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Pieter Robert Rensenbrink (Dutch pronunciation: [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.
Jan 28, 2020 · Former Dutch international Rob Rensenbrink has passed away at the age of 72. Rensenbrink belonged to the golden age of Dutch football, playing in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup finals.
Rob Rensenbrink was a skilful and unpredictable winger who played for Club Brugge and Anderlecht in Belgium, and scored four goals at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. He came within inches of winning the tournament and becoming a legend, but instead faded into obscurity in his homeland.
Jan 26, 2020 · Rob Rensenbrink, who has died aged 72, was one of the stars of the great Dutch national football side of the 1970s which reached consecutive World Cup finals; he came close to winning the second...
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Sep 19, 2017 · Rob Rensenbrink isn’t the first name that comes to mind when thinking of Dutch left-wingers in the 70s, but he was close to usurping Cruyff as the national hero who achieved the ultimate. In the last minute of the 1978 World Cup final, with the scores level at 1-1, Rensenbrink hit the post.
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Feb 28, 2014 · Dutch football legend Rob Rensenbrink is the latest player to enter the Football-Oranje hall of fame. By M. Joseph Valler. The hit-man went by many nicknames. At various times they called him ‘the snake man’, ‘the serpent’ and ‘the contortionist’ but today, those names are a distant memory.
Netherlands legend Rob Rensenbrink died on Friday. The left winger earned 46 caps for his country. He was one of the players in the legendary Dutch squad who came so close to winning the World Cup in 1974 and 1978.
