Hendrik Grot ( Netherlands. Hendrik Groot ; born April 22, 1938 , Zandeyk ), better known as Henk Groot ( Dutch. Henk Groot ) - Dutch footballer .
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| Full name | Hendrick Grotto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 22, 1938 (81 years old) Zandeyk , Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | completed his career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Club career
Henk Grott began his football career in his hometown of Zandeyk in the Zandeyk club of the same name. Henk later moved to the Stormvogels semi-professional club, where he played with his brother Kes Grot , who was six years older than him.
In 1959, Henk and his brother moved to the Ajax Amsterdam . Henk's debut took place in a match against Nek , ending 3-0 in favor of Ajax. In his first season for Ajax, Henk became the Dutch champion and top scorer of the championship, scoring 38 goals in 33 matches in the 1959/1960 season, 9 more than his older brother, who finished third in the championship scorers list, scored The Netherlands.
In the 1960/1961 season, Hank improved his score by scoring 42 goals in 32 matches of the Dutch championship, in just a season in various tournaments Hank scored 65 goals. In the same 1961, the Grotto won the Netherlands Cup . In the 1961/1962 season, the Grotto scored 18 goals in 30 matches. April 26, 1962 Henk won the Intertoto Cup , which was played for the first time, in the final match, “Ajax” beat “ Feyenoord ” with a score of 4: 2. In the last season for Ajax, Henk again scored 18 goals, and Ajax finished the season in second place in the championship, losing 3 points to the PSV champion from Eindhoven .
In 1963, Henk was bought by the Feyenoord for 200 thousand guilders . For two seasons, Henk played for Feyenoord and scored 34 goals in 54 matches. For the second time in the 1964/1965 season, Henk became the champion and holder of the Netherlands Cup. In 1965, Henk returned to Ajax, the Amsterdam club paid 400 thousand guilders for the return of the striker.
From 1965 to 1969, Hank played 101 matches and scored 46 goals. As part of Ajax, Grot became the champion of the Netherlands three more times (1966, 1967, 1968) and won the Netherlands Cup (1967). Player's career Henk had to end due to an injury received in the game for the Netherlands national team in a match against Poland
Having completed his football career, Henk Groth worked as a scout at Ajax, looking for new players for the club.
Team Career
In the Dutch national team, Hank made his debut on April 3, 1960 in a match against Bulgaria , the match ended in a 4-2 victory for the Dutch, and Hank scored a goal in his first game. Henk spent the last match for the national team against Poland on September 7, 1969 , in the match Henk Grot suffered a serious injury, which caused him to leave football. In total, Grotto spent 39 matches for the national team and scored 12 goals.
Achievements
Club
- Champion of the Netherlands : 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Netherlands Cup Winner: 1961, 1965, 1967
- Intertoto Cup Winner: 1962
Personal
- Netherlands top scorer: 1960, 1961
- Ajax top scorer in European competition: 27 goals
- Ajax record holder for the number of goals this season: 55 goals
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Eurocups [1] | Others [2] | Total | Freindly matches | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 1959/60 | 33 | 40 | - | - | 0 | 0 | four | one | 37 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 41 |
| 1960/61 | 32 | 41 | eight | 14 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 55 | |
| 1961/62 | thirty | 18 | 2 | one | ten | sixteen | 0 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 35 | |
| 1962/63 | 29th | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | one | 0 | 35 | 20 | |
| 1963/64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | five | 0 | 0 | four | five | 0 | 0 | four | five | |
| Total | 124 | 117 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | four | one | 158 | 156 | one | 0 | 159 | 156 | |
| Feyenoord | 1963/64 | 28 | 17 | 3+ | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31+ | 21 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1964/65 | 26 | 17 | 3+ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29+ | 20 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Total | 54 | 34 | 6+ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60+ | 41 | ? | ? | 60+ | 41+ | |
| Ajax | 1964/65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | one | 0 |
| 1965/66 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | five | 27 | 12 | |
| 1966/67 | 25 | sixteen | five | 2 | 6 | one | 0 | 0 | 36 | nineteen | five | 6 | 41 | 25 | |
| 1967/68 | 31 | sixteen | 7 | one | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 12 | eleven | 52 | 29th | |
| 1968/69 | thirty | 7 | 3 | one | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ten | eleven | four | 57 | 14 | |
| 1969/70 | four | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | one | five | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 105 | 47 | 18 | four | 21 | four | 0 | 0 | 144 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 187 | 83 | |
| All for Ajax | 229 | 164 | thirty | nineteen | 39 | 27 | four | one | 302 | 211 | 44 | 28 | 346 | 239 | |
| Total career | 283 | 198 | 36+ | 26 | 39 | 27 | four | one | 362+ | 252 | 44+ | 28+ | 406+ | 280+ | |
Notes
- ↑ European Cup , UEFA Cup Winners' Cup , Intertoto Cup .
- ↑ Playoff match to determine the champion of the Netherlands 1959/60, playoff matches for a ticket to European Cups.