Jan Klijnjan

Dutch footballer (1945–2022)

Jan Klijnjan
Klijnjan in 1966
Personal information
Full name Johannes Teunis Klijnjan
Date of birth (1945-02-26)26 February 1945
Place of birth Papendrecht, Netherlands
Date of death 15 June 2022(2022-06-15) (aged 77)
Place of death Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1968 Dordrecht
1968–1973 Sparta Rotterdam 144 (54)
1973–1976 Sochaux 104 (17)
1977–1979 Dordrecht 45 (8)
International career
1967–1972 Netherlands 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Klijnjan (26 February 1945 – 15 June 2022)[1] was a Dutch professional footballer.

Career

He played as a midfielder or striker. He made 11 appearances scoring 2 goals for the Netherlands national team between 1967 and 1972.

References

  1. ^ Ex-DFC’er en international Jan Klijnjan (77) overleden (in Dutch)

External links

  • Profile on Dutch federation site at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 June 2008)
  • Jan Klijnjan at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Jan Klijnjan at WorldFootball.net
  • International appearances


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