Jan Klijnjan
Dutch footballer (1945–2022)
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Jan Klijnjan (26 February 1945 – 15 June 2022)[1] was a Dutch professional footballer.
Full name
Johannes Teunis Klijnjan
Date of birth
26 February 1945
Place of birth
Papendrecht, Netherlands
Date of death
15 June 2022 (aged 77)
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Klijnjan in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Teunis Klijnjan | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Papendrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 2022 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Dordrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1968 | Dordrecht | ||
| 1968–1973 | Sparta Rotterdam | 144 | (54) |
| 1973–1976 | Sochaux | 104 | (17) |
| 1977–1979 | Dordrecht | 45 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1972 | Netherlands | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He played as a midfielder or striker. He made 11 appearances scoring 2 goals for the Netherlands national team between 1967 and 1972.
