Pleun Strik

Dutch footballer (1944–2022)

Pleun Strik (27 May 1944 – 14 July 2022) was a Dutch professional footballer. He played a defender.[1] Strik was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He played for the Netherlands national football team eight times between 1969 to 1974.

Pleun Strik
Strik in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth 27 May 1944
Place of birth Rotterdam, Reichskommissariat Niederlande (now Netherlands)
Date of death 14 July 2022(2022-07-14) (aged 78)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
VCS Den Haag
Feijenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 (0)
1964–1967 Go Ahead Eagles 69 (6)
1967–1976 PSV Eindhoven 270 (8)
1976–1978 FC Eindhoven 53 (9)
1978–1982 NEC Nijmegen 105 (8)
1982–1984 VVV-Venlo 47 (1)
Total 544 (32)
National team
1969–1974 Netherlands 8 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1974 West Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Strik died on 14 July 2022 at the age of 78.[2]

References

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  1. "Pleun Strik". World Football: Statistics. FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. Voormalig PSV-aanvoerder Pleun Strik overleden Archived 2022-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)