Eddy Pieters Graafland
Eddy Pieters Graafland OON (5 January 1934 – 28 April 2020) was a Dutch football goalkeeper, who played for Ajax and Feyenoord and was part of Feyenoord's European Cup victory in 1970. He was born in Amsterdam, and earned 47 caps for the Netherlands national football team.[1] He was considered to be one of the best Dutch goalkeepers ever. He died on 28 April 2020.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Laurens Pieters Graafland | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 2020 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Barendrecht | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1952 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1958 | Ajax | 154 | (0) |
| 1958–1970 | Feijenoord | 356 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1957–1967 | Netherlands | 47 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1981 | Feyenoord (youth coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 1970 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 November 1967 | |||
Honours
- Ajax
- Feyenoord
- Eredivisie: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1968–69
- KNVB Cup: 1964–65, 1968–69
- European Cup: 1969–70
References
- Stokkermans, Karel (2010-01-21). "Eddy Pieters Graafland - International Appearances". RSSSF.
- "Legendarische Feyenoord-doelman Pieters Graafland (86) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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