A Century of Brothers in Oranje (original) (raw)

Officially, there have been 19 pairs of brothers who both made at least one appearance for the national team of the Netherlands. Of these 19 pairs, seven played at least one international match together; the other twelve never had this honour. Of the seven pairs who played together, four only did so for one match; the other three pairs, including two of the three twin pairs among the nineteen, played 25 or more matches together for the Dutch national football side. In total, 116 matches of Oranje featured a pair of brothers; 3 of those featured two such pairs, and 89 featured a pair of twin brothers.

The brother pairs of Dolf/Boelie and Tonny/D� Kessler were cousins.

Unofficially, there may have been one more pair of (twin) brothers playing for the Netherlands. See the story on the H�rburger twins.

In addition, Dutch internationalJonathan de Guzman has an older brother, Julian, who is the former record cap holder for Canada.

Brothers in Oranje

Pairs listed according to aggregate number of caps; brother pairs who played at least one match together listed in bold; twin pairs listed in italics. Oldest brother listed first.

Name                                First       Last         Caps        Goals

1.Ronald/Frank DE BOER 26- 9-1990 26- 6-2004 179 26
Ronald DE BOER 24- 3-1993 2- 4-2003 67 13 Frank DE BOER 26- 9-1990 26- 6-2004 112 13 2.Willy/Ren� VAN DE KERKHOF 28- 3-1973 16-10-1985 110 10 Willy VAN DE KERKHOF 5- 6-1974 16-10-1985 63 5 Ren� VAN DE KERKHOF 28- 3-1973 22- 9-1982 47 5 3.Erwin/Ronald KOEMAN 27- 4-1983 19- 1-1994 109 16 Erwin KOEMAN 27- 4-1983 19- 1-1994 31 2 Ronald KOEMAN 27- 4-1983 9- 7-1994 78 14 4.Rob/Richard WITSCHGE 4- 1-1989 2- 9-2000 61 4 Rob WITSCHGE 4- 1-1989 22- 2-1995 30 3 Richard WITSCHGE 21- 2-1990 2- 9-2000 31 1 5.Siem/Luuk DE JONG 11- 8-2010 9-12-2022 45 * 10 Siem DE JONG 11- 8-2010 19-11-2013 6 2 Luuk DE JONG 9- 2-2011 9-12-2022 39 * 8 6.Jaap/Bas PAAUWE 29- 3-1931 27-11-1946 39 1 Jaap PAAUWE 29- 3-1931 29- 5-1932 8 0 Bas PAAUWE 8- 5-1932 27-11-1946 31 1 7.Gerard/Wim TAP 25-10-1925 3- 5-1931 34 17 Gerard TAP 2-12-1928 2-12-1928 1 0 Wim TAP 25-10-1925 3- 5-1931 33 17 8.Gerrie/Arnold M�HREN 5-11-1969 25- 6-1988 33 3 Gerrie M�HREN 5-11-1969 18-11-1973 10 0 Arnold M�HREN 5- 4-1978 25- 6-1988 23 3 9.Tonny/D� KESSLER 21-12-1907 7- 5-1922 24 10 Tonny KESSLER 21-12-1907 24- 3-1913 3 1 D� KESSLER 21- 3-1909 7- 5-1922 21 9 10.Mannus/Jacques FRANCKEN 29- 4-1906 15- 3-1914 23 18 Mannus FRANCKEN 29- 4-1906 15- 3-1914 22 17 Jacques FRANCKEN 15- 3-1914 15- 3-1914 1 1 11.Johnny/Edward METGOD 15-11-1978 16- 2-1983 22 4 Johnny METGOD 15-11-1978 16- 2-1983 21 4 Edward METGOD 10-11-1982 10-11-1982 K 1 0 12.Jan/Leo HALLE 2-12-1928 31-10-1937 17 0 Jan HALLE 17- 3-1929 5- 5-1929 2 0 Leo HALLE 2-12-1928 31-10-1937 K 15 0 13.Quinten/Jurriën TIMBER 2- 6-2021 26- 3-2024 16 * 0 Quinten TIMBER 26- 3-2024 26- 3-2024 1 * 0 Jurriën TIMBER 2- 6-2021 24- 3-2023 15 * 0 14.Wim/Cor VAN DER GĲP 7- 3-1954 22-10-1961 14 6 Wim VAN DER GĲP 30- 5-1954 30- 5-1954 1 0 Cor VAN DER GĲP 7- 3-1954 22-10-1961 13 6 15.Wout/David BUITENWEG 15-11-1913 30- 5-1928 12 14 Wout BUITENWEG 15-11-1913 30- 5-1928 11 14 David BUITENWEG 8- 5-1921 8- 5-1921 1 0 16.Dolf/Boelie KESSLER 30- 4-1905 19-11-1922 12 3 Dolf KESSLER 30- 4-1905 29- 4-1906 3 1 Boelie KESSLER 9- 6-1919 19-11-1922 9 2 17.Max/Hans TETZNER 12- 6-1921 3- 5-1925 11 0 Max TETZNER 12- 6-1921 26- 3-1922 3 0 Hans TETZNER 25-11-1923 3- 5-1925 8 0 18.Evert/Jaap BULDER 28- 8-1920 2- 4-1923 7 6 Evert BULDER 5- 9-1920 5- 9-1920 1 0 Jaap BULDER 28- 8-1920 2- 4-1923 6 6 19.Collins/Ola JOHN 18- 8-2004 6- 2-2013 3 * 0 Collins JOHN 18- 8-2004 3- 9-2004 2 0 Ola JOHN 6- 2-2013 6- 2-2013 1 * 0 -.Arnold/Anton H�RBURGER n/a n/a 0 0 Arnold H�RBURGER 10- 4-1910 24- 3-1912 8 0 Anton H�RBURGER n/a n/a 0 0

