Van Dijk in 1951
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Jan van Dijk | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-08-23)23 August 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 29 May 2005(2005-05-29) (aged 81) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1957 | Ajax | 317 | (80) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1948 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gérard ("Gé") van Dijk (15 August 1923 in Amsterdam – 29 May 2005) was a football player and coach.
He played his entire career (1943–1957) for Ajax, won two Eredivisie titles (1947 and 1957). He played 317 league matches and scored 80 goals and was the top goalscorer for the team in the 1950-51 season.[1] He famously refused an offer to play for Italian side Novara in 1952 because he deemed it too rude to leave Ajax.[2]
He won two caps for the Netherlands national football team from 1947 to 1948, in friendlies against Switzerland and Belgium.[3]
Van Dijk died in May 2005.[4]
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