The other capped players are Jordi Cruyff, Jerrel Hasselbaink, Rob Reekers, Wim Hofkens, Nathan Aké, and Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

Lippens, who spoke only very basic Dutch, is the only native German-speaker ever to have played for the Netherlands national team.

Lippens received several invitations to join the German national selection as well, but always declined as his Dutch father had forbidden him to play for Germany.

Lippens has said that he would have liked to have played for Germany, but that his respect for his father, and the experiences his family lived through during the Second World War outweighed this.

[5] Lippens was known for his imaginative footwork, which earned him the nickname Ente (Duck), and was a fan favorite because of his irreverent good humour.