Note: * indicates the player is still active, at least at club level. K indicates goal keeper

Brothers Together in Oranje

Brother pairs who played at least one match together for Oranje, ranked according to number of shared caps. Twin brothers in bold. Brother with most caps listed first.

Name                                First       Last         Caps        Goals

1.Frank/Ronald DE BOER 24- 3-1993 2- 4-2003 56 18 2.Willy/Ren� VAN DE KERKHOF 5- 6-1974 22- 9-1982 33 7 3.Ronald/Erwin KOEMAN 27- 4-1983 19- 1-1994 26 7 4.Mannus/Jacques FRANCKEN 15- 3-1914 15- 3-1914 1 1 D�/Tonny KESSLER 24- 3-1913 24- 3-1913 1 0 Wim/Gerard TAP 2-12-1928 2-12-1928 1 2 Richard/Rob WITSCHGE 25- 3-1992 25- 3-1992 1 0

Note: * indicates players are still active, at least at club level.

A Century of Oranje Matches Featuring Brothers

Below all 116 Oranje matches featuring a pair of brothers are listed. Three matches (63-65) featured two brother pairs (Koeman and De Boer). In two matches, both World Cup qualifiers, both brothers scored one goal each (number 52, featuring the two Koeman brothers, and number 82, featuring the De Boer twins).

Rumour has it that the twin pair of Arnold and Anton H�rburger also played (illegally) in the same match, although (of course) not simultaneously.

Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition Arnold and Anton H�rburger 0 10- 4-10 Haarlem Belgium 7-0 Tonny and D� Kessler TK DK T 1 24- 3-13 Den Haag England (Am.) 2-1 Jacques and Mannus Francken JF MF T 2 1 1 15- 3-14 Antwerpen Belgium 4-2 Wim and Gerard Tap GT WT T 3 2 2 2-12-28 Milano Italy 2-3 Ren� and Willy van de Kerkhof RK WK T 4 5- 6-74 Rotterdam Romania 0-0 5 22-11-75 Roma Italy 0-1 European Champ. Qual. 6 1 1 19- 6-76 Zagreb Yugoslavia 3-2 aet European Championship 7 8- 9-76 Reykjav�k Iceland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 8 13-10-76 Rotterdam N. Ireland 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 9 31- 8-77 Nĳmegen Iceland 4-1 World Cup Qualifier 10 5-10-77 Rotterdam Soviet Union 0-0 11 1 1 12-10-77 Belfast N. Ireland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 12 1 1 26-10-77 Amsterdam Belgium 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 13 22- 2-78 Tel-Aviv Israel 2-1 14 20- 5-78 Wien Austria 1-0 15 3- 6-78 Mendoza Iran 3-0 World Cup 16 7- 6-78 Mendoza Peru 0-0 World Cup 17 11- 6-78 Mendoza Scotland 2-3 World Cup 18 1 1 14- 6-78 C�rdoba Austria 5-1 World Cup 19 1 1 18- 6-78 C�rdoba West Germany 2-2 World Cup 20 21- 6-78 Buenos Aires Italy 2-1 World Cup 21 25- 6-78 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-3 aet World Cup 22 24- 2-79 Milano Italy 0-3 23 28- 3-79 Eindhoven Switzerland 3-0 European Champ. Qual. 24 2- 5-79 Chorz�w Poland 0-2 European Champ. Qual. 25 1 1 5- 9-79 Reykjav�k Iceland 4-0 European Champ. Qual. 26 26- 9-79 Rotterdam Belgium 1-0 27 26- 3-80 Paris France 0-0 28 11- 6-80 Napoli Greece 1-0 European Championship 29 1 1 14- 6-80 Napoli West Germany 2-3 European Championship 30 17- 6-80 Milano Czechoslovakia 1-1 European Championship 31 19-11-80 Brussel Belgium 0-1 World Cup Qualifier 32 30-12-80 Montevideo Uruguay 0-2 Mundialito 33 6- 1-81 Montevideo Italy 1-1 Mundialito 34 25- 3-81 Rotterdam France 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 35 1- 9-81 Z�rich Switzerland 1-2 36 22- 9-82 Rotterdam Ireland 2-1 European Champ. Qual. Erwin and Ronald Koeman EK RK T 37 27- 4-83 Utrecht Sweden 0-3 38 1 1 7- 9-83 Groningen Iceland 3-0 European Champ. Qual. 39 16-11-83 Rotterdam Spain 2-1 European Champ. Qual. 40 17-12-83 Rotterdam Malta 5-0 European Champ. Qual. 41 10- 9-86 Praha Czechoslovakia 0-1 42 1- 6-88 Amsterdam Romania 2-0 43 15- 6-88 D�sseldorf England 3-1 European Championship 44 18- 6-88 Gelsenkirchen Ireland 1-0 European Championship 45 1 1 21- 6-88 Hamburg West Germany 2-1 European Championship 46 25- 6-88 M�nchen Soviet Union 2-0 European Championship 47 14- 9-88 Amsterdam Wales 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 48 19-10-88 M�nchen West Germany 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 49 4- 1-89 Tel-Aviv Israel 2-0 50 26- 4-89 Rotterdam West Germany 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 51 31- 5-89 Helsinki Finland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 52 1 1 2 15-11-89 Rotterdam Finland 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 53 21- 2-90 Rotterdam Italy 0-0 54 1 1 30- 5-90 Wien Austria 2-3 55 3- 6-90 Zagreb Yugoslavia 2-0 56 12- 6-90 Palermo Egypt 1-1 World Cup 57 16-10-91 Rotterdam Portugal 1-0 European Champ. Qual. 58 4-12-91 Thessaloniki Greece 2-0 European Champ. Qual. 59 12- 2-92 Faro Portugal 0-2 Rob and Richard Witschge Ro Ri T 60 25- 3-92 Amsterdam Yugoslavia 2-0 Frank and Ronald de Boer FB RB T 61 1 1 24- 3-93 Utrecht San Marino 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 62 1 1 22- 9-93 Bologna San Marino 7-0 World Cup Qualifier Erwin and Ronald Koeman/Ronald and Frank de Boer E/F R/R T 63k 1 1 13-10-93 Rotterdam England 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 64k 1 1 17-11-93 Poznan Poland 