They marked the history of the championship in France or have just visited, they are Dutch and we loved it! Second episode: Johnny Rep.
Aaaaah, Johnny Rep ... this name is magic. On (even for me who've never seen "in real" play, even if only on TV) we imagine a skinny blonde dressed in green (or orange ...) tumbling the ball, clearing the offensive with ease Lourdeau defender charged with the score. Then, a wake air, hair flying, rock'n'roll in attitude, approach the corner line before sending a pinpoint cross for a teammate or shoot a guard quietly distraught like a rabbit caught in the headlights of a 38 tonnes.
Johnny was formed at the Ajax school of Total Football, the real one period Cruyff. He began his career in the jersey ajacide in 1971. Ajax dominated Europe and imposes its passing game and racing. Rep is good school. The world reaches out to the golden generation, only the wily Teuton deny them the privilege of sleeping their name in the history of the World Cup in a memorable final in 1974.
The Netherlands grew out their orange color legend now has a romantic side to the vanquished who own more class and charisma that the winners th ... Rep then signs in Spain. Andalusia Valencia admires his two seasons. The blond Johnny later attended the championship of France for six seasons from 1977 to 1983. His adventure begins in our green lands on the island of beauty in the jersey of Bastia, a good value our league at the time. Rep spent two seasons, slamming 16 goals in nearly 70 games, earning passage as the best foreign player of the championship in 1978.
During this period Corsican, he plays regularly with Oranges, reaching the final again the World Cup in 1978 in Argentina. Second defeat for him and his teammates.
The 1978 season brings decidedly no consecration, just weeks before the World Cup, Bastia fails UEFA Cup final against PSV Eindhoven despite a staff that includes players like Larios, Lacuesta, Papi or Krimau. Rep console with two titles are better scorers for the club in Corsica. End of Adventure Island for the Dutchman at the start of the season 1978/1979, Rep. signed with the monster lights of the era, AS Saint-Etienne.
Under this jersey Rep. built much of his legend in our minds, alongside Platini, Larios (again), Battiston, Janvion, Rocheteau and another Lopez. Four seasons, 150 games played, 75 goals scored in the league, a league title in 1981. Only Europe refuses to Greens. Rep is yet even today the leading scorer in Saint-Etienne at this level with eleven achievements. Insufficient, despite a few pages as this mythical tripled meet Polish Lodz during the 1979-1980 season in the UEFA Cup which inspired song simply titled Mickey 3D Johnny Rep .... Few players can claim that such a privilege.
Adventure Green Rep ended in 1983. Return. Four seasons and three more clubs (Zwolle, Feyenoord and Haarlem) before finally hanging up the cleats. Hats off, Mr Rep and thank you.
A little music:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3cxpq_mickey-3d-johnny-rep_music
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