Frits Soetekouw

Frits Soetekouw (6 June 1938 – 3 May 2019) was a Dutch footballer. He was born in Amsterdam, North Holland.

Frits Soetekouw
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Soetekouw in August 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-06-16) 16 June 1938 (age 85)
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death3 May 2019(2019-05-03) (aged 80)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1963De Volewijckers57(5)
1963–1964Heracles13(0)
1964–1967Ajax86(2)
1967–1968Eindhoven32(0)
1968–1971DWS88(0)
Total276(7)
National team
1962Netherlands1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Soetekouw played as a defender at club level between 1961 and 1971. He played for De Volewijckers, Heracles, Ajax, Eindhoven and DWS. He was the captain of Ajax for a short time.[1] He captained the side in their 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 Nederlands). 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 Nederlands). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. Mistwedstrijd-aanvoerder Soetekouw (80) overleden. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 3 May 2019. https://nos.nl/l/2283078. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 

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