{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1951)}} {{distinguish|Johnny Reb}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Johnny Rep | image = Johnny_Rep_1974.jpg | caption = Rep in 1974 | fullname = John Nicholaas Rep | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Zaandam, Netherlands | height = | position = Right winger | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs1 = ZFC Zaandam | youthclubs2 = Ajax | years1 = 1971–1975 | clubs1 = Ajax | caps1 = 97 | goals1 = 41 | years2 = 1975–1977 | caps2 = 55 | goals2 = 22 | clubs2 = Valencia | years3 = 1977–1979 | clubs3 = Bastia | caps3 = 65 | goals3 = 33 | years4 = 1979–1983 | clubs4 = Saint-Étienne | caps4 = 131 | goals4 = 44 | years5 = 1983–1984 | clubs5 = PEC Zwolle | caps5 = 32 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 1984–1986 | clubs6 = Feyenoord | caps6 = 43 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 1986–1987 | clubs7 = Haarlem | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 428 | totalgoals = 150 | nationalyears1 = 1973–1981 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands | nationalcaps1 = 42 | nationalgoals1 = 12 | manageryears1 = 1994–1996 | managerclubs1 = De Zwarte Schapen | manageryears2 = 1996–2001 | managerclubs2 = Omniworld | manageryears3 = 2002–2005 | managerclubs3 = Texel'94 | manageryears4 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs4 = Omniworld (scout) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|NED}}}} {{Medal|Comp|FIFA World Cup}} {{Medal|RU|1974 West Germany|}} {{Medal|RU|1978 Argentina|}} {{Medal|Comp|European Championship}} {{Medal|3rd|1976 Yugoslavia|}} }}
'''John Nicholaas Rep''' (born 25 November 1951)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/johan-derksen-het-leven-van-johnny-rep-is-een-film|title=Johan Derksen - Het leven van Johnny Rep is een film|trans-title=Johan Derksen - the life of Johnny Rep is like a movie|date=18 October 2010|access-date=22 November 2025|language=nl|website=Voetbal International}}</ref> is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voetbalstats.nl/topscnedxi.php|title=Topscorers Nederlands elftal |website=voetbalstats.nl |language=nl |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>
== Playing career == Rep played as a right-footed striker in the Dutch World Cup teams of 1974 (West Germany) and 1978 (Argentina). He scored the winning goal for Ajax Amsterdam against Juventus in the 1973 European Cup Final in Belgrade and also helped SC Bastia reach the finals of the 1978 UEFA Cup. His pairing with Rob Rensenbrink was seen as an offensive powerhouse.<ref name="Goles Mundial">{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1978| title =Se llama rep y vive del gol| publisher=Goles Mundial, June 1978, Issue #1538| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.sportal.de/enttaeuschte-fans-des-hamburger-sv-gruenden-eigenen-klub-1-2014061038720900000| trans-title=It's called rep and it lives on goals| access-date = 13 March 2023}}</ref>
He said that his time at Valencia was not good and that the only thing they helped him do was "learn Spanish".<ref name="Goles Mundial" /> He claimed that SC Bastia suited him best.<ref name="Goles Mundial" /> After his time in Bastia, Rep joined AS Saint-Étienne<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2011/06/21/johnny-rep-les-verts-and-oranje-legend/|title = Johnny Rep: Les Verts and Oranje Legend|date = 21 June 2011}}</ref> and was part of a side that included Michel Platini.
== Personal life ==
He said he liked to distract himself by reading books by Harold Robbins and by playing cards.<ref name="Goles Mundial" />
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name= "Voetbalstats">{{cite web|url=https://voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=414| title= Johnny Rep - Interlands Nederlands Elftal |language=nl}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|Netherlands |1973||3||1 |- |1974||12||4 |- |1975||0||0 |- |1976||3||1 |- |1977||4||2 |- |1978||9||3 |- |1979||3||0 |- |1980||3||1 |- |1981||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!42!!12 |}
:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rep goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Johnny Rep<ref name = "Voetbalstats" /> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 2 May 1973 || Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|15 June 1974 || rowspan="2"|Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|URU}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 ||rowspan="2"| 1974 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|4 ||23 June 1974 || Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Netherlands || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–1 || 1974 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|5 ||26 June 1974 || Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany || {{fb|ARG}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 1974 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|6 ||22 May 1976 || Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |- | align="center"|7 ||26 March 1977 || Bosuil Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|8 ||31 August 1977 || Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–1 || 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|9 || 11 June 1978 || Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina|| {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|2–3 || 1978 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|10 ||rowspan="2"|14 June 1978 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|1978 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|11 || align="center"|4–0 |- | align="center"|12 ||14 June 1980 || Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy|| {{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|2–3 || UEFA Euro 1980 |}
== Honours == '''Ajax''' * Eredivisie: 1971–72, 1972–73 * European Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73 * European Super Cup: 1972, 1973 * Intercontinental Cup: 1972
'''Bastia''' * UEFA Cup runner-up: 1978
'''Saint-Étienne''' * French League Championship: 1980–81
'''Netherlands''' * FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974, 1978 * UEFA European Championship third place: 1976 * Tournoi de Paris: 1978<ref>{{cite news|title = 1978 Tournoi de Paris|url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tiparis.html|work = RSSSF|accessdate = 28 February 2017}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1977–78<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France - Footballer of the Year |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015 }}</ref>
== Trivia == Rep is included in the "Classic Netherlands" team in the football video game ''Pro Evolution Soccer 6'' under the name of "Rak".
Rep is the namesake of the Irish indie pop band Jonny Rep.
He also has a song named in his honour, written by French rock band Mickey 3D, who hail from Saint Etienne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2406976-goudhaantje-rep-is-70-jaar-een-ode-aan-de-blonde-engel|title='Goudhaantje' Rep is 70 jaar: een ode aan de blonde engel|date=25 November 2021|access-date=22 November 2025|trans-title='Gem' Rep turns 70 years old: an ode to the blond angel|website=NOS|language=nl}}</ref> In 2024, Wilfred Genee released the single ''Johnny Rep'', an adaptation of the single ''Johnny Däpp'' by Austrian DJ Lorenz Büffel.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2024 |title=RTL Boulevard keihard over EK-lied Wilfred Genee: 'Muziek moet hij aan iemand anders overlaten' |url=https://www.veronicasuperguide.nl/nieuws/rtl-boulevard-keihard-over-ek-lied-wilfred-genee-muziek-moet-hij-aan-iemand-anders-overlaten |access-date=16 January 2026 |work=Veronica Superguide |language=nl}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=13758&typeofpage=84137 Johnny Rep] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} * {{BDFutbol|5411}} * {{FIFA|44560}}
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