Willem van Hanegem

Willem van Hanegem (born February 20, 1944) is a Dutch football player and coach.

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February 20 - 1944 - Dutch

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He was born in Breskens, opposite Flushing. In the summer of 1944 the German 15th army was fleeing northward from the Calais-area to Holland. On September 11 the allies bombed this army near the ferryterminal at Breskens. The warned citizens had fled the town, but Lo and Izaak van Hanegem, his father and brother, went back to get some commodities. They got into a shelter. When it got hit, Lo, Willem's father, protected and saved the life of a baby, therby losing his. All in all 199 civilians got killed.

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Breskens - Flushing - 1944 - September 11

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Het is seen as one of the best Dutch football players ever. He is respected for his tactical insight. Both his way of going and his skill to give the bal a curve gave him the nickname Kromme ('Bended').

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His major successes were with Feyenoord:

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• Dutch title: 1969, 1971, 1974
• Dutch Cup: 1969, 1978
• European Cup: 1970 (beating Celtic F.C. 2-1 in Milan)
• Intercontinental Cup: 1970 (beating Estudiantes de La Plata)
• UEFA Cup: 1974 (beating Tottenham Hotspur F.C.)
• He was part of the Dutch national team in 1974, reaching the final in Munich.

As a manager of Feyenoord he won:

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• Dutch title: 1993
• Dutch Cup: 1994, 1995