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 65b 1 1 19- 1-94 Tunis Tunisia 2-2 NB: k denotes (Ronald) Koeman scored, b denotes (Ronald) De Boer scored Frank and Ronald de Boer FB RB T 66 20- 4-94 Tilburg Ireland 0-1 67 27- 5-94 Utrecht Scotland 3-1 68 1- 6-94 Eindhoven Hungary 7-1 69 12- 6-94 Toronto Canada 3-0 70 20- 6-94 Washington Saudi Arabia 2-1 World Cup 71 25- 6-94 Orlando Belgium 0-1 World Cup 72 2 2 7- 9-94 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-0 European Champ. Qual. 73 12-10-94 Oslo Norway 1-1 European Champ. Qual. 74 1 1 14-12-94 Rotterdam Luxembourg 5-0 European Champ. Qual. 75 29- 3-95 Rotterdam Malta 4-0 European Champ. Qual. 76 26- 4-95 Praha Czech Republic 1-3 European Champ. Qual. 77 6- 9-95 Rotterdam Belarus 1-0 European Champ. Qual. 78 11-10-95 Rabat Ta'Qali Malta 4-0 European Champ. Qual. 79 15-11-95 Rotterdam Norway 3-0 European Champ. Qual. 80 1 1 31- 8-96 Amsterdam Brazil 2-2 81 1 1 5-10-96 Cardiff Wales 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 82 1 1 2 9-11-96 Eindhoven Wales 7-1 World Cup Qualifier 83 14-12-96 Brussel Belgium 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 84 26- 2-97 Paris France 1-2 85 2- 4-97 Bursa Turkey 0-1 World Cup Qualifier 86 1 1 30- 4-97 Serravalle San Marino 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 87 6- 9-97 Rotterdam Belgium 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 88 1 1 21- 2-98 Miami United States 2-0 89 24- 2-98 Miami Mexico 3-2 90 27- 5-98 Arnhem Cameroon 0-0 91 1 1 1- 6-98 Eindhoven Paraguay 5-1 92 5- 6-98 Amsterdam Nigeria 5-1 93 13- 6-98 Paris Belgium 0-0 World Cup 94 1 1 20- 6-98 Marseille South Korea 5-0 World Cup 95 1 1 25- 6-98 Saint-Etienne Mexico 2-2 World Cup 96 29- 6-98 Toulouse Yugoslavia 2-1 World Cup 97 4- 7-98 Marseille Argentina 2-1 World Cup 98 7- 7-98 Marseille Brazil 1-1 [1] World Cup 99 10-10-98 Eindhoven Peru 2-0 100 13-10-98 Arnhem Ghana 0-0 101 10- 2-99 Paris Portugal 0-0 102 5- 6-99 Salvador Brazil 2-2 103 8- 6-99 Goi�nia Brazil 1-3 104 18- 8-99 København Denmark 0-0 105 4- 9-99 Rotterdam Belgium 5-5 106 13-11-99 Eindhoven Czech Republic 1-1 107 1 1 4- 6-00 Lausanne Poland 3-1 108 1 1 11- 6-00 Amsterdam Czech Republic 1-0 European Championship 109 1 1 16- 6-00 Rotterdam Denmark 3-0 European Championship 110 25- 6-00 Rotterdam Yugoslavia 6-1 European Championship 111 2- 9-00 Amsterdam Ireland 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 112 7-10-00 Lefkosia Cyprus 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 113 10-11-01 København Denmark 1-1 114 13- 2-02 Amsterdam England 1-1 115 16-10-02 Wien Austria 3-0 European Champ. Qual. 116 2- 4-03 Tiraspol Moldova 2-1 European Champ. Qual.

[1] Netherlands lost 2-4 on penalties

Note that 89 matches (4-36 and 61-116) featured a pair of twin brothers (and the match numbered 0 at the top of the list may have done so too).

Types of Matches and Goals (Brother Pairs)

                  Goals Matches

Friendlies 9 44
World Cup 4 16
World Cup Qualifier 12 26
European Championship 5 11
European Champ. Qual. 5 20
Mundialito - 2

Total 35 119

NB: 3 matches (63-65) counted 'twice' under matches because they featured both the Koeman brothers and the De Boer twins; two of these matches were World Cup qualifiers, one a friendly.

Types of Matches and Goals (Twin Pairs)

                  Goals Matches

Friendlies 4 31
World Cup 4 15
World Cup Qualifier 9 19
European Championship 4 7
European Champ. Qual. 4 15
Mundialito - 2

Total 25 89

Record International Players - Netherlands

Fathers and Sons in Oranje

About this document

Information up to date at August 1, 2024, when exactly 808 players had won at least one official cap for the Netherlands

Prepared and maintained by _Karel Stokkermans_for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com) Last updated: 28 Aug 2024