Piet Schrijvers
Dutch footballer and manager (1946–2022)
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Pieter "Piet" Schrijvers (15 December 1946 – 7 September 2022)[2] was a Dutch professional football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper.[3]
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Schrijvers in 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 December 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jutphaas, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 September 2022 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | HVC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1968 | DWS | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1974 | FC Twente | 190 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1983 | Ajax | 269 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Zwolle | 62 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 563 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1984 | Netherlands | 46[1] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | FC Wageningen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | TOP Oss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | AZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | FC Zwolle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At club level, he spent nine years with AFC Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups.[4]
At international level, he was a member of the Netherlands squads which finished runner up in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. In addition, he was selected in the Dutch squads for UEFA Euro 1976 and 1980.
Death
Schrijvers died in September 2022 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.[3]
Nicknames
Schrijvers earned his first nickname at Ajax, as De Beer van De Meer (meaning The Bear of De Meer, the stadium where Ajax used to play its home games).[5] Later, he earned several other (rhyming) nicknames, such as De Bolle van Zwolle (The Fatty from Zwolle).[5] Most names alluded to his stature as he used to be heavy.[4] Schrijvers himself said in interviews he was only proud of his nickname at Ajax.[4]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 0 | |
Honours
- Eredivisie: 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83
- KNVB Cup: winner 1978–79, 1982–83; runner-up 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81
Netherlands[5]
- FIFA World Cup: runner-up 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Football Championship: third place 1976
Individual
- Tonny van Leeuwen Award (best goalkeeper of the season): 1971-72[5]
- Dutch Golden Boot winner: 1983[7]
