Forgotten Footballers - Willem van Hanegem in the 1974 WC

Check out Van Hanegem's story: www.4dfoot.com/2013/06/09/vanh...

[@johnemerson5428]

One of the greatest left footed passers of the ball to ever play the game and one hard man.

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

Ernst Happel descibed Van Hanegem as a perfect player; he could speed the game up, or slow down if necessary, and he was as strong as an ox.

[@chiangmai700]

One of the best players the world has ever seen.

[@giovannivittorio7230]

I am italian and i can easily remember him, V.H. was a great player . He was champion of europe and of the world in 70, uefa cup 74 and several times champion of Netherlands with Feyenoord.

[@Robkinggozer]

He's luckily recovered from sickness, hope we can keep him around a bit longer.

[@connorduke4619]

his defence was as good as his attack and his attack was great - what a midfielder!

[@ZAOUWV]

Connor Duke best Dutch midfield player ever

[@BlaBla-jj6sh]

You just gotta love how he's able to dribble around one or two men without actually moving. He just turns around and the other guy is nowhere. You are truly brilliant when you can make thinks look simple and effortless that are anything but.

[@hankmorgan3501]

Glorious backspin on lots of his passes...magical player.

[@henkminnaard]

Als ik naar die man kijk nu, heb ik ik nog steeds tranen in min ogen van geluk👌wat een virtuoos👍🏽👍🏽❤️

[@chicks-on-the-loose]

Easily forgotten. But after Cruyff Holland's nr 2. The physique of a miner, but the footballing brain of a genius. Hard as rock, velvet touch. No nonsense, old school. This guy was football.

[@antoniomateos3333]

I am brazilian and remember this great player.

[@ZAOUWV]

He surely was a great midfield player with great technique and vision. Rivelinho recognized that.

[@davys9297]

he is not forgotten ,, still a legend in Rotterdam and the Netherlands

[@nicobakker9146]

and in Utrecht : he grew up there and started at Velox, 2nd League prof. club in NL

[@philgraham5341]

A great player in my favourite team of all time.

[@Luuk_007]

Never forgotten, one of the, if not the greatest dutch footballers of all time. And a wonderful personality as well.

[@TheMrBennito]

if you love football, Willem van Hanegem will be high on your list. And I am an Ajax-fan :)

[@marshsherrif2824]

made me think what it was to be a midfield player.

[@coolburnvisible]

And the story goes that Michels didn't want him beacuse he was too slow. Blind is also too slow.

[@Katrimanius]

@@coolburnvisible Don't know where you got that story, but its falls as fck xD

[@MrJoopKlep]

@@Katrimanius No, it's true. Michels did not want him, but that was for Ajax, around '67 or so. It was when DHC/Xerxes collapsed and van Hanegem was looking for a new club . Ajax was interested but coach Michels found him too slow and one-sided in his play. Years later, with Michels now being national coach, he was man enough to admit he had been wrong then, and added vH to his selection.

[@trickymonkeygaming_yt8568]

@@MrJoopKlep haha heb j t boek ook gelezen?

[@tree78254]

each player in 1974 Netherlands is a legend!!!!!!

[@nickkasman8946]

the goalkeeper isn't.

[@laurenssloot3946]

The Zinidine Zidane of Holland and Feyenoord

[@jeannotschumacher1024]

dat eenzecht wat holland 1974 an 1978 ni haat, war e gudde goalkeep😖😖

[@johnvanhal2450]

​@@nickkasman8946he is. One of the first footballing keepers.

[@honeybozo]

So Van Hanegem really isn't that forgotten... I would vote for Robbie Rensenbrink as the most forgotten talented Dutch player,

[@emielpanis6665]

Willem was vroeger mijn idool, maar ik wist niet dat hij zo goed was, wat prachtig, nooit eerder zo´n topper gezien.Emiel

[@Biggrandpa]

When Cruijff spoke, everybody listened. When Van Hanegem spoke, Cruijff listened. Willem is still a legend in The Netherlands

[@deheermailmum5036]

and he listened to Wim Jansen too

[@omarkanou3869]

Un des meilleurs milieux néerlandais de tous les temps Un pied gauche magique et une vision de jeu incomparable Krol Haan Neeskens Van hanegem Cruyff Rensenbrink Generation inoubliable

[@jeannotschumacher1024]

dat woren di bescht.☝️

[@tonhorsten4426]

Hard,gemeen,slim,compleet,en bovendien ontzettend goed mens.Één naam....Willem van Hanegem!!!!

[@rwin1]

Forgotten? Maybe by you but not by the Dutch fans.

[@denismccarthy5564]

When i think of a left footed Player i think Van Hanegem... a Genius.

[@glaswegiansouth-side2350]

He was left footed and played in Belgium! He isnt forgotten by us Scots fans.

[@hectorpozo3860]

Unfortunately he was afraid with cruyff to travel to Argentina in 1978 to play to that world cup, Holland needed them. In my opinion if they would have had the opportunity to play, it would be the same Argentina would have won , it was better team but the final game could be more dramatic

[@13muller9]

@@hectorpozo3860 I read the reason he didn't travel to Argentina was because Ernest Hoppel the manager could not guarantee him that he would play as a fix player. With just him on the field , Holland had a better chance to win, but with just Cruyff , Holland would have certainly won the World Cup.

[@BCTMarcus]

@@13muller9 Yes, and it hurted even more for Van Hanegem because he had a huge admiration for Ernst Happel, who had been the coach of Feyenoord (with Van Hanegem as one of the key players) a.o. in their succesful season of 1969/1970, when they won the Europa Cup 1 (now Champions League).

[@dennish72]

1:00 how does that even work. brilliant

[@Sebfootball]

Don't know why I put that scissors tackle in the video twice...should've been at least three times.

[@peet4921]

You forgot to mention ''most feared'' footballer, since if you did him wrong you knew there was a price to pay.

[@bertvandenberg4007]

willem van hanegem was samen met cruiff een vd beste voetballers van Nederland en bij feyenoord in nov 2018 nog meegemaakt bij onze club in Heino en willem nam voor iedereen de tijd voor een praatje en veel voetbal verhalen nog bedankt willem een eerlijk persoon

[@nrvdbestratingsvoegers]

He was so good. What a pity Cruiff and van Hanegem didn't play in 1978. Surely that then they had won the title. In a way he was a player like Zinedine Zidane.

[@Kleermaker1000]

Zinedine Zidane was in a way a player like Van Hanegem.

[@danielshah3494]

Cruijff didnt go to Argentina because of deaththreats and his wife not allowing it.

[@paulbode2154]

@@Kleermaker1000 agreed Willem, ZIdane and Valderama the greatest 3 players of all time in my perspective (and although Willem is my great idol, I still rate Zidane a little bit higher)

[@randallkommeren6428]

Kind off, more a mix between a zidane the virtuoso and gatusso the butcher, zidane clearly a bit more talented and gifted, and gracious then van Hanegem, but I think any opponent would rather play against zidane because of van Hanegems ruthless mind set.

[@jtdumee]

One of the best architects and footplayers in history!

[@BCTMarcus]

Those gorgeous passes with the outside of the foot... yum. Players like Piet Keizer, Willem van Hanegem, Gerrie Mühren, Johan Cruijff... they were really great at that. Van Hanegem and Cruijff both tended to look to the other side in many cases, too (like turning their head to the right, and then passing to the left)... and their opponents almost always were tricked by that. I loved it, and I still do.

[@hansklaus6295]

Ein toller, technisch ausgezeichneter und kampfstarker Mittelfeldspieler mit vorbildlicher Moral und Einstellung zum Spiel. Super Teamplayer. Habe ihn in junger Mensch und deutscher Holland-Fan in den 70-er Jahren immer gern gesehen. Er ist, wie die anderen Größen der 74-er Elftaal (Cruyff, Neskens, Rep, Haan, Krol, Surbier, Rensenbrink, die Kerkhof-Brüder, Rijsbergen etc) im Gegensatz zum Titel des Videos unvergessen!

[@prie71]

Grandmaster Willem van Hanegem.

[@roypellikaan1]

Willem van Hanegem is NOT a forgotten footballer whatsoever. He is a living legend!!!

[@bobmcadoo4991]

Forgotten? I think you mean underrated one of the best midfielders ever!

[@annajaap]

In mijn tijd waren Cruijff en van Hanegem de beste voetballers die Nederland had. Ja toen Nederland nog kon voetballen 1969 tot in met 1978 werd het beste voetbal door Nederlanders gespeeld

[@vincentpostma]

Sjaak Swart, Coen Moulijn, Johan Neeskens niet vergeten hoop ik?

[@ramonwilts]

De generatie van de losers.

