Adrie van Kraay
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij | ||
Date of birth | August 1, 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1982 | PSV Eindhoven | 309 | (5) |
1982–1984 | Waterschei Thor | 57 | (1) |
1984–1985 | FC Basel | 17 | (0) |
Total | 383 | (6 ) | |
International career | |||
1975–1979 | Netherlands | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, North Brabant), commonly known as Adrie van Kraay, is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands.
Career
Van Kraaij represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven from 1971 until 1982, making 309 appearances and five scores for his club. At the end of his career, he had short spells at K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk of Belgium and FC Basel of Switzerland. From 2008 until 2010, Van Kraay was director of football at PSV Eindhoven, after Stan Valckx left the club.[1]
References
- ^ "Bijzondere speler uitgelicht: Adrie van Kraaij". PSV.nl. 10 June 2013.
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Netherlands international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1976 players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players
- FC Basel players
- Sportspeople from Eindhoven
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Dutch expatriates in Belgium
- Dutch expatriates in Switzerland
- Dutch football biography stubs