Jan Veenstra
Dutch footballer (1942–2023)
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Johannes Theodorus Veenstra (21 October 1942 – 27 October 2023) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender.
Full name
Johannes Theodorus Veenstra
Date of birth
21 October 1942
Place of birth
Elden, German-occupied Netherlands
Date of death
27 October 2023 (aged 81)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Theodorus Veenstra | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Elden, German-occupied Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 2023 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Bathmen, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954-1960 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1967 | Vitesse | 113 | (60) |
| 1967–1974 | Go Ahead Eagles | 152 | (5) |
| 1974–1976 | PEC Zwolle | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Elden, Veenstra started his career at hometown club Vitesse in 1960 and scored 60 goals in 113 matches for the club. He was Vitesse's top goalscorer with 16 goals when they won the 1965–66 Tweede Divisie title, clinching promotion to the second tier.[1] He then joined Go Ahead Eagles in 1967. He played 174 official games for the Deventer outfit.[2] He finished his playing career at PEC Zwolle.
Veenstra later managed amateur sides VV Diepenveen, WZC Wapenveld,[3] SV Schalkhaar, VV Daventria, VV Holten en Koninklijke UD.[4]