[@AntonesPap]

@@ramonwilts Waarom probeer je constant andere mensen te vernederen? Cruijff en van Hanegem waren Europese en intercontinentale kampioenen. Heb je iets belangrijks bereikt in je leven?

[@filmer25]

@Zoey Lovvlands Losers? Ha!

[@beatsbywesko9730]

Zoey Lovvlands p

[@camelceres2009]

In my opinion in three best play-makers ever.

[@MrJeepsters]

surement. Ceux qui ont oublié Van Hanegem, ne connaissent pas le foot. Avant platini, c'était surement, le meilleur meneur de jeu dans le sens réel de ce type de joueur (un distributeur de ballons) Il suffit de voir l'ouverture qu'il fait à de jong, en finale contre totenham. C'est plutôt un joueur INOUBLIABLE

[@zoumascat9647]

Emmanuel C. Sacre blue

[@louisbucci4574]

Pirlo?

[@ArkyMalarkey]

The King of Cool, strong as an ox and the best left foot in the history of football (yep, even better than those other two lefties). The only player remotely comparable in style would be the great Colombian, Carlos Valderama

[@paulbode2154]

Excellent comparison with Valderama, I fully agree. I have been Feyenoord supporter all my life and Willem was my greatest idol when I was a kid (and still is).My life path brought me to Colombia in the early eighties and I went to see a game of Deportivo Cali where Valderama was playing at the time in the early days of his career. I remember how my heart skipped a beat when I saw the resemblance of play, that apparently play in slow motion but so effective placing the ball as it was attached with a string to his feet. Also Zidane is in this group for me.

[@spencerglover1]

Yes he was similar to Valderrama except Wim would get more goals , he scored in double figures each season, a great free kick specialist aswell

[@paulbode2154]

@@spencerglover1 In 1983 I was in Colombia the first time (after that lived 10 years there and 30+ years in Latin America in total). I went to see a game of Deportivo Cali. I remember how my heart missed a beat the first time the young Valderamma got the ball. The resemblance to Willem was remarkable. You are right on that his scoring ability was much less though (had to check Wikipedia on that one).

[@pietkeizer5279]

Tachtig jaar. Gefeliciteerd Willem. We hopen nog lang van je te genieten en blijf je commentaar schrijven in de krant.

[@edmondthomas282]

If that team hadn’t had one of the greatest football geniuses already in it, the World would talk about Van Hanegem’s greatness all the time.

[@kareledward]

Great vid, also great music. Just great!

[@jtdumee]

BEST left foot ever!!! ;)

[@yaronkl]

What a wonderful player.

[@magicf7076]

World class midfielder. The best we have had here in the Netherlands. Great to see how Cruijff and van Hanegem could find each other blindly.

[@NewAlbany]

wow! what a player!

[@lorenzocostanzo9720]

Giocatore allucinante,praticamente sconosciuto al di fuori dei Paesi Bassi... Fantasia visionaria,piede sinistro immaginifico, personalita'strabordante,durezza terrificante. Genio tattico,che intimidiva con la cattiveria e la tecnica,tra l'altro capace di vincere una Coppa dei Campioni con il Feyenoord(?!?). Il fattore emotivo (i nazisti gli avevano sterminato tutta la famiglia) lo condiziono' nella finale dei mondiali 1974,che gioco'accecato dall'odio verso i tedeschi,compromettendone la prestazione. Gli 11 oranje erano tutti personaggi unici e formidabili. Mi permetto una personale graduatoria: 1.Cruijff(profetico); 2.Krol(elegante); 3.Van Hanegem(leader); 4.Neeskens(completo); 5.Rensenbrik(micidiale); 6.Suurbier(;7.Rep(atletico); 8.Haan(devastante);9.Jansen(utile); 10.Rijsbergen(deciso). Grazie al portiere-tabaccaio Jongbloed (11.) Giocavano in 12 con la palla tra i piedi, ma in 10 senza. Purtroppo in porta era inesistente e fu lui per me la causa principale della loro sconfitta.

[@lorenzocostanzo9720]

Suurbier=atipico

[@ajc.1012]

I remember Van Hanegem. Very skilfull, superb technique. Talking about forgotten players: Jan van Beveren is considdered of one of the best goal keepers in the world ever. Jan who?

