Eddy Pieters Graafland
Dutch footballer (1934–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eduard Laurens Pieters Graafland (5 January 1934 – 28 April 2020) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he was the goalkeeper of Ajax, Feyenoord and the Netherlands. In 1970, his last season as a professional, he won the Europa Cup with Feijenoord. In total, he was capped for the national team 47 times.
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Full name | Eduard Laurens Pieters Graafland | ||
Date of birth | (1934-01-05)5 January 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 28 April 2020(2020-04-28) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Barendrecht, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1948–1952 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1958 | Ajax | 154 | (0) |
1958–1970 | Feijenoord | 356 | (0) |
International career | |||
1957–1967 | Netherlands | 47 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1979–1981 | Feyenoord (youth coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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His nickname was, after his abbreviated surname, Eddy PG. He was a renowned penalty stopper, and kept a notebook with potential penalty takers' favorite side.[1][2]