Johan de Kock

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Johan de Kock
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De Kock in 2015
Personal information
Full name Johan de Kock
Date of birth (1964-10-25) 25 October 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1974–1984 VV Sliedrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1987 Groningen 77 (24)
1987–1994 Utrecht 224 (20)
1994–1996 Roda JC 65 (11)
1996–2000 Schalke 04 83 (6)
Total449(61)
International career
1993–1997 Netherlands 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johan de Kock (born 25 October 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. [1] He earned 13 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at UEFA Euro 1996 in England.

De Kock made his debut for the Netherlands on 24 February 1993 in the 3–1 win at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Turkey in Utrecht. [2] He played for Groningen, Utrecht, Roda JC, and Schalke 04, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1997.

Unusually for a top level footballer, De Kock was a part-time player while representing the Netherlands at Euro 1996. He was employed as a road engineer at the time. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Johan de Kock". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Johan de Kock – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ↑ Scotland in need of luck The Independent, 10 June 1996


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