[@MrFreestevieg]

+Rien Claassen Zondag 5 juni Andere Tijden Sport op NPO1: Jan van Beveren - in de clinch met Cruijff. www.npogeschiedenis.nl/andere-tijden-sport/Afleveringen/Zomer-2016/Jan-van-Beveren--In-de-clinch-met-Cruijff.html

[@roelverheggen7768]

klopt, jongbloed was oké, pietschrijvers was errig goed en janvanBeveren was Wereldklasse!

[@coolburnvisible]

Piet Schrijvers vond ik echt niet zo best, hoor. Niveautje Menzo. Heeft Ajax minstens zoveel wedstrijden gekost, die Beer van de Meer en later Bolle van Zwolle en niet voor niets het Lek van Pec.

[@AntonesPap]

@@MrFreestevieg The link to the article you reference is broken. Here is a new link: nos.nl/artikel/2109276-van-beveren-in-de-clinch-met-cruijff-een-trieste-teloorgang.html According to it, just before the 1974 WC Cruijff's agent closed a lucrative deal for his client and some of his Ajax teammates. Van Beveren protested. He wanted all players to be treated equally. As a result, van Beveren lost his place in the Dutch team.

[@filmer25]

@Roel Verheggen Er zat wel een idee achter Jongbloed. Ver van het doel spelen vereiste een meevoetballende keeper. Dat kon Jongbloed wel en Van Beveren niet.

[@ralfybaby]

Rensenbrink "suffered" from playing in Belgium at a time when the best players typically played in their own country, unlike now. But anyone who saw the 1978 final will remember Robbie, for the wrong reasons. A great player. A very modest self effacing individual.

[@janholtman4389]

He is all but forgotten in Holland. A national treasure.

[@daviddunne4737]

Superb . Always in my top 11.

[@easygrin1127]

Best Dutch footballer ever

[@michelmulder5770]

Wow every touch is deliberate and intended. Willem is always in controle of the ball..... The lost final hurts even more after these

[@rafaelwillems3244]

"Speed doesn't exist. You just have to leave in time." A player with no speed, bad eyesight and just one spot on the outside of his left foot to do everything with. Forgotten? Ha bloody ha.

[@robuitslager690]

Willem van Hanegem is a legend. He is not forgotten.

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

Maradona named the Dutch 1974 World Cup team as his all time favorite, and he also remembered the names of the players, without hesitation: Cruyff, Van Hanegem, Neeskens, Rep...

[@TheBundleofkent]

Nah, he’s not forgotten. Anyone who knows his football knows der kromme Outstanding midfielder, spiky hard but beautiful at the same time

[@marcoanonymous8434]

One of the very best of his era.

[@goudhaantje3569]

Willem had a dark period afterwards with some financial losses, divorce etc but recovered fully and is doing great last twenty years. Weekly opinions in paper and some funny stuff on TV.

[@magicf7076]

Ongelooflijk goed was Willem van Hanegem

[@henkfranken545]

Nu achteraf, zo vele jaren later, besef je pas hoe goed die man eigenlijk voetballen kon. Trouwens, vergeten doen we hem niet!!

[@henkfranken545]

En eerlijk gezegd, was 'ie er in 1978 bij geweest in Z.Amerika, hadden de Argentiniers het kunnen schudden.

[@haythijs]

Henk Franken of met Van Beveren in zowel 74 als 78. Niks te nadele van Jongbloed, Schrijvers was ook beter maar Van Beveren was zoveel beter dan beiden. Aan de andere kant, gezien de situatie in Argentinië ten tijde van het WK daar, waren ze nooit als winnaars uit dat stadion gekomen. Of de scheids had zoveel penalties kado gegeven of wat dan ook totdat Argentinie op voorsprong gekomen zou zijn. Of Krol, als aanvoerder, was met de cup in de handen ontvoerd danwel neergeschoten. Daar had/mocht sws Oranje ( of eigenlijk elk ander land) nooit WK worden behalve gastland Argentinië

[@heinkoelen]

he was my favorit player when i was younger

[@EdwinRieswijk]

I experienced his last few years, when he was half blind, but still played okay, but his glorydays...almost unprecedented.

[@sarap.6940]

Spettacolo,gran classe,tutto esterno destro!

[@johandeboer9325]

Een geniaal beest in het veld.

[@F1release]

Happy birstday Willem (75)

[@itsaminafif]

Best Dutch Footballer and his son best DJ/Producer

[@jeffery87]

For me greatest passer following xavi and iniesta. More clips can change my mind..

[@paulwitveendaal3381]

De kromme een legende

[@breadpitt970]

onze kromme: brilliante voetballer, geweldig mens.

