Piet Wijnberg

Dutch football player

Piet Wijnberg (20 October 1957 – October 2021) was a Dutch professional footballer. He played as a central defender for SC 't Gooi, Utrecht, Ajax, Go Ahead Eagles, NEC, DS'79, Sparta and FC Hilversum.[3][4] He also represented the Netherlands at under-21.

Piet Wijnberg
Personal information
Date of birth 20 October 1957
Place of birth Hilversum, Netherlands[1]
Date of death October 2021 (aged 63)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
SC 't Gooi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Utrecht 0 (0)
1978–1983 Ajax 44 (1)
1981Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 12 (0)
1982–1983NEC (loan) 31 (0)
1983–1985 DS'79 56 (0)
1985–1990 Sparta 142 (8)
FC Hilversum[2]
Total 285 (9)
National team
1979 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
1986 Netherlands Olympic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wijnberg was born in Hilversum. He died in October 2021, aged 63.[5]

References

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  1. "Piet Wijnberg is zijn wilde haren kwijt" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 3 December 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. "Wanneer Piet Wijnberg, die bij Sparta…" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 5 July 1990. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. "Oud-Ajacied Piet Wijnberg (63) overleden". AD.nl.
  4. "Kasteelkanjers: Piet Wijnberg". Sparta Rotterdam. 2 July 2020.
  5. "Piet Wijnberg (63) overleden". www.ajax.nl.