Jan Groenendijk (footballer) explained

Jan Groenendijk
Birth Date:6 July 1946
Birth Place:Vreeswijk, Netherlands
Death Place:Culemborg, Netherlands
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1957–1968
Youthclubs1:Geinoord
Years1:1969–1970
Clubs1:Elinkwijk
Years2:1970–1972
Clubs2:FC Utrecht
Caps2:64
Goals2:29
Years3:1972–1974
Clubs3:Go Ahead Eagles
Caps3:52
Goals3:13
Years4:1974–1976
Clubs4:Wageningen
Pcupdate:10 February 2014

Jan Groenendijk (6 July 19469 February 2014) was a Dutch football player.

Club career

Born in Vreeswijk, Groenendijk came through the youth ranks at hometown club Geinoord and made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Elinkwijk and joined new club FC Utrecht who were formed by a merger of DOS, Elinkwijk and Velox in 1970. On Wednesday 19 August 1970 he became the first ever goalscorer of the new club after scoring in 1-4 defeat by Feyenoord. He would become the club's first top goalscorer that season with 18.[1]

He later played for Go Ahead Eagles and Wageningen.[2]

Death

Groenendijk died of esophageal cancer on 9 February 2014.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.svgeinoord.nl/nieuws/237/?n=968 GEIN-IG DAGBOEK DEEL 20
  2. http://nos.nl/artikel/608560-jan-groenendijk-67-overleden.html Jan Groenendijk (67) overleden
  3. http://fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/actueel/7241/jan-groenendijk-op-67-jarige-leeftijd-overleden Jan Groenendijk op 67-jarige leeftijd overleden