He scored the liberating fourth goal in the famous match against the USSR at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and made legends out of his generation of Red Devils. The small man from Limburg had to compete with strong competition (Ceulemans, Czerniatynski, Vandenbergh) but managed to build a respectable international career, often as a hot-headed chaser. It worked, as proven by the 12 goals for the Red Devils, with whom he played three big tournaments. He played all the matches at the European Championship in 1984 and, after the fourth place in Mexico, joined the Devils at the World Cup in Italy four years later.