Frits Soetekouw
Dutch association football player (1938–2019)
Frits Soetekouw (6 June 1938 – 3 May 2019) was a Dutch footballer. He was born in Amsterdam, North Holland.
 Soetekouw in August 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 3 May 2019 (aged 80) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | De Volewijckers | 57 | (5) |
| 1963–1964 | Heracles | 13 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Ajax | 86 | (2) |
| 1967–1968 | Eindhoven | 32 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | DWS | 88 | (0) |
| Total | 276 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Soetekouw played as a defender at club level between 1961 and 1971. He played for De Volewijckers, Heracles, Ajax, Eindhoven and DWS. He was the captain of Ajax for a short time.[1] He captained the side in their 5–1 win against Liverpool in 1966.[2] He also once appeared for the Netherlands national team in 1962.[3]
Soetekouw died on 3 May 2019, at the age of 80.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Altijd Ajacied: Frits Soetekouw" (in Dutch). Ajax. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League 1966/67 - History - Ajax-Liverpool". UEFA. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Frits Soetekouw". Ajax-Info (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Mistwedstrijd-aanvoerder Soetekouw (80) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Other websites
change- Frits Soetekouw at Footballdatabase
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