Guus Dräger Explained

Guus Dräger
Fullname:Gustav Karl Dräger
Birth Date:14 December 1917[1]
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height:1.737m (05.699feet)[2]
Position:Right winger
Youthyears1:1923–1936
Youthclubs1:SDW
Years1:1936–1937
Clubs1:SDW
Years2:1937–1941
Clubs2:DWS
Years3:1941–1951
Clubs3:Ajax
Caps3:207
Goals3:80
Years4:1951–1953
Nationalyears1:1939–1948
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:5

Gustav Karl "Guus" Dräger (14 December 1917 – 24 May 1989) was a Dutch association football player, who played as a winger for SDW, DWS, Ajax, IJ.V.V. Stormvogels and for the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Dräger began his football career in the youth ranks of ASC SDW in Amsterdam, playing one season before moving to AFC DWS in 1937 at the age of 19. In 1941 Dräger transferred to AFC Ajax where he played in 207 matches and scoring 80 goals within a decade (1941–1951). He ended his career in 1953 with IJ.V.V. Stormvogels, playing amateur football for EVC from Edam afterwards.

In 1961 he became the manager for BFC from Bussum.[3]

International career

He was also a member of the Netherlands national football team. Between 1939 and 1948 he played in 13 matches, scoring 5 goals for the Dutch national team.[4] He was also part of the Dutch squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Guus Dräger profile. 2 September 2014. Worldfootball.net. 2 September 2014.
  2. News: Militieregisters met Gustav Karl Dräger.. Stadsarchief Amsterdam. 28 November 2018.
  3. News: Guus Dräger - Voetbal Legends. 2 March 2012. Voetballegends.nl. 3 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Guus Dräger . Olympedia . 22 October 2021.