Theo de Groot ( Dutch. Theo de Groot ; September 26, 1932 , Amsterdam - December 3, 2012 , ibid.) - a Dutch soccer player who played as a central striker , played for the teams Ajax , Be Quick , "Helmond" and ZFK .
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| Born | September 26, 1932 Amsterdam , Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 3, 2012 (80 years old) Amsterdam , Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | center forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Sources
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Career
Theo de Grot was born in the north of Amsterdam, lived not far from Moseveld Street, where the stadium of the football club De Woleweikkers was [1] . This club was the first in the career of de Groot; at the age of thirteen, he moved to the youth team of the Ajax Amsterdam [1] . His friend and teammate Arend van der Vel was also included in the “red-white” [1] .
Five years later, de Grote made his debut in the first team at the age of eighteen. The attacker spent the first match in the championship on October 22, 1950 against the NEC club [2] . The meeting ended with the defeat of Ajax - 2: 1 [3] [4] . In the next round, Theo scored a goal against Vitesse [5] . In the debut season, he took part in four championship matches [3] . “Ajax” did not claim first place during the season and, as a result, took eighth place in its group [3] .
Theo got more playing time the following season : in sixteen matches, he scored fourteen goals, becoming the team's second scorer after Rinus Michels [6] . Amsterdamians won their group and reached the final part of the championship, but in the playoffs they took the last fourth place [6] . In total, over four years, de Grot took part in 30 matches of the Dutch championship, scoring 21 goals in them [2] .
The career of a young football player in Ajax was interrupted due to military service [1] . Once in the air force , Theo was sent to the north of the country, here he began to play for the club "Be Quick" from Groningen under the leadership of Ari de Vruta [1] . After completing the necessary training, de Grot became a test pilot, served at the Volkel airbase in Brabant [1] . Later he played for the Helmondia Club , which was located near its base, and for the team ZFK from Zandam [1] . Under the terms of the contract, Theo had the right only to play for the club, but not to train in its composition [1] .
After Theo and his wife moved to live in the United States , his football career ended completely [1] . In the mid -1960s, he returned to the Netherlands [1] . In 1992, de Groot joined the team of former Ajax players, referred to as “Lucky Ajax " [1] . From 1996 to 2011, he was president of the Lucky Ajax Club [1] .
Personal life
He was married to the Yolanda Sea of Garcia [7] , a native of the United States [1] .
Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Theo de Groot overleden. (nid.) . ajax.nl. Date of treatment January 11, 2016. Archived February 17, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Vermer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. 360.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Vermer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. 154.
- ↑ Verdediging van NEC houdt Ajax-aanval in toom: 2: 1 (nid.) . De Tijd . Date of treatment March 21, 2014.
- ↑ Strafschop in laatste minuut besliste Ajax-Vitesse. (nid.) . De Waarheid . Date of treatment March 21, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Vermer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. 159.
- ↑ Overlijdensadvertenties Overleden: Theo de Groot. (nid.) . online-familieberichten.nl . Date of treatment March 21, 2014.
Literature
- Evert Vermer, 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.)