Gerard Den ( Dutch: Gerard Deen ; February 15, 1903 , Amsterdam - May 1969 , Rotterdam ) - a Dutch soccer player who played as a defender , played for Amsterdam Ajax .
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| Born | February 15, 1903 Amsterdam , Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Died | 1969 Rotterdam , Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Height | 172.1 [1] cm | ||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Sports career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Sports career
In May 1917, Gerard Den, at the age of fourteen, became a candidate for joining the Ajax football club [2] . At that time he lived in the eastern part of Amsterdam at 53 Linnustrat [3] . Two months later he was admitted to the club, but as a cadet [4] . In 1918, he began playing as a defender for the first team of Ajax cadets, where 13-year-old Pete Wunderink also performed [5] . In the 1919/20 season, he played for the fourth roster, where Co van der Vlies and Rinus Brink also played [6] .
He made his debut in the first team of Ajax on December 10, 1922 in the match of the championship of the Netherlands against the club RKH [7] , replacing Fons Pelser in the starting lineup. He played in defense along with Frans Cauton - at the Het Houten stadium, the Amsterdam team won 2-1 [8] [9] . In the debut season, Gerard played in three meetings of the Dutch championship - “Ajax” took fifth place in the western group following the season [10] . In August 1924, he played one match for the Amsterdam national team [11] [12] .
For three years, Gerard took part in 6 championship matches [7] . The last game for Ajax in the Dutch Championship was held on October 4, 1925 against Feyenoord [7] [13] . His brothers Johannes and German Bulard were also members of the Ajax football team, but did not play in the main team. In addition to football, Gerard also played for the Ajax baseball team.
Personal life
Gerard was born in February 1903 in Amsterdam in the family of a herder [14] . Father - Gert Den, was a native of Assen , mother - Maria Steman, was born in Welsen . At the time of his birth, his parents were not married, but in September 1904 they officially registered the marriage. In addition to Gerard, the family had five more children: sons Johannes, Hermann Bulard, Christian and Louis, daughter of Wigertier [15] .
He married at the age of twenty-eight years - 19-year-old Gertrude Klara Grossman, a native of the Austrian city of Graz, became his chosen one. Their marriage was registered on April 29, 1931 in Rotterdam [16] . In June 1934, their son Gerard was born, and in November 1936 a second son named Johan [17] .
He died in May 1969 in Rotterdam at the age of 66 [18] .
Notes
- ↑ Militieregisters met Gerard Deen. (nid.) . Stadsarchief Amsterdam . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ AFC Ajax. (nid.) . Het Sportblad . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ KNVB »Inventaris nr. 466, Scan: 21. (nid.) . gahetna.nl . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ AFC Ajax. (nid.) . Het Sportblad . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Ajax a-adspirant. (nid.) . Het Sportblad . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Ajax 4. (nid.) . Het Sportblad . Date of treatment June 26, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Vermeer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. 359.
- ↑ Voetbal. Sport. (nid.) . Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Wedstrijdverslagen. Ajax - RCH 2: 1 (nid.) . Het volk . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Vermeer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. 71.
- ↑ Vermeer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. 374.
- ↑ Groningen - Amsterdam 0: 2 (nid.) . Nieuwsblad van het Noorden . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Feijenoord - Ajax 2: 0. (nid.) . Het volk . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Geert Deen, geb. ± 1876 te Assen. (nid.) . genea.pedete.net . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Geert Deen. (nid.) . Stadsarchief Amsterdam . Date of treatment June 26, 2018.
- ↑ BS Huwelijk met Gerard Deen. (nid.) . wiewaswie.nl . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Bevolkingsregistratie, Gezinskaarten. (nid.) . Stadsarchief Rotterdam . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
- ↑ Familiebericht. (nid.) . Het Vrije Volk . Date of treatment June 27, 2018.
Literature
- Evert Vermeer, Marcelle van Hoof. Ajax 100 Jaar Jubileumboek 1900-2000. Amsterdam: Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1999 .-- ISBN 90-245-3497-6 .
Links
- Profile on afc-ajax.info (nid.)