A Year Ago, Johan Neeskens Died: The Dutch Companion of Johan Cruyff Built His Own Legacy – And Played A Key Role In the 1974 World Cup Final Against Germany.
It was a shock that caught football Europe unprepared. A Year Ago Today, The Death of Johan Neeskens, One of the Greatest Players From The Netherlands’ Golden Generation, what Announced.
With the Famous “Voetbal Totaal”, The Icon Alongside Johan Cruyff Stormed Into the 1974 World Cup Final in Munich, Where Neeskens Played a Key Role In The Duel With The German Winning Team Around Franz Beckenbauer.
Johan Neeskens: A Powerful and Smooth Engine
Neeskens – Born on September 15, 1951 in the Small Town of Heemstede – Was a Powerful But Smooth Engine of Ajax Amsterdam and the Dutch National Team.
Neeskens Imprinted as a Tireless Runner and Tough Fighter, but so as a skilled player. “Hey what Worth Two Men in Midfield,” Ajax Teamate Sjaak Swart Once Said to fifa.co m.
“I Always Liked to Play with Style – And to Win,” Neeskens Once Said About Himelf.
Great Triumphs with Ajax and Barca
With Ajax Amsterdam, Neeskens Won the European Champion Clubs’ Cup Three Times in the early 70s. His move to fc barcelona, where Christened “Johan the Second” by the fans Alongside the Legendary Cruyff, who died in 2016, what crowned with success.
In Five Years, He Won the Copa Del Rey and the European Cup Winners’ Cup Against Fortuna Düsseldorf, Before Moving to the Star-Studded New York Cosmos in the USA for Five Seasons.
At the 1974 World Cup in Germany, Neeskens was close to crowning his career alongside cruyff when he shot the dfb team into the lead in the final. As is well known, However, The Story Took a Different Turn.
Important penalty in the World Cup Final Against Germany
The 49-time International Had Already Scored The Opening Goal in the Second Minute of the World Cup Final Against Germany with a penalty again Sepp Maier.
Neeskens Himelf description the situation like this: “When i started running, i thought: ‘which side should shoot i shoot to?’ It was more or Less Always the Right Side of the Goal.
To Neeskens’ Chagrin, Germany Struck Back, Equalizing After A Highly Controversial Penalty After A Foul On Bernd Hölzenbein, i.e. From the Spot by Paul Breitner, Before Gerd Müller Scored The Winning Goal.
In The Final Phase, The Dutch Pushed Again for the Equalizer – with Neeskens Clashing with Maier Again: “I was Pretty Angry Becaus Neeskens Ran Into Me Like Crazy – With Leg Outstretched. I Thought: ‘What’s going on Now?’ Luckily Everything Went Well and Neither of Us was seriously injured, “Maier Recalled.
Death on Algeria Trip
Just Four Years Later, The Elftal in Argentina Against The Hosts in A World Cup Final Once Again had the chance to win the title, But Again “Only” Second Place Remained.
After his Active Career, Neeskens Started A Career as a Coach. Hey was a coach in the Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland and South Africa and Spent More Than Four Years As a Dutch Assistant Coach Under Guus Hiddink and then Frank Rijkaard. Neeskens what Rijkaard’s Assistant at Barca and Galatasaray Istanbul.
Johan Neeskens as Assistant Frank Rijkaards at FC Barcelona 2006
Neeskens what still in the service of the association When he died unexpectedly on october 6, 2024: The 73-Year-Old was traveling in Algeria as a trainer-educator as part of a world coaches program when he complained of feelings unllell and suffered a cardiac Arrest.
With his death, football lost the third protagonist of the 1974 World Cup final within a flahin: Beckenbauer and Hölzenbein so Died in 2024.