Rolf Leeser | |
Birth Date: | 4 June 1929 |
Birth Place: | Essen, Germany |
Youthyears1: | c. 1941 - ? |
Youthclubs1: | Ajax Youth Academy |
Years1: | 1948 - 1954 |
Clubs1: | AFC Ajax |
Caps1: | 34 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Rolf Leeser (4 June 1929 – 21 March 2018) was a German-born footballer who played for Ajax in the Netherlands from 1948 to 1954.
Leeser, born in Essen on 4 June 1929, was of Jewish descent.[1] He joined the Ajax youth academy at the age of 12, and made his first professional appearance for the club on 19 September 1948. Leeser became a regular during the 1951–52 season, and continued to play until April 1954, scoring six goals in 34 total appearances for the club over the course of his career.[2] [3]
Outside of football, Leeser was a fashion designer. He founded Leeser B.V., a women's fashion chain,[4] and contributed to the redesign of the Ajax logo, which has been in use since 1990. He died on 21 March 2018, aged 88.[2] [3] Lesser was married to jurist Anita B. Leeser-Gassan.[4]