Hendrikus (Henny) Windt ( Dutch. Hendricus "Hennie" Windt ; November 30, 1903 , Amsterdam - April 30, 1982 , Amsterdam ) - a Dutch soccer player who played as a defender , played for the Amsterdam teams DEC and Ajax .
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| Full name | Hendrickus Windt | |||||||||
| Born | November 30, 1903 Amsterdam , Netherlands | |||||||||
| Died | April 30, 1982 (78 years old) Amsterdam , Netherlands | |||||||||
| Citizenship |  Netherlands | |||||||||
| Growth | 173.3 [1] cm | |||||||||
| Position | right center back | |||||||||
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The early years
Henny Windt was born on November 30, 1903 in Amsterdam, in the family of Anthonyus Windt and his wife Gertreid van Roeyen [2] . He was the youngest child in a family of four [2] . He had older brothers Jan, Pete, and Ton. [2] Their family lived in house number 70 on Schagerlan Street in the Watergraggsmeer area [3] .
Sports career
At the age of seventeen, Windt became a member of the DEK football club from Amsterdam. His older brother Yang also played in the team. In 1927, Henny moved to another Amsterdam club - Ajax . At that time, the “red and white” were playing in the Watergraphsmere area at the Hat Houten stadium in Middenweg .
The defender spent the first match in the championship on October 23 against the UVV club [4] . The game ended with a major victory for Ajax - 7-0 [5] [6] . In the debut season, Henny took part in four championship matches [5] . Amsterdam won their group and reached the final of the championship, but in the playoffs took second place [5] .
The following season, Windt gained more playing time by playing in twelve Netherlands Championship matches [7] . In total, over four years, Henny took part in 17 championship matches [4] . ATthe last time as part of Ajax, he entered the field on April 19, 1931 in a away match with Hermes ICE [4] .
Personal life
Windt died at the age of 78 in a nursing home. [2] He was buried in the cemetery of De Nieuve Oster [8] .
Sources
- ↑ Militieregisters met Hendricus Windt. (nid.) . Stadsarchief Amsterdam . Date of treatment May 20, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Anthonius Windt. (nid.) . windgenealogie.org . Date of treatment March 30, 2014.
- ↑ Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) »Inventaris nr. 484, Scan: 232. (nid.) . gahetna.nl . Date of treatment March 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Vermer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. Spelersindex amateurvoetbal.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Vermer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. Plaaggeest Feyenoord.
- ↑ Ajax - UVV (7: 0). (nid.) . Het Vaderland . Date of treatment March 30, 2014.
- ↑ Vermer, van Hoof, 1999 , p. loodgieters gevraagd.
- ↑ Familiebericht. (nid.) . De Telegraaf . Date of treatment March 30, 2014.
Literature
- Evert Vermer, Marcelle van Hoof. Ajax 100 Jaar Jubileumboek 1900-2000. Amsterdam: Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1999 .-- ISBN 90-245-3497-6 .