Cor van der Hart
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cor van der Hart[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 12 December 2006 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1946 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1950 | Ajax[1] | 55 | (1) |
1950–1954 | Lille[1] | 114 | (5) |
1954–1966 | Fortuna '54[1] | 331 | (14) |
Total | 500 | (20) | |
International career | |||
1955–1961 | Netherlands[1] | 44 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1966–1971 |
Holland Sport | ||
1971–1973 | AZ | ||
1973–1974 | Netherlands (assistant) | ||
1974–1976 |
Standard de Liège | ||
1976–1977 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
1977–1978 | AZ | ||
1978–1980 | FC Amsterdam | ||
1980 |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
1980–1981 | MVV | ||
1981–1983 | ADO Den Haag | ||
1983–1984 | FC Volendam | ||
1984/85–1987 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
1987–1988 | Telstar | ||
1988–1989 | Wydad AC | ||
1989–1990 |
Sarıyer | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cor van der Hart (25 January 1928 – 12 December 2006) was a Dutch footballer. He is known as one of the best defenders of the Netherlands national team in history, who was physically strong, who read the game very well and who had a quality kicking technique.[2]
Playing career
Van der Hart was born in Amsterdam and as a youngster he tried out for the famous youth academy of Ajax. He attended a young talent day held at the club and out of 300 players only two were chosen to represent the club: Van der Hart and Rinus Michels. He made his Ajax debut in 1947 and won the Eredivisie title in the same year.[2]
After Faas Wilkes, Van der Hart was the third Dutch player to move abroad to become a professional footballer as more players decided it was time to leave the country and make a job out of their hobby.[3] Van der Hart moved to France to play for Lille OSC.[2][3] The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) suspended all players that left the country to play professionally abroad, including Van der Hart.[3]
Van der Hart was one of the players to play the Watersnoodwedstrijd of 12 March 1953,
When professional football started in the Netherlands, Van der Hart returned to his native country to play for Fortuna '54, which at the time was one of the dominant teams in the country.[2] With Fortuna '54, Van der Hart won the KNVB Cup in 1957.[2] Fortuna '54 also finished second in the Eredivisie behind Ajax.[6]
In 1955, Van der Hart made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a match versus Denmark.[6] He would go on to earn 44 caps for "Oranje", 26 of which as captain. He scored two international goals.[2] One of the most memorable international matches Van der Hart was a part of was a 2–1 away win against world champions West Germany in 1956.[6] He played his last international match in 1961.[7]
Coaching career
After his playing career, Van der Hart became a football manager, starting at
Later life
In 1999 Van der Hart wore the orange shirt one more time, when he was selected to the so-called "Oranje of the Century team".[2]
Van der Hart died on 12 December 2006 at the age of 78. Ajax played with black arm bands in Van der Hart's memory in their
Van der Hart's grandson Mickey is a goalkeeper who attended the Ajax youth academy and plays for Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.
Career statistics
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 1955 | 7 | 1 |
1956 | 7 | 0 | |
1957 | 8 | 0 | |
1958 | 6 | 1 | |
1959 | 7 | 0 | |
1960 | 6 | 0 | |
1961 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Cor van der Hart at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cor van der Hart overleden Archived 15 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine, nos.nl
- ^ a b c d e f Cor van der Hart en de Watersnood, nu.nl
- ^ a b Een sentimenteel feest van herkenning Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, nos.nl
- ^ a b "Watersnoodwedstrijd leidt profvoetbal in". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Cor van der Hart overleden Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, nu.nl
- ^ Cor van der Hart interlands Archived 27 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, voetbalstats.nl
- ^ "Cor van der Hart (Cornelis van der Hart) @ Mackolik.com". Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Cor van der Hart - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
External links
- Watersnoodwedstrijd report by nos.nl (Video)
- Cor van der Hart at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)