH The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever: 2020{{cite web|title=La Dernière Heure {{!}} Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden|url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/515537/anderlechtfans-kiezen-hun-topelftal-aller-tijden|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109122258/https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/515537/anderlechtfans-kiezen-hun-topelftal-aller-tijden|url-status=live}}
  • Belgian Pro League Hall of Fame: 2025{{Cite web |date=26 May 2025 |title=Twee absolute legendes erbij: Robbie Rensenbrink en Raoul Lambert treden toe tot de Hall of Fame |trans-title=Two absolute legends added: Robbie Rensenbrink and Raoul Lambert join the Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250526_96637678 |website=Het Nieuwsblad |language=nl}}

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