Johannes de Kock (born October 25, 1964 in Sliedrecht

Sliedrecht

Sliedrecht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of ....

, Zuid-Holland) is a former football

Football (soccer)

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 central defender from The Netherlands, who earned thirteen caps for the Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...

, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at Euro 1996 in England

England

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.

De Kock made his debut for Holland on February 24, 1993, in a 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

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 qualifying match against Turkey

Turkey national football team

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 (3-1) in Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

. He played for FC Groningen (1984–87), FC Utrecht (1987–94), Roda JC (1994–96), and FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

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(1996–2000), with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1997.