Gé van Dijk explained

Gérard van Dijk
Fullname:Gerard Jan van Dijk
Birth Date:23 August 1923
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Years1:1943–1957
Clubs1:Ajax
Caps1:317
Goals1:80
Nationalyears1:1947–1948
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Gérard ("Gé") van Dijk (15 August 1923 in Amsterdam – 29 May 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach.

Club career

He played his entire career (1943–1957) for Ajax, won two Eredivisie titles (1947 and 1957). He played 317 league matches and scored 80 goals and was the top goalscorer for the team in the 1950-51 season.[1] He famously refused an offer to play for Italian side Novara in 1952 because he deemed it too rude to leave Ajax.[2]

International career

He won two caps for the Netherlands national football team from 1947 to 1948, in friendlies against Switzerland and Belgium.[3]

Personal life

Death

Van Dijk died in May 2005.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afc-ajax.info/nl/voetballer/Ge-van-Dijk Ajax stats
  2. https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/oudinternational-g-van-dijk-overleden Oud-international Gé van Dijk overleden
  3. https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21777 Intl career stats
  4. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2005/05/31/gerard-van-dijk-ajax-overleden-10523277-a195851 Gerard van Dijk (Ajax) overleden