Rob Rensenbrink
Be the first in the stands
NetherlandsCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Pieter Robert Rensenbrink was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium while playing in the great Anderlecht side of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or in 1976. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-02
In the line-ups
16 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1968–1978The archive holds 16 team sheets naming Rob Rensenbrink in Netherlands's starting line-up, from 1968-05-30 to 1978-06-25.
16 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1974–1978| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-09-20 |  Iceland | W3–0(h) | 63' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Nijmegen |
| 1978-06-14 |  Austria | W5–1(n) | 35' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Córdoba |
| 1978-06-11 |  Scotland | L2–3(n) | 34' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Mendoza |
| 1978-06-03 |  Iran | W3–0(n) | 40' (pen) 62' 78' (pen)hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Mendoza |
| 1976-04-25 |  Belgium | W5–0(h) | 27' 58' 85'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
| 1974-11-20 |  Italy | W3–1(h) | 24' | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
| 1974-06-30 | German DR | W2–0(n) | 59' | FIFA World Cup | Gelsenkirchen |
Honours
22 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours22 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×2 | 1974, 1978 | Netherlands | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×2 | 1975–76, 1977–78 | Anderlecht | |
| UEFA European Football Championship | ×1 | 1976 | Netherlands | |
| Belgian Cup | ×5 | 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 | Club Brugge ·1, Anderlecht ·4 | |
| Belgian First Division | ×2 | 1971–72, 1973–74 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian League Cup | ×2 | 1973, 1974 | Anderlecht | |
| European Super Cup | ×2 | 1976, 1978 | Anderlecht | |
| Tournoi de Paris | ×2 | 1977, 1978 | Anderlecht ·1, Netherlands ·1 | |
| Amsterdam Tournament | ×1 | 1976 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian Sports Merit Award | ×1 | 1978 | Anderlecht | |
| Division 2 | ×1 | 1981–82 | Toulouse | |
| Jules Pappaert Cup | ×1 | 1977 | Anderlecht | |
| Individual honours30 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 4 | ||||
| Belgian First Division top scorer | 1972–73 | |||
| Belgian Golden Shoe | 1976 | |||
| The Best Golden Shoe Team | 2011 | |||
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorer | ||||
| Player of the year · 10 | ||||
| Onze de Onze | ×4 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | ×2 | 1976, 1978 | ||
| Onze de Bronze | ×2 | 1978, 1979 | ||
| Onze d'Or | 1976 | |||
| Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players | 1996 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | ×2 | 1974, 1978 | ||
| More honours · 14 | ||||
| Sport Ideal European XI | ×3 | 1976, 1977, 1978 | ||
| Belgian Pro League Hall of Fame | 2025 | |||
| Best Foreign Player in the Belgian First Division of All Time | 2007 | |||
| Best RSC Anderlecht Player of All Time | 2008 | |||
| DH The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever | 2020 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot | 1978 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Most Assists | 1978 | |||
| France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990 46th | 1994 | |||
| IOC Footballer of the season | 1975–76 | |||
| Placar's 100 World Cup Stars 42nd | 2005 | |||
| Scorer of the 1000th World Cup goal | ||||