Frits Soetekouw | |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1938 |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1961–1963 |
Clubs1: | De Volewijckers |
Caps1: | 57 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 1963–1964 |
Clubs2: | Heracles |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1964–1967 |
Clubs3: | Ajax |
Caps3: | 86 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 1967–1968 |
Clubs4: | PSV |
Caps4: | 32 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1968–1971 |
Clubs5: | DWS |
Caps5: | 88 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 276 |
Totalgoals: | 7 |
Nationalyears1: | 1962 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Frits Soetekouw (6 June 1938 – 3 May 2019) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Amsterdam, Soetekouw played at club level between 1961 and 1971. He played for De Volewijckers, Heracles, Ajax, PSV and DWS. He briefly captained Ajax,[1] notably in the side's 5–1 win against Liverpool in 1966.[2] He also once appeared for the Netherlands national team in 1962.[3]
Soetekouw died on 3 May 2019, at the age of 80.[4]