Eddy Pieters Graafland
Dutch footballer (1934-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eddy Pieters Graafland OON (5 January 1934 – 28 April 2020) was a Dutch football goalkeeper and football manager. He played for Ajax and Feyenoord and was part of Feyenoord's European Cup victory in 1970. He was born in Amsterdam. He earned 47 caps for the Netherlands national football team.[1] He was regarded to be one of the best Dutch goalkeepers ever. 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. In 1999, he was voted the third Dutch goalkeeper, after Hans van Breukelen and Edwin van der Sar, in the election of European goalkeeper of the twentieth century organized by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).[2]
Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
1945–1951 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1958 | Ajax | 154 | (0) |
1958–1970 | Feijenoord | 356 | (0) |
Total | 510 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1957–1967 | Netherlands | 47 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1979–1981 | Feyenoord (youth coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |