Johan Neeskens Sports manager

Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens (born 15 September 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered to be one of the greatest Dutch midfielders. Former England manager Alf Ramsey said Neeskens was "as good as any player" in the tournament. He was the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona but was sacked along with Rijkaard as the end of the 2007–08 season. He was the head coach of the Dutch B national team until June 2009, at which date he has been appointed as the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Galatasaray SK.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 15, 1951
Birth place	Netherlands , Heemstede
Height (meters)	1.78

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club	N.E.C. (football club) FC Barcelona Australia national association football team Zug 94 Netherlands national football team Galatasaray S.K. (football) FC Singen FC St%C3%A4fa
position	Midfielder
teams	AFC Ajax New York Cosmos RCH (football club) Fort Lauderdale Sun FC Barcelona Zug 94 Netherlands national football team FC Groningen Kansas City Comets FC Baar L%C3%B6wenbrau