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Frits Soetekouw
Soetekouw in August 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-06-16)16 June 1938
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 3 May 2019(2019-05-03) (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 PSV 32 (0)
1968–1971 DWS 88 (0)
Total 276 (7)
International career
1962 Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frits Soetekouw (6 June 1938 – 3 May 2019) was a Dutch footballer.

Biography

Born in Amsterdam, Soetekouw played as a defender at club level between 1961 and 1971. He played for De Volewijckers, Heracles, Ajax, PSV and DWS. He briefly captained Ajax,[1] notably in the side's 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

  1. ^ "Altijd Ajacied: Frits Soetekouw" (in Dutch). Ajax. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ "UEFA Champions League 1966/67 - History - Ajax-Liverpool". UEFA. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Frits Soetekouw". Ajax-Info (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Mistwedstrijd-aanvoerder Soetekouw (80) overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.