Gerrie Kleton
Dutch footballer (1953–2006)
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Gerrie Kleton (15 September 1953 – 9 January 2006) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge.[7] He was a member of the Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982–83 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.[8]
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Full name
Gerrit Kleton[1]
Date of birth
15 September 1953
Place of birth
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death
9 January 2006 (aged 52)[2]
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Kleton in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerrit Kleton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 2006 (aged 52)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | MVV | 20 | (2) |
| 1975–1976 | Haarlem | 35 | (18) |
| 1976–1978 | Cercle Brugge[3] | 63 | (22) |
| 1978–1979 | Beerschot[4] | 22 | (2) |
| 1979–1985 | Haarlem | 164 | (24) |
| 1985–1986 | AZ'67 | 26 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | RKC | 61 | (0) |
| Total | 395 | (68) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969 | Netherlands U16[5] | 2 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Netherlands U19[6] | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Death
Kleton died in January 2006 after a long illness. He was 52 years old[9] and survived by his wife and two daughters.
