# Johnny Rep

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{{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](/source/Zaandam), Netherlands
| height             = 
| position           = [Right winger](/source/Winger_(association_football))
| youthyears1        = 
| youthyears2        =
| youthclubs1        = ZFC Zaandam
| youthclubs2        = [Ajax](/source/AFC_Ajax)
| years1             = 1971–1975
| clubs1             = [Ajax](/source/AFC_Ajax)
| caps1              = 97
| goals1             = 41
| years2             = 1975–1977
| caps2              = 55
| goals2             = 22
| clubs2             = [Valencia](/source/Valencia_CF)
| years3             = 1977–1979
| clubs3             = [Bastia](/source/SC_Bastia)
| caps3              = 65
| goals3             = 33
| years4             = 1979–1983
| clubs4             = [Saint-Étienne](/source/AS_Saint-%C3%89tienne)
| caps4              = 131
| goals4             = 44
| years5             = 1983–1984
| clubs5             = [PEC Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle)
| caps5              = 32
| goals5             = 5
| years6             = 1984–1986
| clubs6             = [Feyenoord](/source/Feyenoord)
| caps6              = 43
| goals6             = 5
| years7             = 1986–1987
| clubs7             = [Haarlem](/source/HFC_Haarlem)
| caps7              = 5
| goals7             = 0
| totalcaps          = 428
| totalgoals         = 150
| nationalyears1     = 1973–1981
| nationalteam1      = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1      = 42
| nationalgoals1     = 12
| manageryears1      = 1994–1996
| managerclubs1      = [De Zwarte Schapen](/source/FC_Omniworld)
| manageryears2      = 1996–2001
| managerclubs2      = [Omniworld](/source/FC_Omniworld)
| manageryears3      = 2002–2005
| managerclubs3      = Texel'94
| manageryears4      = 2005–2007
| managerclubs4      = [Omniworld](/source/FC_Omniworld) (scout)
| medaltemplates      = 
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [football](/source/Association_football)}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|NED}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup)}}
{{Medal|RU|[1974 West Germany](/source/1974_FIFA_World_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|RU|[1978 Argentina](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[European Championship](/source/UEFA_European_Championship)}}
{{Medal|3rd|[1976 Yugoslavia](/source/UEFA_Euro_1976)|}}
}}

'''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](/source/Voetbal_International)}}</ref> is a Dutch former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [right winger](/source/Winger_(association_football)). He holds the all-time record for [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) goals for the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_football_team) 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](/source/Forward_(association_football)) in the Dutch World Cup teams of [1974 (West Germany)](/source/1974_FIFA_World_Cup) and [1978 (Argentina)](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup). He scored the winning goal for [Ajax Amsterdam](/source/Ajax_Amsterdam) against [Juventus](/source/Juventus) in the [1973 European Cup Final](/source/1973_European_Cup_Final) in [Belgrade](/source/Belgrade) and also helped [SC Bastia](/source/SC_Bastia) reach the finals of the [1978 UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup_1977%E2%80%9378). His pairing with [Rob Rensenbrink](/source/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](/source/SC_Bastia) suited him best.<ref name="Goles Mundial" /> After his time in Bastia, Rep joined [AS Saint-Étienne](/source/AS_Saint-%C3%89tienne)<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](/source/Michel_Platini).

== Personal life ==

He said he liked to distract himself by reading books by [Harold Robbins](/source/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](/source/Netherlands_national_football_team)
|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](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Amsterdam)), [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), Netherlands || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || [Friendly](/source/Exhibition_game)
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|15 June 1974 || rowspan="2"|[Niedersachsenstadion](/source/Niedersachsenstadion), [Hannover](/source/Hannover), Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|URU}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 ||rowspan="2"| [1974 FIFA World Cup](/source/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_3)
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|4 ||23 June 1974 || [Westfalenstadion](/source/Westfalenstadion), [Dortmund](/source/Dortmund), Netherlands || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–1 || 1974 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|5 ||26 June 1974 || [Parkstadion](/source/Parkstadion), [Gelsenkirchen](/source/Gelsenkirchen), Germany || {{fb|ARG}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 ||  1974 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|6 ||22 May 1976 || [Heysel Stadium](/source/King_Baudouin_Stadium), [Brussels](/source/Brussels), Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 ||  [UEFA Euro 1976 qualification](/source/UEFA_Euro_1976_quarter-finals)
|-
| align="center"|7 ||26 March 1977 || [Bosuil Stadium](/source/Bosuil_Stadium), [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp), Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 ||  [1978 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_4)
|-
| align="center"|8 ||31 August 1977 || [Goffertstadion](/source/Goffertstadion), [Nijmegen](/source/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](/source/Estadio_Malvinas_Argentinas), [Mendoza](/source/Mendoza%2C_Argentina), Argentina|| {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|2–3 ||  [1978 FIFA World Cup](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_4)
|-
| align="center"|10 ||rowspan="2"|14 June 1978 || rowspan="2"|[Estadio Córdoba](/source/Estadio_Mario_Alberto_Kempes), [Córdoba](/source/C%C3%B3rdoba%2C_Argentina), Argentina || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 ||  rowspan="2"|[1978 FIFA World Cup](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_A)
|-
| align="center"|11 || align="center"|4–0 
|-
| align="center"|12 ||14 June 1980 || [Stadio San Paolo](/source/Stadio_Diego_Armando_Maradona), [Naples](/source/Naples), Italy|| {{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|2–3 ||  [UEFA Euro 1980](/source/UEFA_Euro_1980_Group_1)
|}

== Honours ==
'''Ajax'''
* [Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie): [1971–72](/source/Eredivisie_1971%E2%80%9372), [1972–73](/source/Eredivisie_1972%E2%80%9373)
* [European Cup](/source/European_Cup): [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_European_Cup), [1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_European_Cup)
* [European Super Cup](/source/European_Super_Cup): [1972](/source/1972_European_Super_Cup), [1973](/source/1973_European_Super_Cup)
* [Intercontinental Cup](/source/Intercontinental_Cup_(1960%E2%80%932004)): [1972](/source/1972_Intercontinental_Cup)

'''Bastia'''
* [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup) runner-up: [1978](/source/1978_UEFA_Cup_Final)

'''Saint-Étienne'''
* [French League Championship](/source/Ligue_1): [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_French_Division_1)

'''Netherlands'''
* [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) runner-up: [1974](/source/1974_FIFA_World_Cup), [1978](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup)
* [UEFA European Championship](/source/UEFA_European_Championship) third place: [1976](/source/UEFA_Euro_1976)
* [Tournoi de Paris](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_6)'' under the name of "Rak".

Rep is the namesake of the Irish [indie pop](/source/indie_pop) band Jonny Rep. 

He also has a song named in his honour, written by French rock band [Mickey 3D](/source/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](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting)|language=nl}}</ref> In 2024, [Wilfred Genee](/source/Wilfred_Genee) released the single ''Johnny Rep'', an adaptation of the single ''Johnny Däpp'' by Austrian DJ [Lorenz Büffel](/source/Lorenz_B%C3%BCffel).<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](/source/Voetbal_International) {{in lang|nl}}
* {{BDFutbol|5411}}
* {{FIFA|44560}}

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