Abe Lenstra
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Abe Minderts Lenstra was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, Heerenveen.
Lenstra, photographed in 1951
This page details Netherlands men's national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Netherlands' match record by opponent and decade.
The bronze medalists of the 1912 Summer Olympics
Wesley Sneijder is the most capped player in the history of Netherlands with 134 appearances.
Puck van Heel (in front) has held the cap record for the longest time, 42 years.
Striker Robin van Persie is the top scorer in the history of Netherlands with 50 goals.