Johnny Roeg Explained
| Johnny Roeg |
| Fullname: | Nathan Roeg |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Death Date: | 21 October 2003 (aged 93) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1934–1936 |
| Clubs1: | Ajax |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
Nathan "Johnny" Roeg (6 January 1910[1] – 21 October 2003) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker for Ajax.[2]
Roeg was Jewish,[3] [4] and was one of only six Jewish players to have played for Ajax - the others being Eddy Hamel, Bennie Muller, Sjaak Swart, Daniël de Ridder and Ilan Boccara. During the Holocaust, he hid from the Nazis and managed to avoid being captured, while about 80 per cent of his fellow Amsterdam Jews were killed.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Johnny Roeg.. joodsamsterdam.nl. 25 December 2017.
- https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/in-memoriam-johnny-roeg.htm In memoriam Johnny Roeg
- https://books.google.com/books?id=Ik79OnN0BpMC&dq=Johnny+Roeg+jewish&pg=PA110 Ajax, the Dutch, the War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest ... - Simon Kuper
- https://www.jta.org/2017/10/24/news-opinion/world/europe-has-a-jewish-soccer-team-problem "Europe has a ‘Jewish’ soccer team problem"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=VC1aclsVRDgC&dq=Johnny+Roeg&pg=PT118 Ajax, the Dutch, the War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest ... - Simon Kuper - Google Books
