Johan Neeskens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johan Neeskens

Dutch footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1951

Place of Birth: Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: association football manager, association football player, baseball player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens (Dutch pronunciation: ['jo???n 'ne?sk?(n)s]; 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 of all time.
In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony, while in 2017 he has been included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.After his retirement in 1991, Neeskens was the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona but was sacked along with Rijkaard as the end of the 2007–08 season.
He later became 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.