Piet Schrijvers
 Schrijvers in 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 December 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jutphaas, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 September 2022 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | HVC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1968 | DWS | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1974 | FC Twente | 190 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1983 | Ajax | 269 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Zwolle | 62 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 563 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1984 | Netherlands | 46[1] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | FC Wageningen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | TOP Oss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | AZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | FC Zwolle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pieter "Piet" Schrijvers (15 December 1946 – 7 September 2022)[2] was a Dutch professional football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper.[3]
At club level, he spent nine years with AFC Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups.[4]
At international level, he was a member of the Netherlands squads which finished runner up in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. In addition, he was selected in the Dutch squads for UEFA Euro 1976 and 1980.
Death
[edit]Schrijvers died in September 2022 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.[3]
Nicknames
[edit]Schrijvers earned his first nickname at Ajax, as De Beer van De Meer (meaning The Bear of De Meer, the stadium where Ajax used to play its home games).[5] Later, he earned several other (rhyming) nicknames, such as De Bolle van Zwolle (The Fatty from Zwolle).[5] Most names alluded to his stature as he used to be heavy.[4] Schrijvers himself said in interviews he was only proud of his nickname at Ajax.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]- Eredivisie: 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83
- KNVB Cup: winner 1978–79, 1982–83; runner-up 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81
Netherlands[5]
- FIFA World Cup: runner-up 1974, 1978
- UEFA European Football Championship: third place 1976
Individual
- Tonny van Leeuwen Award (best goalkeeper of the season): 1971-72[5]
- Dutch Golden Boot winner: 1983[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Piet Schrijvers – Interlands Nederlands elftal". voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Voormalig Oranje-doelman Piet Schrijvers (75) overleden | Voetbal | Telegraaf.nl". 8 September 2022.
- 1 2 "Oud-doelman van Ajax en Oranje Piet Schrijvers (75) overleden" [Former goalkeeper for Ajax and Dutch national team Piet Schrijvers (75) dies]. NOS (in Dutch). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Willem Vissers (8 September 2022). "Legendarische doelman Piet Schrijvers blijft in de herinnering toch altijd de Beer van de Meer" [Legendary goalie Piet Schrijvers will always be remembered as de Beer van de Meer]. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bolle van Zwolle, Beer van de Meer; Schrijvers was topkeeper met vele bijnamen" [Fatty of Zwolle, Bear in De Meer; Schrijvers was a top goalie with many nicknames]. NOS (in Dutch). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Voormalig Ajax-doelman Piet Schrijvers (75) overleden" [Former goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers (75) dies]. ajax.nl (in Dutch). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Hans Woudstra (21 May 1983). "Hazes stal show op groots Telesport-gala met imponerend 'Bedankt Beer'" [Hazes shines at huge Telesport-gala with impressive 'Thanks Bear']. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Delpher.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Piet Schrijvers at National-Football-Teams.com
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1946 births
- 2022 deaths
- Footballers from Nieuwegein
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1976 players
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- Eredivisie players
- AFC DWS players
- FC Twente players
- AFC Ajax players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Dutch football managers
- AZ Alkmaar managers
- TOP Oss managers
- PEC Zwolle managers
- FC Twente non-playing staff
- PEC Zwolle non-playing staff
- 21st-century Dutch people
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen
