Jan Snoeks
Jan Snoeks (31 March 1932 – 1 November 2022) was a Dutch football player, who played as an attacker.[1][2]
.jpg) Snoeks in 1952 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | IJmuiden, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 2022 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | IJmuiden, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Attacker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1957 | IJ.V.V. Stormvogels | ||
| 1957–19589 | Ajax | 31 | (10) |
| 1959–1962 | IJ.V.V. Stormvogels | 30 | (3) |
| 1962-1965 | VV Hillegom | ||
| National team | |||
| Netherlands B | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
Snoeks played for IJ.V.V. Stormvogels pforesionally between 1954 and 1957 in the 1954–55 Netherlands Football League Championship, 1955–56 Netherlands Football League Championship and Eerste Divisie. During this period he was also selected for the Netherlands national football B team.[3] In the summer of 1957, at his own request, he was placed on the transfer list by Stormvogels, and he moved to AFC Ajax for an amount of 30,000 guilders.[4] He made his debut for Ajax on 25 August 1957, in a 4–0 home match against MVV. He scored the 3–0 in the 64th minute. In his first season with Ajax, he scored three times in twelve games, in his second season seven times in nineteen games, including one in the 2–9 away win against SHS. In 1959 he was put on the transfer list by Ajax, and despite interest from Heracles and VSV, he returned to Stormvogels. He played here for three seasons, after which he played for the amateur football team VV Hillegom until 1965.
Snoeks became from 1965 trainer of VV Foreholte[5] and later also of Vitesse '22 (1970–1975) and VSV (1975–1978)[6]
Snoeks died in IJmuiden on 1 November 2022, at the age of 90.[7]
Family
Snoeks was the son of Henk Snoeks and Aagje Pronk.[8] He married to Ina Guijt on 18 December 1957.[9] His older brother Henk also played for Stormvogels. Snoeks was the uncle of sports reporter Frank Snoeks.
References
- ↑ "Jan Snoeks". transfermarkt (in Nederlands). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Jan Snoeks". AFC Ajac (in Nederlands). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Twee belangrijke aanwinsten voor Ajax: Snoeks en Feldmann". Het Parool (in Nederlands). 27 July 1957. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ ""Stormvogels moet een nieuwe aanval creëren". Algemeen Dagblad (in Nederlands). 26 June 1957. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Hillegom verliest J. Snoeks en Tol". Haarlems Dagblad (in Nederlands). 27 April 1965. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "VSV koos Jan Snoeks de juiste oefenmeester". IJmuider Courant (in Nederlands). 26 August 1975. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Familieberichten Jan Snoeks (31-03-1932 – 01-11-2022)". jutter.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "H. Snoeks sr. overleden". IJmuider Courant (in Nederlands). 22 June 1964. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ajax — Blauw Wit: historie herleeft". De Telegraaf (in Nederlands). 12 December 1957. Retrieved 23 November 2022.