[@Freddieduda]

A magic wand of a left foot.

[@DavidAmmerlaan]

not forgotten

[@ivanracz3093]

Great genius!

[@josdenhartog7385]

Never forgotten in The Netherlands!

[@VDVD.]

Wat een speler

[@elel013]

Goeie muziekkeuze!

[@albertoortega2467]

Wil Van...héroe ..⚽🇦🇷de Argentina 2021

[@spiderpig9777]

ahh those outside foot passes

[@spencerglover1]

One of the best players in the world in the 70s no doubt, Real Madrid & olympique Marseille we’re chasing his signature but he decided to play for up and coming exciting Dutch team AZ and won trophies with them......

[@paulbode2154]

My youth (and far beyond)idol….I know why he is forgotten because in the WC 74 for some incredible reason he had number 3 instead of the number that he deserved and that still is for which he is the greatest Feyenoord player in history, number 10, in terms of football intelligence the second best player the world has seen (only Zidane I would rate higher, Valderama came close).

[@johnkijkt2713]

What about cruyff?

[@dapperedodo218]

Dutch legend

[@albertoortega2467]

Héroe ....Vin Van ....⚽🇦🇷👏de Argentina..2021

[@vilangel78]

Estos jugadores desde el punto de vista técnico, ya no tendrían lugar en la Primera División Española de la actualidad. Veo muchas imprecisiones y falta de control. Carentes de físico, velocidad y una buena y óptima conducción del esférico...

[@albertoortega2467]

Esa zurda llena de talento .....⚽👏🇦🇷de Argentina 2021

[@mauriciobocardo5159]

Very roughest!!

[@GekkeMalloot]

Willem was geweldig goed

[@honeybozo]

0:54 just look at the way the Argentinian (?) defender slips..... best Oranje ever -no doubt. Unfortunately, '98 is the only other Dutch squad that comes close to this lot.

[@anotherbadseed]

Exactimo!

[@peterdezwart215]

Why unfortunately?

[@errolflynn610]

1988 and 2010 come close too. 2010 may be recent but Robben, Sneijder, Van Persie, Kuyt, Van der Vaart, De Jong, Van Bommel, Van der Sar.. They will go down as legends as well. We underrate them because they're so contemporary. 1988 needs no explanation. 1998 might be my sentimental favourite, as I was just a kid falling in love with football back then. 1998-2002 are definitely the greatest under performers in Dutch history. We should have won something during those years, even though some other countries like Italy, Brazil and France had spectacular generations as well.

[@Thenosferatu1900]

he only started playing football (amateur) team from the age of 17!.... before that he played in the streets and in fields with his neighbourhood kids.....

[@MegaRobertino]

My lord

[@VoyageOne1]

The dad of one half of W&W

[@1965gregorius]

Zo lijkt voetbal heel simpel.

[@ramonfrancois9306]

Misschien wel de meest technische benenbreker aller tijden

[@AntonesPap]

Van Hanegem was geen benenbreker. Hij was zwaar, maar voetballers moesten hard zijn in de jaren '70.

[@gunk5295]

All of them look like cruyff bro 💀

[@MrPursuivant]

not one picture from the final 1974 WC lol

[@IjzerKeizer]

What happend to 4d football?

[@Bukkakenist]

Together with Neeskens unbeatable on midfield

[@Robbeltje]

0:41 , No look pass

[@paul1133]

Beste voetballer ooit in Nederland.

[@chinahker6444]

yes bananagem, had the oranje been given a direct free kick in the final game against Germany, the result could have been reversed.

[@ajj1976]

Zoveel nederlandse legends in fifa maar hij niet hmmm

[@TheMrBennito]

Bizar!!!

[@Felzorful]

Honestly world wide he might have bine forgotten but here in the netherlands pleople still know who he is. But that understand ble as he never play in a major team outside of the Netherlands so why wot they remember him.

[@ralfybaby]

Forgotten ... by whom? Not by anyone who was alive in the 1970s. A delicate passer, tough tackler, could dish it out and take it. When football was still a sport for men instead of the tumbling crybabies of today.

[@ramonwilts]

Yes, your generation really fucked up raising children. Losers.

[@henrispaan9915]

All balls on Cruyff

[@Sjaan_Banaan]

2:17 ⚽️ + 🎵 = 🎉 !!!

[@driewiel]

Bananegem.

[@alexandrepiodosbarbosa4265]

timinho que só foi vice campeao